What Amaka Consulting and Evaluation Services does

Amaka Consulting and Evaluation Services (ACES) is a Boston-based, minority-women-led public health consulting firm founded in 2016 by Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha, a Tufts University School of Medicine Associate Professor with a PhD in Public Health. The firm provides program evaluation, grant writing, mixed methods research, and a four-module DEI consulting practice covering in-person training, virtual training, leadership coaching, and strategic consulting. Its methodology pairs qualitative and quantitative research techniques to address maternal and child health, health equity, and population health challenges for public-sector and nonprofit clients. ACES assembles tailored consultant teams for each engagement, drawing on a network described as more than 75 dedicated consultants and subject-matter experts, with 39 active consultants carrying regional local knowledge and a team composition that is 93% women-led.

The firm's client base spans government public health agencies, nonprofit organizations, healthcare providers, and academic institutions. Named engagements include the Boston Public Health Commission, March of Dimes (New Jersey and national 'Healthy Babies are Worth the Wait'), Centering Pregnancy Programs in Southern New Jersey, Accompanying Doula Care, the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland, the Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey, and Montclair State University. The company is headquartered in Boston and operates nationally with consultant presence in Seattle, Washington D.C., Boston, and additional regions. The firm holds WBENC women-owned business enterprise certification and received the Comcast RISE Creative Production Grant Award in February 2023.

ACES generates revenue through professional services on a quote-based, custom engagement model; pricing is not publicly disclosed. Distribution occurs primarily through a website consulting request form, direct email, and phone contact, with a three-business-day inquiry response commitment. Marketing channels include a content blog (Our Insights), LinkedIn presence, and affiliations such as the ACE Evaluation Network and Trailhead Institute. The firm is privately held, structured as an LLC, has no disclosed outside equity investment, and has been operating continuously since its 2016 founding.

Name

Amaka Consulting and Evaluation Services

Legal name

Amaka Consulting and Evaluation Services

Website

https://amakaconsulting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Amaka Consulting and Evaluation Services is a Boston-based, women-led public health consulting firm offering program evaluation, grant writing, mixed methods research, and DEI consulting to government agencies, nonprofits, healthcare providers, and academic institutions across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) & Belonging Consulting (BPAHAGAJ)

Keywords

• Public health consulting
• Program evaluation services
• Grant writing services
• Mixed methods research
• DEI consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public Health Consulting Services: Professional consulting services including program evaluation, grant writing, and mixed methods research for public health organizations

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ACES is a public health consulting firm that provides program evaluation, grant writing, and mixed methods research services to public health organizations, with deep specialization in equity-driven approaches to maternal and child health and population health. The firm also delivers DEI consulting through in-person training, virtual training, coaching, and strategic consulting engagements, assembling tailored consultant teams for each client.

Product overview

Amaka Consulting & Evaluation Services (ACES) is a public health consulting firm offering a portfolio of services including program evaluation, grant writing, and mixed methods research. The firm provides specialized DEI consulting through four distinct service modules: in-person training, virtual training, coaching, and strategic consulting. ACES focuses on equity-driven approaches in maternal and child health and population health, assembling tailored consultant teams for each client engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Program Evaluation
• Grant Writing
• Mixed Methods Research
• DEI Consulting

Quantifiable outcome

• Centering Pregnancy evaluation: 65 women participated, program well-received among all participants
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sisters of Charity Foundation of ClevelandcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 11 March 2021ACES contracted by SOCF to evaluate the Cleveland Central Promise Neighborhood Ambassador Program. Work includes leading evaluation plan, providing feedback, developing data collection materials, and data analysis framework.
• Trailhead InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership for advancing health equity work and expanding reach in public health consulting.
• ACE Evaluation NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of the Advancing Culturally-responsive and Equitable (ACE) Evaluation Network Database facilitated by Expanding the Bench (ETB). Network provides connections for evaluation work and collaborative opportunities.
• Expanding the Bench (ETB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization that connects evaluators through the ACE Evaluation Network. Facilitated connection between ACES and Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland.
• Comcast RISEminorOthersGrant program providing creative production support to minority-women-owned businesses.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Abt Associates: Abt Associates is a large research and consulting firm with a substantial public health practice delivering program evaluation, health equity, and policy work for federal and state agencies - directly overlapping ACES's core offerings of program evaluation and mixed-methods research for public health clients.
• IMPAQ International: IMPAQ International is a policy research and analytics firm that conducts program evaluation and impact studies for federal agencies, foundations, and international organizations - directly comparable to ACES on program evaluation methodology and client mix.
• Insight Policy Research: Insight Policy Research is a small-to-mid policy research firm specializing in program evaluation for federal agencies and nonprofits - comparable to ACES in size, mission, and reliance on grant-funded evaluation contracts.
• JSI Research & Training Institute: JSI is a public health research and consulting organization that delivers program evaluation, technical assistance, and capacity-building for government and NGO clients domestically and internationally - the same buyer profile (Boston Public Health Commission, March of Dimes) that ACES serves.
• RTI International: RTI International is a nonprofit research institute conducting health services research, program evaluation, and policy analysis for federal and foundation clients - a directly comparable mission to ACES's maternal/child health and equity evaluation work.
• The Winters Group: The Winters Group is a woman-owned DEI consulting firm providing training, coaching, and strategic advisory for inclusion initiatives - the closest direct peer to ACES on the DEI services side, including a similar diversity-of-leadership credential.
• Mathematica: Mathematica is a policy research and data analytics firm that conducts program evaluations and implementation studies for federal agencies and foundations, with strong overlap on health equity and maternal/child health topics central to ACES's book of business.
• Cook Ross: Cook Ross is a DEI consulting firm offering training, coaching, and strategic advisory to organizations - directly comparable to ACES's four DEI modules (in-person training, virtual training, coaching, strategic consulting).

Broad incumbents

• ICF International: ICF is a large global consulting firm with a public health practice that performs program evaluation, health communications, and equity-related advisory for federal agencies, overlapping ACES's evaluation work but at materially greater scale and breadth.
• Deloitte (Health Equity practice): Deloitte operates a Health Equity Institute and a broad healthcare consulting practice that delivers DEI strategy, training, and health equity advisory to enterprise clients - a scaled incumbent competing for the corporate side of ACES's DEI and health equity work.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/amaka-consultingservices
• Xx.com/AmakaEvaluation
• Facebookfacebook.com/AmakaConsultingLLC

Compliance2 records

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Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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