Grant Development & Program Strategy

I develop and manage grants, supporting work in hazardous fuels reduction, community protection, and long-term ecological integrity.

Applied grant development

I love to write a good proposal! I have secured, developed, and helped manage grants supporting over $7 million in wildfire mitigation funding across California, including hazardous fuels reduction, defensible space, and community protection programs.

With a background in wildfire, forestry, and geospatial analysis, I build proposals that are technically grounded, clearly scoped, and ready for implementation.

Grant Writing Framing need, scope, and possibility
Program Management Managing budgets, timelines, and implementation
Public Communication Public engagement and partner coordination
Liam speaking or presenting

Implemented Wildfire Mitigation Projects

Examples of grant-funded work focused on wildfire mitigation, and community protection.

Hazardous Fuels Reduction

Community Wildfire Defense Grant

Project secured funding for 2,000 acres of hazardous fuels reduction and an update of the county-wide Hazardous Fuels Assessment.

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Statewide Coordination | Community Protection

Wildfire County Coordinator Program

Project secured funding for the development of ongoing countywide collaboration amongst wildfire mitigation groups.

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Scope of Work

Project Framing

Translating field conditions, community needs, and technical priorities into a clear, fundable project concept.

Narrative Development

Writing proposals that clearly communicate need, scope, implementation strategy, and measurable public benefit.

Technical Integration

Incorporating Traditional Ecological Knowledge, geospatial analysis, and landscape context into persuasive, technically grounded proposals.

Implementation

Building proposals that reflect how projects will be delivered on the ground.

Storytelling... but for science!

To weather the grant landscape, an organization must be as adaptable as desert vegetation.

Grant opportunities don’t always arrive in steady cycles. Like rainfall in the desert, opportunities come in bursts, and organizations must be ready to respond when they do. Equally important is sustaining capacity between those moments, using available resources to maintain progress until the next opportunity. I can help with that!

Environmental program strategy and public communication