Program Design and Development

What Program Design and Development does

Program Design and Development, LLC (PD&D) is a US-based, privately held professional services consulting firm that helps public and private organizations develop grant applications and design effective programs, with a particular specialization in multi-agency collaborations. The firm traces its predecessor to a sole proprietorship founded in 1989, with the current LLC organized in 1999. PD&D operates as a boutique consulting practice — not a software platform — and reports cumulative track-record metrics of 3,200+ grant applications prepared and over $797 million in grant funding secured for clients across approximately 14 social service domains, including healthcare, housing, employment services, truancy reduction, crime prevention, law enforcement, AIDS treatment and prevention, substance abuse, mental health, youth services, legal services, emergency food and nutrition, outreach/engagement, and childcare.

PD&D serves three primary customer segments: federal, state, and local government agencies; nonprofit organizations in health, human services, and community development; and a secondary base of private organizations engaged in public-benefit programs. The firm pursues a sales-led go-to-market model through direct client engagement, responding to opportunities from government and nonprofit buyers, with marketing driven by reputation and referrals rather than digital channels. Distribution is regional, executed through direct enterprise sales rather than through channel partners, RFP platforms, or self-service funnels. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, consistent with project-based professional services engagements whose scope varies with grant size, program complexity, and multi-stakeholder coordination requirements.

The firm generates revenue exclusively through professional services fees tied to grant development and program design engagements. No headcount, financial disclosures, funding rounds, management team bios, patents, partnerships, or regulatory actions are publicly disclosed, and the company's website carries a 2008–09 copyright, indicating limited recent public-facing investment. There are no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, proprietary technology products, or software platforms; PD&D's competitive positioning rests on its domain expertise and 35-year operating history rather than on technology assets.

Name

Program Design and Development

Legal name

Program Design and Development, LLC

Website

https://programdesign.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Program Design and Development (PD&D) is a US professional services consulting firm that helps government agencies, nonprofits, and private organizations develop grant applications and design programs, with specialization in multi-agency collaborations across health, housing, employment, and social services sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Grant Writing and Program Development Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Health Program Grants Management & Administration (HLAJALAC)

Keywords

• Grant writing services
• Program development consulting
• Nonprofit consulting
• Government grant services
• Multi-agency collaboration

Headquarters

HQ city

Elmsford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Grant Development Services: PD&D generates revenue by helping public and private organizations develop grant applications and secure funding. The company has a track record of preparing over 3,200 grant applications and securing over $797 million in grant funding for clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

PD&D is a professional consulting services firm that helps public and private organizations develop effective and innovative programs, with particular expertise in the development and management of multi-agency collaborations. The firm prepares grant applications across social service sectors including healthcare, housing, employment, criminal justice, mental health, and youth services, and has prepared over 3,200 grant applications securing over $797 million in funding for clients since 1989.

Product overview

Program Design and Development (PD&D) is a consulting services firm that specializes in helping public and private organizations develop effective and innovative programs. The company offers expertise in development and management of multi-agency collaborations across diverse sectors including health care, housing, employment services, truancy reduction, crime prevention, law enforcement, AIDS treatment and prevention, substance abuse treatment and prevention, mental health, youth services, legal services, emergency food and nutrition, outreach/engagement, and childcare. The company operates as a single-service consulting practice focused on grant application development and program development rather than a software product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grant Application Development Services
• Program Design and Development
• Multi-Agency Collaboration Development and Management

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 3,200 grant applications prepared
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves2 records

Direct peers

• RTI International: Independent nonprofit research institute with consulting practices in health, education, and social programs. Overlaps with PD&D's program development and multi-agency collaboration work for public-sector funders.
• Avalanche Consulting: Smaller consulting firm focused on community and economic development strategy for public and nonprofit clients. Comparable to PD&D in serving government and nonprofit buyers seeking grant-aligned program design support.
• The Lewin Group: Health policy and human services consulting firm now part of Optum, focused on program design, evaluation, and regulatory analysis. Closely aligned with PD&D's healthcare, mental health, and AIDS-related grant work.
• Mathematica Policy Research: Nonprofit policy research and program evaluation firm serving federal, state, and foundation clients. Comparable to PD&D in grant-funded program design and evaluation across health, human services, and community development domains.
• The Grantsmanship Center: Specialized grant writing training and consulting organization serving nonprofits and public agencies. Most directly comparable small-scale peer to PD&D's grant application development value proposition.
• Abt Associates: Research and consulting firm focused on social, health, and environmental policy with deep grant-funded program work. Directly comparable to PD&D's mission of designing and evaluating public-sector programs in healthcare, housing, and human services.

Broad incumbents

• MAXIMUS: Public-sector services company that administers health and human services programs on behalf of government agencies. Comparable to PD&D in the program design and multi-agency collaboration space, but operating at much larger scale.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Large federal consulting firm with extensive public-sector and grant-adjacent program management practices. PD&D is comparable as a competitor for government and nonprofit consulting engagements, but Booz Allen serves a far broader portfolio.
• CGI Federal: Federal IT and consulting arm of CGI with significant health and human services practice. Competes for the same government agency program development and management consulting dollars as PD&D, though at much larger scale and scope.
• ICF International: Global consulting and digital services firm with strong federal health, human services, and public sector practices. Overlaps with PD&D in program development, evaluation, and grant-funded program support across the same verticals.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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