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Funding Pulse: Weekly Grant & Policy Outlook Week of September 15, 2026 | Start of Fall Outlook Edition

The bottom line for executives The federal grantmaking machine is running on a Continuing Resolution through December 11, 2026 , and that single fact...

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LinkedIn Article

Announcing: The Defense Industrial Powerhouse Playbook GMA DEFENSE & TECH PRACTICE

  The Defense Industrial Powerhouse — a playbook for founders, prepared by GMA's Defense & Technology Practice in conjunction with BlackMoun...

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LinkedIn Article

Funding Pulse: Weekly Grant & Policy Outlook

Week of September 1, 2026 | Grant Management Associates The Compressed Q4 and What It Means for Your Funding Pipeline Congress returns this week to o...

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Transportation & Transit

The $1.25 Trillion Trench: Why the Next Infrastructure Fortunes Won't Come From Highways

By Kristin Cooper America's largest infrastructure market has almost no competition for it. It's a plumbing bill nobody wants to read. EPA says waste...

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Energy, Clean Technology & Critical Minerals

Beyond Disruption: How China’s New Mineral Export Controls Are Reshaping Global Strategy

China’s new export controls on critical minerals represent more than a policy adjustment—they signal a decisive shift in the global competition for i...

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General

Agricultural and Food System Funding

National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), released a Request for Applications (RFA) for over $150 million to support research, extension and...

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General

Congress Just Authorized a Rural Housing Pipeline. Appropriators Decide Whether It Fills.

Nine months of quiet work will separate the communities that get funded from the ones that read about it. On July 11, the 21st Century ROAD to Housin...

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General / Grant Management

Twenty Projects, Fifty-Two Million Dollars, and a Scoring Rubric Hiding in Plain Sight DOE just published what a winning industrial application looks

On May 7, the Department of Energy's Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation announced $52 million for 20 projects across 15 states. The he...

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Transportation & Transit

The FTA No-Lo Grant: Deciding Right Now (Part 4 of 4)

Everything so far has been about other agencies. This part is about the decision sitting on your desk. Investing Now for Your Better Tomorrow Every a...

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Community & Municipal Infrastructure

Two Cities, Two Choices: What Happens When You Take the Money

— and What Happens When You Don't Part 3 of 4 One city spent $32 million and came away with a cleaner fleet, lower maintenance costs, and riders who...

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General / Grant Management

Part 2: What’s Actually In It For Your Community?

Part 1 answered why the FTA’s Low or No Emission (Low-No) Vehicle Program exists under 49 U.S.C. 5339(c). Now for the part that matters most: what ac...

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Defense & National Security

The Defense Supply-Chain Order Grant Applicants Cannot Ignore

The Defense Supply-Chain Order Grant Applicants Cannot Afford to Ignore The new defense supply-chain executive order is written as an acquisition dir...

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Transportation & Transit

The $1.25 Trillion Trench: Why the Next Infrastructure Fortunes Won't Come From Highways

America's largest infrastructure market has almost no competition for it. It's a plumbing bill nobody wants to read. EPA says wastewater and stormwat...

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Transportation & Transit

The Bus You Don't Think About: Until It's Better (Part 1 of 4)

That Old Bus Stinks Maybe it was this morning's commute, a ride to a doctor’s appointment, or your kid’s field trip—packed, loud, and smelling faintl...

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Defense & National Security

The Age of Autonomous Flight

The Winners Won't Be the Ones With the Best Drone This is a companion piece to “$61B: The Lesson Every Defense Tech Giant Started With — a Grant” , G...

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Energy, Clean Technology & Critical Minerals

The Next Wave of Transmission Funding Is Being Shaped Now

High-voltage transmission lines carrying electricity across a regional grid DOE’s draft 2026 National Transmission Needs Study is not a funding annou...

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Federal Grants, Funding & Policy

$610 Million on the Line — and 56 Days to Win It By Kristin Cooper, CEO, Grant Management Associates

--- Yesterday morning, the Federal Transit Administration dropped the [FY 2026 Notice of Funding Opportunity for Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities...

