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Proposal Architecture • Capital Stacking • 2 CFR 200 Compliance

Clear Vision. Sharp Decisions.

High-stakes bids and grants do not fail on technical merit. They fail on messy compliance, poor match strategy, and weak narrative architecture. We bring APMP discipline to public and private funding so your proposals win the rubric.

$90M+ Secured Capital Guided
$38M+ Clean Energy Pipeline
75% Competitive Win Rate
100% Audit Compliance Standing
Our Philosophy

Shedding Light. Cutting Right.

Securing major capital requires two distinct phases: analyzing the opportunity clearly on the front end, and executing the proposal flawlessly on the back end.

Strategy & Qualification

The Prism

Clarifying The Chaos

Federal notices, utility RFPs, and complex solicitations start as walls of dense fine print. Like a prism, we break down that complex language into clear, actionable requirements. We qualify the bid, structure the capital stack, and identify exact scoring triggers before writing begins.

Execution & Defense

The Pike

Striking The Rubric

Reviewers score dense binders on punishing deadlines. Like a pike, our proposal execution cuts through narrative fluff. We apply APMP compliance discipline to deliver razor-sharp technical proposals that maximize points and establish defensible audit safeguards.

Institutional Breadth

Sectors We Serve

Balanced sector expertise anchored by clean energy infrastructure and reinforced by national nonprofit scaling.

ENG

Clean Energy & Infrastructure

Grid modernization, EVSE deployments, and capital stacking for industrial ventures.

  • • NEVI formula & discretionary grants
  • • Utility interconnection & transmission alignment
  • • Shell Recharge ($38M+ pipeline guided)
  • • State agency navigation (TCEQ, CEC, TxDOT)
CON

Industrial, Construction & Municipal

Public works bids, municipal RFQs, and capital improvement project (CIP) alignment.

  • • Municipal RFQ responses and pursuit management
  • • Dual-airport aviation funding (FAA AIP)
  • • Public-private partnership positioning
  • • Buy America (BABA) compliance adherence
NON

National Nonprofits & Health

Federal cabinet awards and multi-state scaling for human services and youth programs.

  • • Federal cabinet authoring (DOEd, HHS, DOJ, AmeriCorps)
  • • National school-based health scaling (18 states)
  • • Program design and logic model architecture
ORG

Foundations & Coalitions

Operationalizing shared measurement and institutional grant portfolios.

  • • Collective Impact Model framework governance
  • • Institutional foundation campaign management
  • • Multi-stakeholder backbone administration
The Process

The Pursuit Lifecycle

Bringing APMP proposal discipline and structured oversight to every stage of your capital pursuit.

Phase 01 / Position

Pre-Award Capture

Qualifying the opportunity before drafting begins. We perform bid/no-bid gating, multi-stream capital stacking, and teaming alignments to maximize win probability.

Phase 02 / Build

Proposal Architecture

Executing the narrative. We conduct technical SME interviews, run strict compliance matrices, and author high-scoring responses through structured review gates.

Phase 03 / Protect

2 CFR 200 Compliance

Safeguarding awarded capital. We establish internal control frameworks, allowable cost tracking, and subrecipient monitoring to ensure audit readiness.

Zubin Segal, MPH

Zubin Segal, MPH

Founder & Principal

APMP Member • GPA Member

2 CFR 200 Uniform Guidance

Let’s Discuss Your Next Pursuit