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Eric P. Grimes
Strategic Partner
Eric Grimes has over 15 years of experience working with local, regional, and state governments and non-profit organizations. He is the President and CEO of The Grimes Group, a development and consulting firm which provides services for appropriations specializing in the environment, energy, health and wellness, parks and recreation, the arts, and youth programs. His current client base is concentrated in Pennsylvania, but he has extensive experience working with non-profit groups in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and New York.
While securing funding for his clients, Mr. Grimes has worked with the U.S. Department of Justice, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Education, and Department of Energy. In his current position, he has substantive contacts with Members of Congress and their staff, the Executive Branch, state and local elected officials, and federal, state, and local agencies. In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, he has worked with the Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Department of Education, Department of Energy, and Department of Community and Economic Development. He helped create a Multi-Municipal Recreation Plan, a Rails-to-Trails Plan, and a Comprehensive Recreation, Park, Open Space and Greenway Plan for his clients.
Previously, Mr. Grimes worked for the U.S. Department of the Interior and held executive positions in the environmental and health and wellness fields, concentrating on youth and educational programs. While in these positions, he was responsible for marketing, accounting, program development, staff management, and risk management.
Mr. Grimes received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Recreation and Parks Management from The Pennsylvania State University in State College and is currently a member of the College of Health and Human Development Alumni Board of Directors at the University. He and his family reside in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
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