Samdelo Grant Services, LLC: Winning proposals. Funded missions.

Samdelo Grant Services helps nonprofit organizations, high schools and higher educational institutions, health organizations, municipalities and growing businesses find the right funders and win them. Every engagement is led by Dr. Samson Olaode with 30 years in grant writing and management, and a decade as a federal peer reviewer.

Book a free consultation · SOlaode@SamdeloGrants.com · (585) 615-0257

Results

Services

Grant research and prospecting

Federal, state, local and foundation opportunities matched to your mission, with a calendar to pursue them.

Proposal writing

Complete, compliant applications written to the funder's scoring criteria, from needs statement to evaluation plan and budget.

Editing, review and submissions

A federal peer reviewer's read of your draft: mock review against the rubric, compliance check, line edits.

Full grant management

Post-award compliance, reporting and renewal strategy.

Packages

How we work

  1. Consult: free 30-minute call
  2. Align: funder, scope and calendar
  3. Write: drafts reviewed against scoring criteria
  4. Submit and steward: submission, reporting and renewal support

Who we serve

Nonprofits and community organizations; schools, colleges and universities; healthcare and behavioral health providers; city, county and government agencies; small businesses and startups. Funders include NSF, NIH, U.S. Departments of Labor, Education and Justice, state and local governments, and private foundations.

About Dr. Samson Olaode

Executive Director. 30 years in grant writing, grant management and teaching; multi-million-dollar awards from NSF, NIH and the U.S. Departments of Labor, Education and Justice. Federal grant reviewer for 10 years. Retired mathematics professor, Monroe Community College; former Director of Grant Services at Genesee Community College and the City of Rochester, NY. Ph.D., Walden University; M.S., SUNY Buffalo; M.P.A. and B.S., SUNY Brockport.

Winning proposals. Funded missions.

Samdelo Grant Services helps nonprofit organizations, high schools and higher educational institutions, health organizations, municipalities and growing businesses find the right funders and win them. Every engagement is led by Dr. Samson Olaode with 30 years in grant writing and management, and a decade as a federal peer reviewer.

Dr. Samson Olaode
Samson Olaode, Ph.D. · Executive Director

Winning proposals. Funded missions.

Samdelo Grant Services helps nonprofit organizations, high schools and higher educational institutions, health organizations, municipalities and growing businesses find the right funders and win them. Every engagement is led by Dr. Samson Olaode with 30 years in grant writing and management, and a decade as a federal peer reviewer.

30

Years in grant writing & management

10

Years as a federal peer reviewer

$1.9M

Bloomberg innovation award

$14.6M

SUNY consortium award, co-authored

What we do

From the first prospect list to the final product.

Research & prospecting

Federal, state, local and foundation opportunities matched to your mission, capacity and calendar.

Proposal writing

Narrative, objectives, evaluation plan and budget justification, written to the scoring rubric.

Editing, review & submissions

A reviewer’s read of your draft: compliance, clarity and the gaps that cost points.

Grant management

Post-award compliance, reporting and stewardship so funders come back.

Who we serve

Organizations with a mission and a purpose.

Volunteers sorting donations at a community food drive
  • Nonprofits & community organizations
  • Schools, colleges & universities
  • Healthcare & behavioral health providers
  • City, county & government agencies
  • Small businesses & startups

Proposals funded through

Federal, state, local and private funders

National Science Foundation

Federal

National Institutes of Health

Federal

U.S. Department of Labor

Federal

U.S. Department of Education

Federal

U.S. Department of Justice

Federal

State & local governments

Public

Private foundations

Philanthropic

Non-profit organizations

Community

“Client testimonial goes here: one or two sentences on the award won and what working with Samdelo was like.”
— Client name, title, organization

Have a funding goal in mind?

A 30-minute consultation, no obligation. We’ll look at your program, your timeline and the funders most likely to say yes.
Dr. Samson Olaode
About Us

Dr. Samson Olaode

Executive Director, Samdelo Grant Services, LLC

Dr. Olaode brings 30 years of experience in grant writing, grant management and teaching. He has won multi-million-dollar proposals through the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and the U.S. Departments of Labor, Education and Justice, as well as state and local governments and private foundations.

He has for the past 10 years served as a peer grant reviewer for two U.S. federal agencies and has an in-depth understanding of proposal scoring rubrics. He is a retired mathematics professor from Monroe Community College. He was previously Director of Grant Services at Genesee Community College in Batavia, New York, and then for the City of Rochester, New York.

Education

  • Ph.D., Education (Community College Leadership), 2011
    Walden University
  • M.S., Adult Education, 2002
    SUNY Buffalo
  • M.P.A., Public Administration, and B.S., Business Administration (Accounting)
    SUNY Brockport

Affiliations

  • Grant Reviewer, U.S. Department of Labor (ETA) and U.S. Department of Education
  • Member, Grant Professionals Association
  • Member, Toastmasters International
  • Finance Director, NIDOA
Experience

30 years of grants writing, management, & review from proposal development to audit

Proposal Development

  • Won Bloomberg, AmeriCorps and TechHire awards for Rochester
  • Co-wrote SUNY’s $14.6M TAACCCT proposals
  • Authored the City of Rochester’s first grant manual

City of Rochester · Genesee Community College

Financial Stewardship & Compliance

  • Directed operating, capital and grant fund accounting
  • Administered federal, state, local and private awards
  • CDBG reporting and full compliance oversight

Clayton County · Forsyth County · Young Adult Guidance Center

Funding Strategy

  • Built grant calendars, revenue budgets and donor pipelines
  • Raised $2.3M+ from the U.S. Departments of Education and Labor
  • Led workforce programs serving 3,000+ participants

SisterLove · Monroe Community College
Services

Written by someone who reviews and scores proposals for a living.

Engage us for a single piece of the work or the full cycle. Either way, you get superior performance from first call to final product.

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How we work

Consult

A free 30-minute call on your program, readiness and timeline.

Align

We confirm the funder, the scope and a written calendar to submission.

Write

Drafts in rounds, reviewed against the funder’s own scoring criteria.

Submit & steward

On-time submission, then reporting and renewal support after award.

Packages

Clear scope, fixed fees.

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Try us first

Proposal Review

Already have a draft? A federal reviewer scores it against the funder’s rubric and marks what to fix before you submit.

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Email a draft to managementSOlaode@SamdeloGrants.com

Every engagement starts with a free consultation. Larger federal applications are scoped and quoted.
Results

A record written in awards.

Selected proposals authored or co-authored by Dr. Olaode for cities, colleges and community organizations.

$14.6M

SUNY TAACCCT consortium

$1.9M

Bloomberg innovation

$2.3M

Raised for Monroe CC workforce programs

$1.29M

AmeriCorps, over three years

1 of 21

U.S. TechHire pilot cities, nationwide

Case studies
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Testimonials
“Client testimonial: the challenge, the award, and how Samdelo made the difference.”
— Name, Executive Director, Nonprofit organization
“Client testimonial: a second voice, ideally from a school, health or government client.”
— Name, Title, Organization

Your organization could be the next case study!
Contact

Book a free consultation.

Choose a time that suits you for a free 30-minute call. Dr. Olaode will discuss your organization and funding goal, with no obligation.

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