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 an internationally published academic author and cultural director with more than 15 years of experience in project development, fundraising, and cultural management. She has successfully led and secured large-scale projects through federal, philanthropic, and private programs. As Lead Strategist, she blends technical compliance with compelling storytelling, leveraging innovative AI-driven tools to craft competitive proposals that translate vision into measurable 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.