Battaglia & Associates

What Battaglia & Associates does

Battaglia & Associates, operating under the brand "Grants for Growth," is a Buffalo, New York-based professional services firm specializing in grant preparation and funding-strategy consulting. Founded by Marie L. Battaglia, who has over 35 years of full-time experience in the field, the firm serves schools and school districts, nonprofit youth and human-services agencies, community-based organizations serving the homeless, arts and cultural organizations, and healthcare providers across New York State. It holds a New York State Certified Women-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) designation and operates from a single Buffalo headquarters.

The firm's core offering is a unified grant preparation service that spans concept design assistance, funder identification and analysis, proposal writing, case statement development, and supporting documentation collection across federal (US Department of Education, US Department of Health and Human Services), New York State (NYSED, NYS OCFS), foundation, and corporate funding sources. Its underlying delivery model is a 3-person consulting team (founder, a researcher/writer, and a proposal writer/client-support hire) working through direct, consultative client engagement; there is no proprietary technology platform, SaaS product, or AI tooling — service delivery is manual, relationship-driven, and project-based.

Documented client outcomes include over $70M in competitive grant funding secured across the firm’s history, with marquee engagements totaling more than $40M for the Niagara Falls City School District and more than $20M for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Northtowns over 20+ year relationships, a $13.9M LEAPS initiative award across six districts (2024), a $3.58M school mental health award (2023), and a $6M renovation grant for Gerard Place. Revenue model is straightforward professional-services billing (rates, project fees, and engagement terms not publicly disclosed), with growth generated through referrals, multi-year client retention, and incremental entry into additional state and federal funding streams.

Name

Battaglia & Associates

Legal name

Battaglia & Associates

Website

https://grantsforgrowth.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Battaglia & Associates is a Buffalo, New York grant preparation and funding-strategy consultancy serving schools, school districts, nonprofits, and government agencies across New York State with a 3-person team, securing competitive federal, state, and foundation funding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Grant Writing and Nonprofit Consulting Services

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAKAE

Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Philanthropy, Foundations & Grantmaking

SECONDARYBPAGADAC

After-School, Tutoring & Academic Enrichment Nonprofits

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Education & Youth Development Nonprofits

SECONDARYEDADAHAD

Grantmaking Agencies & Education Program Grants Administration

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/Education Funding, Grants & Financial Aid Administration

Keywords

• Grant writing services
• Nonprofit consulting
• Government grant preparation
• Education funding services
• Proposal development

Headquarters

HQ city

Buffalo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Grant Preparation Services: Professional services revenue model providing grant writing, proposal development, and funding strategy consulting to schools, nonprofits, and government agencies. Services include concept design, funder identification, proposal preparation, and application management. Revenue is generated through consulting fees for grant preparation services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Battaglia & Associates (operating as Grants for Growth) provides comprehensive grant preparation services to schools, nonprofits, government agencies, and community organizations across New York State. Services include concept design assistance, identification and analysis of potential funders, proposal writing, collection of supporting documentation, and end-to-end application management for government, foundation, and corporate funding sources.

Product overview

Battaglia & Associates, operating as Grants for Growth, offers a single unified service rather than a multi-product platform. Their core offering is comprehensive grant preparation services, which encompasses concept design assistance, identification and analysis of potential funders, review of requirements, research to support project design, development of case statements, proposal preparation, and collection of supporting documentation. These services work together as an integrated grant-writing consultancy to help clients secure funding from government, foundation, and corporate sources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grant Preparation Services Comprehensive grant preparation services for schools, non-profit youth and human service agencies, community-based organizations, agencies serving the homeless, arts and cultural organizations, and healthcare providers across New York State. The service includes concept design assistance, identification and analysis of potential government, foundation, and corporate funders, proposal writing, development of case statements, collection of supporting documentation, and management of the application process on the client's behalf.

Quantifiable outcome

• $3,581,000 awarded for school-based mental health program (2023)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• US Department of EducationcoreOthersPrimary federal funding source for education grants including school mental health programs, after-school programs (21st Century Community Learning Centers), pre-kindergarten expansion, professional development, and P-TECH pathways programs. Multiple grants secured totaling millions in funding.
• US Department of Health and Human ServicescoreOthersFederal funding source supporting youth services, homeless services, and healthcare programs. Grants include homeless services for youth through Basic Centers program and transitional housing programs.
• New York State Education Department (NYSED)coreOthersState education agency providing funding for school programs including P-TECH initiatives enabling students to earn both high school and college credits for tech careers.
• New York State Office of Children and Family ServicescoreOthersState agency funding youth services, after-school programs under LEAPS initiative ($13.9 million for six school districts), and family support services.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• GrantsPlus: Grant writing and fundraising strategy consultancy serving nonprofits. Closely comparable service model: bespoke, fee-based proposal development for a national nonprofit client base rather than technology or training.

Emerging players

• Instrumentl: Tech-enabled grant discovery and management platform used by nonprofits and consultants. Comparable in serving the same grant-seeking customer base, but competing via SaaS rather than bespoke advisory services.

Others

• Nonprofit Finance Fund: National CDFI and consulting organization supporting nonprofits with financing and business advisory. Serves overlapping nonprofit client base but emphasizes financial structuring rather than grant proposal writing.
• GrantStation: Subscription-based grant research and capacity-building service for nonprofits. Overlaps with Battaglia's funder-identification work but is an enabling/data vendor rather than a competing consultancy.
• Foundation Source: Provides foundation administration and grantmaking infrastructure for private foundations. Operates on the funder side of the same ecosystem rather than as a grant-writing consultancy.

Regional players

• The Forbes Funds: Pittsburgh-based nonprofit management support and capacity-building organization. Comparable in offering grant-readiness and fundraising consulting to nonprofits, but focused on Southwestern Pennsylvania rather than NYS.

Broad incumbents

• Candid: Largest U.S. nonprofit information services organization (formerly Foundation Center and GuideStar). Addresses the same grant-seeking workflow via research databases, training, and tooling rather than direct consulting.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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