Premier Federal Grants and Government Relations Consulting for Independent Colleges

McAllister & Quinn is a consulting firm based in Washington, D.C., renowned for its strategic expertise and impactful results in securing extramural funding for higher education institutions. Since the company’s founding in 2004, they have secured over $1 billion in competitive funding for strategic priorities such as scholarships, academic programs, research, and student support services for small and mid-sized higher education clients. McAllister & Quinn is proud to support their independent college clients, many of whom are Council of Independent Colleges members. 

With a robust grant network of over 400 consultants comprising writers, subject matter experts, and former federal officials, and McAllister & Quinn’s in-house staff of former higher education administrators, they deliver a strong return on investment to clients. McAllister & Quinn offers a robust set of proposal development, capacity building, and government relations services to meet each client needs, including: grant writing and project management, coaching, faculty development programs, post award training, indirect cost rate negotiations, grants operation and benchmarking assessments, and government relations (congressionally directed spending). 

Their professional team, headquartered in the nation’s capital, boasts substantial experience across various branches of the Federal government, including key relationships with decision-makers in Congress and federal agencies. This enables them to adeptly advance client priorities, fostering institutional growth, capacity, and sustainability, while providing strategic advantages for communicating insights into federal appropriations and Washington updates.