Based in Rutherford County, Tennessee
Consulting Nationwide
Get to Know Us
KCL Consulting is a professional grant writing and nonprofit consulting firm based in Rutherford County, Tennessee. We provide remote grant support and organizational capacity services to nonprofits throughout the United States. Our core offerings include Grant Readiness Assessments, Grant Strategy Plans, and Grant Writing Training. We specialize in helping U.S. organizations transition to diversified funding streams, including state and federal grants, through evidence-based strategy and professional
ABOUT ME
Karen Lampert
Karen Lampert, owner of KCL Consulting has over 25 years of operational and management experience in the nonprofit sector. She has written a wide variety of grants throughout her career and has most recently written grants ranging in amounts from $10,000 to $4.0 million through local and national foundations, state agencies and federal departments.
In addition to writing grants, she has experience serving as a grant reviewer and previously worked as a Program Officer for a California based Community Foundation. This broad perspective of experience, both on the grant writing and grant making side, in addition to grant management, has enabled Karen to draw upon a vast diversity of intrinsic knowledge to be successful in crafting award wining grant proposals. She is also a GPA member, a GPC and GPA approved trainer.
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KCL'S INTEGRITY
Mission: KCL Consulting serves with a mission to provide professional grant services that empowers nonprofits to leverage operational and financial capacity for greater community impact.
Vision: Helping nonprofits create better communities.
Values: Professionalism, Integrity, Inclusiveness, Diversity, Equity, Responsiveness, Service, Stewardship.
THE KCL ADVANTAGE
PROFESSIONAL GRANT INFRASTRUCTURE
STRATEGIC GRANT MANAGEMENT
We provide full-lifecycle grant management support, moving your organization beyond simple applications. Our team specializes in evidence-based program framework development to ensure your projects are data-driven and fundable.
COMPLIANCE & SUSTAINABILITY
Navigate the complexities of Federal and State funding compliance with confidence. We focus on long-term sustainability planning for 501(c)(3) organizations, ensuring your mission remains funded well after the initial award.
NATIONAL EXPERTISE, LOCAL RESULTS
We specialize exclusively in domestic U.S. grant landscapes, including Federal, State, and Foundation sectors. Our track record includes helping Tennessee nonprofits secure over $10 million in funding, delivering that same local dedication to our national partners.