Opportunity
The funding existed. The idea didn't.
The college knew state funding was available for artificial intelligence initiatives. What it needed was a compelling concept and a clear direction for pursuing the opportunity.
Big ideas
deserve more
than small
thinking
Big ideas are easy to admire. Making them work is another matter.
Leverage Education works with colleges, universities, government agencies, and their partners to solve complex education and workforce challenges—from understanding the problem and designing the response to building the capacity to deliver it.
We bring research, strategic judgment, program design, and practical experience to consequential decisions and ambitious initiatives.
How a big idea gets done.
A community college identified available state funding for artificial intelligence initiatives. The opportunity was promising, but the institution had not developed a concept or program to pursue. Leverage Education was engaged to turn that opportunity into something real.
Concept
Start with the idea worth funding.
Leverage Education developed the underlying initiative, transforming an open-ended funding opportunity into a specific proposed response.
Design
Make the idea actionable.
The concept became a proposed program, with the structure and supporting elements needed to present it as a credible investment.
Proposal
Make the case.
Leverage Education wrote the complete competitive state grant application, connecting the proposed initiative to the funding opportunity and presenting a coherent case for support.
$400,000.
The largest award to a college under this state funding opportunity.
A state-funded AI initiative developed from the ground up—from initial concept through complete grant proposal.
See more of our workDifferent challenges. The same ambition to get it right.
From questions about where to grow to decisions about what to offer, higher education institutions face strategic choices that require evidence, imagination, and operational understanding.
Explore higher education capabilitiesLeverage Education helps institutions:
- Assess strategic opportunities and growth potential
- Design new programs and educational initiatives
- Understand learners, markets, and workforce needs
- Develop funding strategies and competitive proposals
- Strengthen organizational models and implementation capacity
- Engage constituents and turn research into decisions
“I founded Leverage Education to help organizations do the hard work between the idea and the implementation.”
Maya Evans, Ph.D., brings experience across classrooms, research, institutional leadership, and consulting, connecting strategic thinking with the realities of organizational change.
Meet MayaLet's work on what's next.
Whether you're evaluating an opportunity, developing an initiative, navigating a complex challenge, or looking for a specialized partner, we'd like to hear what you're working on.
For agencies and prime contractors
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