ABOUT ME

Dr. Kimberly Gooding is an award-winning grant and compliance expert who specializes in empowering organizations to unlock transformative success with federal funding. With more than two decades guiding large-scale HUD programs, she brings unmatched insight, integrity, and passion to every partnership, helping municipalities, nonprofits, and housing agencies maximize their mission impact through strategic consulting and capacity-building.

Awards & Designations

HUD Outstanding Service Award
Recognized presenter for national housing and public administration conferences
Certified Contract Representative - Defense Acquisition University
Certified Grant Warrant Officer with Unlimited authority - State Department
Certified Grant Warrant Officer- NSF
OPM Federal Leadership completion certificate
Meritorious Awardee
Special Act Awardee
Outstanding Performance Awards (HUD, NSF, State)
Honorary Doctorate Award
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Council on Federal Financial Assistance (COFFA) designated liaison for HUD grant programs
Civil Service Diplomat at U.S. Department of State
Presidential Management Council (PMC) Interagency Rotation Program Fellowship Finalist

Certifications

Certified Grants Management Specialist (CGMS)
Leadership Fellow, National Grants Management Association (NGMA)
Member, American Grant Writers’ Association (AGWA)
Economic Development Finance Professional (EDFP) certification (Grow America - formerly NDC)
Member and CGMS SME exam reviewer
National Grants Management Association (NGMA)
Member, American Evaluation Association

International Speaking engagements, trainings & meetings

U.S. Embassy Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand – Global Women Issues Conference Workshop
U.S. Embassy Manila, Philippines
U.S. Embassy Seoul, Korea – American Spaces/Corner
U.S. Embassy Moscow, Russia
U.S. Embassy Kyiv, Ukraine
U.S. Embassy Tirana, Albania
U.S. Embassy Bucharest, Romania
U.S. Embassy Chisinau, Moldova
U.S. Embassy Podgorica, Montenegro
U.S. Embassy Berlin, Germany
U.S. Consulate Frankfurt, Germany
U.S. Embassy Athens, Greece – American Spaces/Corner
U.S. Embassy Vienna, Austria – American Spaces/Corner
U.S. Embassy Brussels, Belgium
U.S. NATO Mission Brussels, Belgium
U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv, Israel
U.S. Embassy Amman, Jordan
U.S. Embassy Tunis, Tunisia
U.S. Embassy Nairobi, Kenya
U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa
U.S. Consulate Johannesburg, South Africa
U.S. Embassy Brasilia, Brazil
U.S. Consulate Sao Paulo, Brazil
U.S. Embassy Santiago, Chile
U.S. Embassy San Jose, Costa Rica
U.S. Embassy Kingston, Jamaica
U.S. Embassy Mexico City, Mexico
U.S. Embassy Managua, Nicaragua

Domestic Speaking engagements, trainings & meetings

Foreign Service Institute – Arlington, VA
11 years Adjunct Instructor teaching five grant related courses
Western Hemisphere Regional Training Center in Fort Lauderdale, FL
5 years Adjunct Instructor teaching regional specific workshops
City of San Antonio, Texas grants compliance training
City of New York, NY and State of New York grant compliance training
City of Las Cruces, New Mexico grant compliance training
City of Albuquerque, New Mexico grant compliance training
City of Charleston, South Carolina (Grant Subrecipient Training)
City of Cairo, IL (Basic Grants Writing Training)
City of Alexandria, VA grants compliance training
Fairfax County, VA grants compliance training
DMV various Non-Profit and International Non-Governmental Organization (INGO) grants compliance meetings
2024 National Extension and Research Administrative Officers Conference (NERAOC)
2024 National 4-H Leadership meeting
Annual U.S. HHS SBIR/STTR conference in Dallas, TX speaker presentation
Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Conference speaker presentation
Conference for Minority Public Administrators (COMPA) speaker presentation
2025 National Grants Management Association Conference – Invited Federal Government panel speaker
Arizona State University – panel speaker
Illinois State University – speaker presentation
Savannah State University – grantee training
Clemson University – grantee training
Claflin University – grantee training
Missouri Botanical Garden – grantee training