One River Grants, established in 1994, is a New York State-based company that helps health care institutions, practitioners, researchers, professional associations, advocacy organizations, and local and state governments maximize participation in grant-funded programs, services, and research in health care and medicine.

One River Grants was founded on the belief that effective and successful health care services are the result of partnerships among health care organizations, health care practitioners, government, private philanthropy, and communities served. One River Grants helps health care organizations and individuals further their missions by tapping national, state, and local resources.

One River Grants has helped its clients win tens of millions of dollars from federal, state, and local governments, private foundations, and private corporations through its comprehensive grants solicitation and grants management services.

One River Grants operates www.egrants.net, an online source of comprehensive up-to-date information on government grants and contracts, fellowships, and foundation and corporate grants.

One River Grants' principal staff is:

Stephen Banks, President, has more than 25 years experience in grants development and management in universities and non-profit health care and medical organizations. Mr. Banks holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Florida International University and a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Florida Atlantic University. In 1994, Mr. Banks established One River Grants, a full-service grants company that offers comprehensive services in the identification and matching of programs with funding sources, concept design and program development, literature review and research, coordination, preparation and submission of grant applications, and consultation for ongoing grants administration.  In 2000, Mr. Banks established egrants.net, an internet based company that provides current and comprehensive information on grant opportunities in medicine and health care that are available through federal, State, and private funding sources.

Peggy K. Collins, Librarian and Database Manager, has experience working in special, public, and academic libraries. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in French from Colgate University and a Master‘s degree in Information Science from the University at Albany. She is a member of the American Library Association (ALA) and the New York Library Association (NYLA). Ms. Collins is responsible for maintaining One RIver Grants’s databases, including www.egrants.net.

Michele Grubb, a Senior Writer with One River Grants since 2005, has extensive experience in grants development in academic settings, including writing her own research proposals to the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health.  Dr. Grubb has a thorough understanding of state and federal grant programs and processes and is able to articulate complex ideas into fundable grant proposals. She holds a PhD in neuroscience from the University of Virginia.

Kimberly Moore joined One River Grants in 2009. She holds a Master’s of Public Health and has experience implementing grants having previously been employed at several academic schools of public health and medicine, as well as a local health department. She brings a public health perspective to grants development emphasizing the implementation of evidence-based practices and provides advanced technical insight into study design and evaluation. She has experience developing applications for federal, state, and private foundation funding. Ms. Moore is also currently writing her dissertation on the built environment and physical activity in pursuit of a Ph.D. in epidemiology at the State University of New York at Albany School of Public Health.

Karen Norton, Senior Writer, holds a Master's in Public Health, is a licensed nursing home administrator, and has more than 20 years of experience working for non-profit hospitals and health systems in the Northeast in health care planning, development, and decision support. She is experienced in writing certificate of need applications and grants to obtain funding for health care delivery, building, and capital equipment projects; conducting grant research; grants management; and new project start-ups.

One River Grants has a professional staff of writers, librarians, researchers, budget analysts, fund raisers, and development specialists who work with clients through a variety of services.