Ridgeline is a fictional $1.8M workforce development collective: fourteen staff, three programs, and a strategic decision to compete for county contracts alongside its grants. Nobody on staff has answered an RFP, and the county scores past performance they have never documented.
Eighteen requests across three programs: campaigns, surveys, reports, and research, running in parallel.
One competitive RFP or RFQ response each quarter, included, prepared for their review and submission.
Readiness tracked to the full federal standard, criteria closing month by month.
When a grant requires competitive spending, compliant solicitations with audit-ready files.
Two 45 minute sessions to steer the pipeline and the priorities.
By day 90 Ridgeline has submitted its first county RFP response, holds a documented past performance file for the next one, runs all three funding tools, and sees its federal readiness gaps named and shrinking. Grants fund the present; the contract pipeline starts funding the future.
| Growth at $2,200/mo | Consultant plus grant writer | Half-time development manager | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | $2,200 flat | $4,000 to $6,000 combined | About $3,800 plus benefits |
| What is covered | Production, measurement, readiness, contracts, and procurement, one system | Two vendors, two invoices, no shared data | Management capacity, not production capacity |
| Who does the work | The Luminary team, with your approval on everything | Consultants advising; production still lands on staff | One manager delegating to an already-full team |
| The proof you keep | An evidence library, a past performance file, a measured score | Reports about the work, not the work | Depends on what the team can document |
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