• Competitive Grant Writing Solutions: Custom-fit grant writing solutions for a variety of competitive grants. Whether you need help with just a part of a grant application package, or if you need someone to research and write the grant in its entirety, CRW Consulting can help.
• Complete E-Rate Solutions: Completion of any and all necessary paperwork, answering any inquires from the government about your application, as well as reminders of deadlines and program rule changes. For specific details, please see below:

Filing of Form 471
Every year hundreds of applicants are denied funding. Attention to detail and an experienced reviewer can save hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars in funding.

We provide guidance for every step of the 471 process, including completing your application. One of the first things that we will do to prepare you for the filing of the Form 471 is to review your discount information (free and reduced student counts). Most school districts use their free and reduced lunch reports to determine their discount percentage, and wind up losing potentially thousands of dollars. Because applicants are allowed to count the number of students eligible, not just participating, in the free and reduced lunch program, a survey can be the most accurate way to determine your true discount percentage. Does your Elementary School have a higher free and reduced lunch rate than your High School? If so, perhaps a survey could help you increase your discount percentage. A simple five percent increase in your discount rate can save you thousands of dollars, and may get you above the internal connections threshold. We have the survey ready to distribute to our customers. All you would need to do is hand it out to every student and count the results by grade.

After we have reviewed your discount information, you only need to send us the contracts or monthly bills for which you wish to apply. We will review each contract and bill for eligibility and allowable contract dates to ensure that your application is correctly completed. After each application is completed it will undergo another separate review to ensure it is complete and accurate.

Additional Obligations: SLD Questions and Additional Forms
Having worked for the call center used by the SLD, we know how frustrated applicants can get when the SLD calls for additional information. Should there be any inquires from the SLD about your application, we will be happy to answer them for you. If you don't want to even talk with the SLD, we will put ourselves down as the contact on your application. After your application has been funded, we will complete any remaining paperwork to ensure your compliance with program rules, and keep you up to date on any relevant program changes.

Ongoing Support
After your application is funded, our work does not end. We are there for you for the entire program year, if there are any E-rate related questions that arise, or additional paperwork (such as service substitutions or Form(s) 500 to be filed), we will take care of it. We also provide ongoing program updates as E-rate rules change and develop. From the beginning of the application cycle, through the end of the program year, you are hiring us to do any necessary E-rate paperwork for at least an 18 month period (and for a period of five years after your funding year has expired for on-going audit support).