SBIR/STTR STRATEGY FOR BIOTECH INNOVATORS
Great science deserves
a fundable story.
We help biotech startups translate complex R&D into clear, competitive federal grant applications without losing the science that makes the work matter.
73+
APPLICATIONS SUPPORTED
$15M+
IN AWARDS SECURED
40+
STARTUPS SUPPORTED
WHERE SCIENCE MEETS STRATEGY
Not just grant writing. Scientific translation.
Your reviewers need to understand why your innovation matters, why your plan will work, and why your team can deliver. We help connect those dots.
Led by a Ph.D. scientist with experience spanning biotechnology, diagnostics, medical devices, therapeutics, and research platforms, Great Pride brings technical fluency to every stage of the application.
Scientist-led
Technical depth without the translation gap
Federal funding fluent
Submission-ready
NIH, NSF, and other R&D programs
Strategy, compliance, and coordination
CHOOSE THE SUPPORT YOU NEED
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Full proposal collaboration
From funding strategy and research objectives through budgets, attachments, submission, and resubmission; we help build a complete, reviewer-ready application.
Best when you want an embedded partner managing strategy, writing, and submission.
A right-sized partnership
for the work ahead.
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Strategic proposal consulting
Targeted, one-on-one support for teams leading their own application: positioning, eligibility, review criteria, editing, and a rigorous final review.
Best when your team is writing and needs expert direction and review.
03
Grant administration
Registrations, opportunity analysis, application assembly, compliance, submission, award tracking, due diligence, and post-award reporting.
Best when the proposal is underway but logistics, submission, and compliance need an owner.
COMPARE SERVICE LEVELS
How hands-on should your grant partner be?
Choose focused scientific and strategic guidance, operational submission support, or a fully embedded proposal partner. Every engagement is tailored to your program and deadline.
SUPPORT INCLUDED
Personalized strategy sessions
Strategic position and funding opportunity alignment
Scientific and commercialization strategy
Proposal development and writing
Submission coordination
Application tracking and compliance
Resubmission support
01 MOST COMPREHENSIVE
Full proposal collaboration
Hourly engagement
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Strategic consulting
Hourly engagement
REVIEW
03
Grant administration
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Custom Fix-Price Engagement
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A DISCIPLINED PROCESSED
From promising science to a compelling case.
Every engagement is shaped around the program, the deadline, and the real capacity of your team.
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Fit
We assess the science, company, opportunity, and timeline, then tell you plainly where the strongest path is.
We map the product story, technical milestones, commercialization logic, team, budget, and submission plan.
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Strategy
Build
We coordinate the moving parts and turn complex R&D into a clear, compliant, competitive application.
Advance
We support submission, reviewer feedback, resubmission, due diligence, and the next funding milestone.
MEET YOUR GRANT PARTNER
Malachi Blundon, Ph.D.
SCIENTIST. STRATEGIST. BUILDER.
Malachi founded Great Pride Grant Consulting in 2020 to help early-stage innovators navigate one of company building’s hardest challenges: securing enough non-dilutive capital to reach the next meaningful proof point.
His background spans academic research, biotech R&D strategy, federal grant administration, company building, and hands-on partnership with startup founders. The result is advice grounded in both scientific reality and the way reviewers evaluate risk.
Ph.D., Biological Sciences
NIH & NSF experience
HAVE A PROGRAM WORTH ADVANCING?
Let’s find the strongest
funding path forward.
Start with a candid conversation about your science, stage, and next milestone.