About EBHC
E.B. Howard Consulting is a women-owned consulting firm based in Buffalo, New York. Since 2013, our work has centered on the innovation ecosystem: startups, small businesses, universities, nonprofits, and regional partners pursuing competitive non-dilutive funding.
We are not a volume shop. We are a strategy, proposal, commercialization, and evaluation team that values precision, ethics, clarity, and long-term client readiness. The work we do often sits at high-stakes moments for our clients, when a funding opportunity, federal program, or evaluation requirement needs to be handled with care, structure, and professional judgment.
Professional Affiliations & Certifications
Our Values
Precision Over Volume
We prioritize thoughtful, well-scoped engagements over high-volume transactional work. Competitive funding requires attention to nuance, agency priorities, reviewer expectations, timing, and organizational readiness.
Integrity in Funding
We do not guarantee awards, influence funder decisions, or use contingency-based compensation. Our work is grounded in ethical practice, transparent pricing, and respect for the funder’s decision-making process.
Clarity for Decision-Making
A good funding strategy reduces guesswork. We focus on sequencing, eligibility, readiness, and timing so organizations can make informed decisions about where to invest effort.
Evidence-Based Execution
Whether developing a proposal, building a funding roadmap, or evaluating a funded initiative, our work is grounded in documentation, funder requirements, professional standards, and measurable outcomes.
Long-Term Innovation Capacity
The goal is not only one award. Strong funding strategy builds a pipeline, strengthens internal readiness, and creates a foundation for future growth.
Client Partnership
We approach engagements as a working partnership. The strongest outcomes come when strategy, technical expertise, leadership priorities, and funder expectations are aligned early and managed with discipline throughout the process.
Professional Standards
Our work is shaped by the ethical and professional standards of the grant, evaluation, and fundraising fields. We uphold the ethics and guidance of professional associations, including:
Certifications
- SBA Women-Owned Small Business
- NYS Women-Owned Business Enterprise
Confidentiality, Ethics, and Trust
Clients often share sensitive technical, financial, organizational, and strategic information with us. We follow standard confidentiality practices, are willing to sign NDAs when appropriate, and treat client information with care.
We do not promise or imply that any proposal, project, or application will be funded. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes. What we can provide is a structured, tailored, and professionally grounded process informed by experience, current requirements, and ethical practice.
Our Team
Our team works across proposal strategy, funding research, commercialization support, and evaluation. We bring experience across federal grants, SBIR/STTR, innovation ecosystems, education, workforce development, technology commercialization, and regional economic development.
Christine leads grant writing and program evaluation efforts for innovation-driven initiatives that advance emerging technologies, commercialization pathways such as SBIR/STTR, and regional economic development initiatives including NSF Engines, EDA Tech Hubs, and the EDA Recompete program. Her work also spans NSF ART, NSF IUSE, and NSF ATE initiatives that strengthen research translation, workforce development, and STEM pathways.
Elizabeth focuses on securing competitive grant funding and developing strategic proposals that advance innovation, technology development, and community impact. She works across the public funding and innovation ecosystem with startups, researchers, municipalities, and mission-driven organizations pursuing federal and foundation grants.
Amber focuses on federal funding strategy, proposal development, and program evaluation, drawing on a foundation in project management and Scrum Master certification. Her work contributes to SBIR/STTR commercialization pathways and broader innovation ecosystem programs across agencies including NSF, NIH, DOD, DOE, and EDA.
Sarah focuses on complex technology initiatives and non-dilutive funding strategies for organizations advancing innovation and growth. She works across the technology and innovation ecosystem with startups, product teams, and organizations developing software, SaaS platforms, and digital solutions.