KCA Grant ConsultingPrincipal Consultant & Founder
Jan. 2021United StatesKari Cronbaugh-Auld, MSW, GPC, has written and reviewed numerous foundation, corporation, and federal grants focused on youth crisis and homelessness, juvenile justice, domestic violence, emergency aid/housing, developmental disabilities, the arts, and STEM programming. She has successfully secured over $13.4 million in grant funding since 2017. Successful funders include private family foundations and large foundations such as the Sprint Foundation, U.S. Bank Foundation, H&R Block Foundation, and the Health Forward Foundation. Additional experience includes writing and reviewing grants for institutions of higher education to the National Science Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Department of Justice, Department of Health and Human Services, and SAMHSA. In 2017, Ms. Cronbaugh-Auld earned her GPC certification from the Grants Professionals Certification Institute (GPCI). Her master's in social work and 25 years of experience in the non-profit sector have given her the knowledge and background to effectively manage, review, and write grant proposals for a variety of different programs.