Grants and SR&ED Advisory

We help organizations:

• Identify real, viable grant and incentive opportunities 
• Decide which programs are worth pursuing and which are not
• Prepare clear, defensible grant and SR&ED submissions
• Receive government funding without success fees or claw-backs
   

Our focus is clarity, credibility, and outcomes, not volume applications.

Designed to be low-risk, transparent, and aligned with your interests.

• Initial conversations 
• Strategic fit and eligibility assessment
• Grant and incentive searches
   

• Grant writing and submission support
• SR&ED preparation where applicable
   

• No percentage of awards
• No “success” or “winner’s” fees
• You keep 100% of the funding

Grant engagements are scoped per opportunity and structured as fixed-fee projects.

Typical support includes:

• Eligibility and program-fit analysis
• Narrative and technical writing
• Budget alignment and compliance review
• Submission-ready documentation
   

We also advise clients when NOT to apply, to avoid wasted time and resources.

If your organization conducts R&D, you may be eligible for SR&ED refunds.

We support:

• Eligibility framing aligned with CRA expectations 
• Clear, defensible technical narratives
• Coordination with accountants for filing
• Audit-aware claim preparation

Many organizations qualify without realizing it, or qualify more broadly than expected.

Ask us about SR&ED.

• 25+ years of professional experience across engineering, entrepreneurship, and technical writing
• 8+ years of grant and innovation funding success
• $2.5M+ secured in non-dilutive funding in the past 4 years
• $60M+ funding pursued through competitive proposal sprints
• Experience with high-scrutiny programs including NATO, Canadian Government, Canadian National Defence, U.S. Military, and Mitacs

• Organizations with active or planned innovation
• Teams seeking clarity before committing time and money
• Leaders who value judgment and credibility over volume submissions
   

Not a fit for:

• Transactional or contingency-fee grant models
• Percentage-based billing
• “Apply to everything” strategies

1. Introductory conversation
2. Free opportunity and fit assessment 
3. Clear recommendation to proceed or pause
4. Scoped, fixed-fee engagement if appropriate
    

No obligation to continue.

For serious inquiries, you may contact VanWyn directly at: erinnvw@vanwyn.com