ABOUT
Bio
Isabel A. Milkovich, MA, has raised nearly $65 Million for public services since 2017. She has provided grant writing and strategy for government grants and contracts for services such as climate resilience, workforce development, education, affordable housing, and agriculture. Isabel started IAM Grants Consulting, LLC, in 2022 to help nonprofits and communities thrive through government grant development, program development, and consortium management.
Isabel has a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature from Montana State University, a Master’s degree in English from the University of Grenoble-Alpes in France, and a certificate in grant writing from Valdosta State University.
Isabel is an active volunteer with the Grant Professionals Association (GPA) Northwest Chapter, GPA National, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Central Oregon Chapter. When she’s not working or volunteering, you can find her outside hiking, skiing, kayaking, or gardening.
Experience
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
$45 Million+ in Project-Based Section 8 Contracts (HAP)
U.S. Department of the Treasury
$3 Million in Capital Magnet Funds
U.S. Department of Agriculture
$750,000 in Beginning Farmer and Rancher Programs
$170,000 for Emergency Rural Health Care
Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority
$10.5+ in Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC)
Future Ready Oregon
$1 Million in Innovation in Workforce Programs
Oregon Department of Human Services
$554K in Survivor Investment Partners funding
Education
Grant-Writing Certificate, 2020
Valdosta State University, Georgia
MA Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, 2020
l'Université Grenoble-Alpes, France
BA English Literature, 2013
Montana State University, Montana
Summiting the highest peak in the Chartreuse Mountains, French Alps.
Hiking Black Butte in Central Oregon.
Volunteer Experience
National Alliance on Mental Illness, Central Oregon
In Our Own Voices Presenter
Grant Professionals Association
Mentor
Programming Committee, Northwest Chapter
Personal Passions
Languages
Fluent in French
Conversational Spanish
Arts & Culture
Dance
Theater
Literature
Outdoor Recreation
Hiking, camping, kayaking
Nordic skiing, snowshoeing
Gardening & Agriculture