30+ Years of Grant Writing Experience
BC Rural Development Consultants founder Beth Oldham is a highly skilled grant writer with nearly 30 years of successful grant applications under her belt. Beth has successfully written state, local, federal and private foundation proposals in both the US and Canada and has brought in more than $60 million in funding for non-profit organizations. She specializes in social services, health services and education as well as economic development and youth programming.
Successful grant applications include funding from the following organizations:
- US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
- US Department of Health and Human Services
- US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- US Health Resources and Services Administration
- US Department of Agriculture Rural Development
- US Department of Education
- US Department of Justice
- State of Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
- State of Alaska Department of Corrections
- Rasmuson Foundation (Alaska)
- United Way
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- Western Economic Diversification Canada
- BC Rural Dividend (Canada)
- Columbia Basin Trust (Canada)
- BC Community Gaming (Canada)
Her success lies in detailed planning, organization and communication throughout the grant writing and application process combined with excellent writing to create winning proposals.

