BUILD is one of the most competitive discretionary grants the federal government runs. A strong application demands narrative aligned to every merit criterion, a defensible benefit-cost analysis, and clear project-readiness documentation. For most counties that means a multi-month effort and a five- or six-figure consultant engagement — a barrier that keeps many worthy projects from ever applying.
Avila processed the BUILD NOFO and turned it into merit-criteria-aligned draft sections, then generated narrative grounded in the county's own project and planning data. It organized the supporting inputs the benefit-cost analysis would need, auto-populated the federal forms, and maintained a live compliance checklist so the team always knew exactly what was complete and what remained.
The county submitted a $5 million grant request in roughly 20 hours of staff time — without a six-figure consultant engagement — against a comparable application the director estimates would normally take about 100 hours. Staff spent that time strengthening the project's merits and local match story instead of wrestling with formatting, and kept full ownership of the application from start to finish.
“I was able to submit a $5 million grant request last week in about 20 hours using Avila. A comparable application would have taken me probably 100 hours.”
— Director, county government
Client anonymized at their request. Quote and hours are drawn from the client's own words.
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