CCM Advisers

Grant strategy and administration for Texas local governments.

CCM Advisers is a principal-led firm that takes cities, counties, and special districts from funding research through application, administration, and closeout.

$70M+

in grant applications written

$33M+

in awarded funding, and $28 million pending

20 years

in local government

Programs

FEMA FMA and HMGP, CDBG and CDBG-DR, USDOT, EPA

Grants are won on strategy and kept through compliance. CCM Advisers helps local governments choose the right opportunities, build competitive applications, and manage awards so they hold up to monitoring and audit. Every engagement is led directly by a principal with hands-on experience managing these programs.

About

CCM Advisers, LLC is a Texas municipal grant strategy and management firm established in 2020. It is a woman-owned small business, registered with the Texas Secretary of State and in good standing.

We provide full lifecycle grant services: research, application development, post-award administration, and audit-ready documentation, with compliance under 2 CFR Part 200 built into every step. We keep our client list selective so senior-level people stay involved in every engagement.

Grant funding for local government projects

Services

Research and Strategy

Funding needs analysis, opportunity monitoring, on-call research, and monthly reporting aligned to your adopted priorities.

Application Development

Narratives, budgets, Benefit-Cost Analysis, environmental documentation coordination, and submission.

Grant Administration

Compliance, reporting, procurement documentation, reimbursement requests, monitoring coordination, and closeout.

Compliance and Audit Readiness

Organized files, deadline tracking, and 2 CFR Part 200 alignment so reviews go smoothly.

Specialist Support

We work with trusted environmental, FEMA hazard mitigation, and engineering partners, coordinated under one point of accountability.

Experience

Programs we work with: FEMA Flood Mitigation Assistance, FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, Community Development Block Grants and CDBG-DR through the Texas GLO, USDOT Safe Streets for All and BUILD, EPA infrastructure funding, and statewide Texas programs.

CCM Advisers engagements

  • Served as a subconsultant on FEMA Flood Mitigation Assistance home elevation grants, providing reimbursement preparation, monitoring coordination, and compliance documentation
  • Developed multiple FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program applications, including Benefit-Cost Analysis for a municipal lift station generator project
  • Developed USDOT Safe Streets for All Safety Action Plan applications for Texas cities
  • Developed a USDOT BUILD application for a pedestrian safety and ADA connectivity project

Experience of our principal

  • More than $19 million in FEMA Flood Mitigation Assistance home elevation awards across multiple cycles
  • FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program drainage improvements, from application through closeout
  • GLO CDBG-DR and CDBG awards, including environmental review, Davis-Bacon compliance, procurement, and closeout
  • EPA water infrastructure awards
  • USDOT Safe Streets for All awards
  • Parks and recreation and fire equipment grants

Team

Our team has 20 years of government experience, including 16 years in executive municipal leadership. The team manages grant research coordination, document control, reporting support and compliance tracking. The team performs Benefit-Cost Analysis and leads every engagement from application through closeout.

Specialist partners

For work that needs environmental, hazard mitigation, or engineering expertise, we bring in experienced partners and manage them as part of one team.

Why CCM Advisers

Principal-led

You work directly with the person who writes and manages your grants.

Practical

We plan for procurement, reimbursement, and monitoring from day one.

Audit ready

Records, reporting, and deadlines are tracked so closeout is not a scramble.