James Farnam

Farnam Associates, LLC

86 Cottage Street, New Haven, CT 06511 | (203) 605-8145 | jf@farnamllc.com
Works in: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont

Last updated:
Wednesday, Oct 23, 2024

Farnam Associates, LLC specializes in strategic planning, program development and grant writing to implement programs, community data systems, and project management. We help you figure out what you need to do to achieve your goals and then to undertake the planning, research, documentation, and proposal preparation to get you there. Farnam has facilitated numerous complex planning processes and has assisted groups in developing strategies and programs, setting organizational priorities, and preparing complex plans and proposals. In the 2014-22 period, the firm completed 15 successful federal grants and 8 state contract proposals that brought in $$61.9 million for its clients. Farnam is a graduate of Yale U. and holds a Master’s Degree in City Planning from the U. of Pennsylvania.

Areas of Expertise:

Board assessment, structure, training, performance

Event planning, Publications

Program evaluation

Capital planning and budgeting, Real estate development

Financial analysis and planning

Grant writing, Grant writing - federal grants, Prospect research

Public policy development and strategy

Business / financial models, Business plan development, Meeting facilitation, Strategic planning

Deep expertise in these issue areas: Community Development, Education (K-12), Workforce Training and Development, Youth Development

Past Clients:

  • Organization: City of New Haven - Livable City Initiative
    Name: Serena Neal-Sanjurjo
    Description of services provided: Planning support and Choice Neighborhood Grant Application preparation
    Year services provided: 2016
    Contact Info: (504) 655-8906 | sanjo0813@gmail.com
  • Organization: Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
    Name: David Radcliffe
    Description of services provided: Provide technical assistance and 1:1 coaching to 5 CT city grantees under Fed's Working Cities Challenge initiative
    Year services provided: 2017-2021
    Contact Info: (203) 514-8893 | davidwradcliffe@gmail.com
  • Organization: Workforce Alliance, Inc.
    Name: William Villano
    Description of services provided: Serve as One Stop Operator and have conducted planning and grant writing for this Workforce investment Board for South Central CT
    Year services provided: 1994-Present
    Contact Info: (203) 562-7811 | wvillano@workforcealliance.biz
  • Organization: 'r kids
    Name: Randi Rubin-Rodriguez
    Description of services provided: Program design, grant writing
    Year services provided: 2020-Present
    Contact Info: (203) 865-5437 | randi@rkidsct.org
  • Organization: Southend Institutions Neighborhood Alliance
    Name: Melvyn Colon
    Description of services provided: Strategic planning (2 rounds)
    Year services provided: 2017-2019, 2022-Present
    Contact Info: (860) 990-5533 | MColon@sinainc.org
  • Organization: Believe In ME Empowerment Corporation
    Name: James Walker
    Description of services provided: Program design, proposal development, grant writing
    Year services provided: 2017-Present
    Contact Info: (203) 809-1120 | bimecnewhaven@gmail.com

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