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Our mission is to provide comprehensive grant development and project management expertise, thereby helping organizations maximize impact in serving communities and residents.
All grant funded projects exceed their outcomes and perform exceptionally through the resources and unique expertise offered by The Grants Clearinghouse’s staff and partners.
The Grants Clearinghouse partners with QA Commons to integrate employability skills into grant projects. Employers continually say that employability skills deficits inhibit employee success and career progression. QA Commons has program and professional certifications and offers badges to students. To learn more, go to www.theqacommons.org.
The Grants Clearinghouse offers access to The Work Number. It provides data you need to capture the employment and earnings data of participants so you can report accurate results to your funder. For more information or a quote, contact us.
Mason founded The Grants Clearinghouse after nearly 30 years of experience in workforce development, postsecondary education, and social services policy and practice. His experience spans from leading executive teams at the U.S. Department of Labor and Salt Lake Community College to helping small organizations manage and comply with federal grant requirements. Mason’s consulting clients include community colleges, workforce development organizations, private businesses, and community-based organizations throughout the United States.
Elizabeth has over ten years of experience working in the nonprofit and government sectors. As the deputy director for Serve Indiana, she was responsible for the grant application and review process to distribute millions of dollars of state and federal funds to nonprofit organizations. Her role included the oversight and monitoring of those funds and programs. As a consultant, Elizabeth enjoys serving institutions of higher education, community colleges, and government agencies, providing pre-award support services, grant development, and post-award services. As a grant project manager, she has helped her clients win over $15 million in federal and state grant funds.
Abby is an analytical, results oriented strategic thinker with multifaceted experience in designing and conducting evaluations assessing program effectiveness and scalability. She possesses content knowledge and expertise in workforce development policy and programming, higher education innovation, and various aspects of health policy and public health practice. Abby has successfully guided organizations of different sizes and capacity to more effectively capture data necessary to understand impact and demonstrate progress, and has developed creative utilization-focused program evaluation methodologies with a laser focus on providing useful results to clients for real-time program improvement. Her catalogue of clients includes the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, the Appalachian Ohio Manufacturers Coalition, the Indiana University School of Nursing, and numerous community and technical colleges and Workforce Development Boards across the nation.
Adrienne is a seasoned professional with over 7 years of experience in local and federal government roles, specializing in community and economic development. Her career includes significant positions such as working with the U.S. Economic Development Administration to assist coal-impacted communities, serving as a County Coordinator, and managing programs for a multi-state Metropolitan Planning Organization/W.V. Economic Development District. Adept in project management and policy implementation, Adrienne excels in grant management, regulatory compliance, and leading cross-functional teams. Her commitment to community outreach and collaboration has consistently yielded positive impacts on communities and organizations.
Matt is a dynamic, results-driven project manager with over 10 years of experience in public policy research, mixed-methods evaluation, and optimizing client-focused initiatives across private, public, and non-profit sectors. He brings deep expertise in workforce development, education grants, and process improvement, helping organizations implement data-driven strategies that deliver measurable impact. Matt is passionate about fostering collaborative, high-performing teams and excels at leveraging individual strengths to achieve project goals. With a strong background in diverse project management methodologies and approaches, he streamlines processes to enhance efficiency and drive client growth.
Kinsey brings a variety of technical assistance and project management expertise as a former grantee and a federal official. She has facilitated partnerships with stakeholders and provided programmatic leadership for rural communities. Her partners have included federal agencies and national, regional, and community organizations in the workforce and education space. At The Grants Clearinghouse, Kinsey PREPARES clients with understanding and developing key priorities aimed at garnering federal grant funds. She also provides post-award management and technical assistance services to help grantees PERFORM exceptionally. Her background working in regional communities and at a federal agency provides clients with unique insights that lead to higher levels of success and sustainability.
Shannon Calhoun has an extensive career in program evaluation and grant writing. Her evaluation experience as the lead Program Evaluation Specialist includes statewide professional development projects funded through the Florida Department of Education, the Florida Department of Health, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”). She has successfully raised millions of dollars for nonprofit organizations and postsecondary educational institutions by using her expert research and writing skills to create strong grant proposals. Shannon is a Florida State University alumni with a Master’s degree in Demography.
Casey Grey has more than 15 years of experience in office operations management and event planning. At WorkED Consulting, Casey Grey assists in coordinating all aspects of daily operations and serves as executive assistant to the Mason. She takes pride in organizing and managing her assignments down to the most minute detail, identifying and addressing issues before problems arise, and being prepared for any situation or need. She has managed virtual meetings and webinars using multiple platforms (Zoom, Teams, Adobe Connect, WebEx, GoToWebinar) for hundreds of participants at a time and coordinated large in-person meetings and conferences.
The last two years, Casey Grey served as a Project Coordinator for BLH Technologies in Rockville, MD. This role involved planning and managing virtual and in-person meetings and events for federal clients, and included the management of a TA database to track TA delivery for the Office of Family Assistance (OFA). Casey Grey also spent the 8.5 years prior to that at ICF in Fairfax, VA as a Lead Operations Specialist, supporting multi-million dollar Federal projects utilizing SmartSheet, SharePoint, Access and Excel platforms for complex TA projects. Prior to that, she worked as an event coordinator for a subsidiary of an accounting firm, CohnReznick. Casey Grey has a B.S. in Environmental Science from the University of Lynchburg.
Megan has over a decade of experience in higher education administration, instruction, and research. She holds a PhD in professional writing and rhetoric, and her research on university-community relationships has been presented and published in leading venues. Her extensive work developing and sustaining partnerships across universities, nonprofits, and community organizations gives her significant insight into how stakeholders must work together to address community issues. She also has a strong history of funding this work through securing and managing grant funds from private, higher education, and federal sources. Additionally, Megan has extensive experience in community and stakeholder engagement, including proficiency in multiple qualitative methods (i.e., focus groups, interviews, surveys) for relationship development and project assessment.
By blending diverse administrative and operations experience, Tanya is a flexible and resourceful team member. She specializes in research, creating organizational structure, and problem solving. Tanya is self-motivated and reliable, consistently meets deadlines and adapts to novel or challenging situations. She strives to continuously develop her knowledge and build new skills to ensure that she can deliver quality service to clients and colleagues. Tanya has over ten years of administrative and business operations management experience.
With over six years of professional experience in the field of workforce development and social services, Rush has worked with both large global consulting firms and small businesses. Rush has a proven track record of excellence in areas such as presentation and facilitation, marketing, business development, logistics coordination, and content development. His exceptional contributions were recognized when he was awarded the prestigious title of Junior Innovator of the Year by his former employer, ICF, in 2018. Driven by his unwavering commitment to empowering organizations, he looks forward to supporting clients with their grant requirements.
Jim has an extensive business and industrial background in automotive manufacturing. For the past decade, he has taught at the university level. He served as a community college’s grant manager. Jim is a founding partner and Principal of FPI, helping organizations increase process efficiency, cultivate leaders, and facilitate organizational improvement. Jim develops curriculum, learning materials, and training activities for business and industry clients. He also serves as training facilitator/instructor.
Jan is an experienced higher education administrator and faculty member. She has co-managed grants in community college and university settings in her leadership roles. Jan has over 20 years of postsecondary teaching experience. As Senior Partner with FPI, Jan oversees FPI’s learning management system and develops curriculum, learning materials, and training activities for business and industry clients. She also serves as facilitator/instructor.
