Your Strategic Partner in Funding, Compliance, and Impact

About Us

At Proposal and Grant Writers LLC, our leadership is defined by a distinctive balance of strategic intelligence, conceptual creativity, narrative mastery, and operational expertise. With decades of combined practice and a proven track record managing complex projects, our founders unite the vision to design compelling, high-scoring proposals with the discipline of Lean, Agile, and PMP methodologies to ensure flawless execution.

OUR MISSION:

To craft compliant, compelling proposals with clear goals, measurable objectives, and data-driven strategies that create sustainable impact. We advance the growth and development of businesses and organizations while staying aligned with funder priorities.

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Raquel Torres-Arzola, Founder & Lead Strategist, is a Proposal and Grant Writer specializing in federal (RFP, RFQ, NOFO), philanthropic, private-sector, and startup funding opportunities. Her expertise centers on compliance, strategy, and impact-driven narratives. Raquel has successfully led and secured major initiatives across federal, philanthropic, and private funding streams. As Lead Strategist at PGW, she integrates rigorous technical compliance with compelling storytelling, leveraging innovative AI-driven tools to design competitive, high-quality proposals that transform vision into measurable, sustainable impact.

Juan M. Fernandez, MBA, CPO, SMC is the Co-Founder and Operations Director, with over 29 years of global experience in project management, logistics, and supply chain strategy. Juan provides the operational backbone of Proposal and Grant Writers LLC. His career includes managing multimillion-dollar programs, optimizing logistics networks, and ensuring flawless execution in high-pressure environments.

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Paula Isabel Arzola, Lead Connector, is an experienced professional dedicated to cultivating meaningful relationships with entrepreneurs and organizations in the creative and food industries. As Lead Connector, she opens doors, listens to client needs, and bridges them with PGW’s proposal and grant writing expertise. With a natural talent for communication and engagement, Paula helps transform ideas into funded opportunities, expanding PGW’s impact across two of the most vital and dynamic sectors of today’s economy.

Together, we lead a Lean-Agile proposal team that delivers compliant, persuasive, and high-scoring proposals for clients in Puerto Rico and across the United States. 

At Proposal and Grant Writers, LLC, we transform your business vision into winning strategies that meet compliance, tell your story effectively, and maximize success.