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Defense & National Security

Don’t be like Bob. Bob Did Not Look at Free Money from the Air Force.

The Air Force will match your investors 2-to-1. Most founders have never heard of it. Here’s the tale of two defense-tech founders: Bob and Jill . Bo...

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Energy, Clean Technology & Critical Minerals

The Metal Inside Every Semiconductor You Own-And We are Running Out

(Gallium (Ga, Atomic No. 31) — the critical material behind modern defense electronics. Source: Nata travel / Getty Images) The most vulnerable point...

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Federal Grants, Funding & Policy

# Funding Pulse: Weekly Grant & Policy Outlook

Congressional and regulatory moves this week—on nuclear licensing, water infrastructure, disaster readiness, and large-load reliability—are setting t...

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Defense & National Security

The $61B Lesson: Every Defense Tech Giant Started With a Government Grant

The best-performing venture asset class of the decade wasn't funded by venture capital first. It was funded by the Pentagon. Anduril is worth $61 bil...

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Agriculture & Food

# GMA Insight: USDA Grant Rule Changes and the Senate Farm Bill Draft Raise the Stakes for Farmers and Rural Organizations

Farmers and farmer-serving organizations are navigating two overlapping sources of instability: continuing disruption in USDA funding and administrat...

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Federal Grants, Funding & Policy

Funding Pulse: Weekly Grant & Policy Outlook

The most important funding signal in Washington right now is not a single grant announcement. It is the rapid convergence of grid reliability concern...

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Federal Grants, Funding & Policy

GFO 25-802 Q&A Analysis - MUST READ

What the California Energy Commission’s Latest GFO 25-802 Q&A Really Signals for Bidders The California Energy Commission’s newly released Questi...

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Energy, Clean Technology & Critical Minerals

Navigating New FEOC Rules: How Grant Management Associates Helps Clean Energy Projects Stay Compliant and Win Federal Funding

The landscape for clean energy funding in the United States is changing fast—and the new Foreign Entity of Concern (FEOC) rules may be the sharpest t...

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Energy, Clean Technology & Critical Minerals

FY2026 Energy and Water Appropriations Act - UNPACKED

The FY2026 Energy and Water Appropriations Act tightens some clean‑energy spending while deliberately preserving and redirecting large pools of capit...

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General / Grant Management

Project Vault

From Lender to Market Maker: What Project Vault Means for GMA Clients If you run a mining, processing, recycling, data center, AI infrastructure, EV,...

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Federal Grants, Funding & Policy

From Pass‑Through to Power Player: How States Can Win in the Next Era of Federal Financial Assistance

States are moving into a funding environment where federal dollars are more politicized, less predictable, and more heavily conditioned on performanc...

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Water & Environmental Infrastructure

Resilient Funding in Uncertain Times: What This Week’s Federal Budget Deal Means for Water, PFAS, and Cybersecurity Grants

What This Week’s Spending Deal Signals for Water, Climate, and Infrastructure Grants Federal funding turbulence is becoming the norm rather than the...

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Energy, Clean Technology & Critical Minerals

Positioning for California’s Next Wave of Building Decarbonization Funding: How Grant Management Associates Can Help You Win

California is clearly signaling sustained, large-scale investment in building decarbonization, and there is a window right now for well-prepared appl...

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Water & Environmental Infrastructure

Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation’s Investment in Madison: A Blueprint for Community-Driven Water Funding Success

The recent $990,000 award from the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation’s Doyuti T’uhkama grant program to the Madison Community Services District (Madison CSD)...

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Federal Grants, Funding & Policy

Funding Pulse: Weekly Grant & Policy Outlook

Welcome to Funding Pulse: Weekly Grant & Policy Outlook—your essential update on the latest federal, state, and industry news impacting funding,...

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Defense & National Security

DEFENSE FUNDING SURGE 2025-2026

Unprecedented Opportunities in DoW Grants, Loans, and Innovation Programs Strategic Advisory from Grant Management Associates |  January 2026 Ex...

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Energy, Clean Technology & Critical Minerals

UNPACK the Republican FY 2026 Energy & Water Draft Budget: Leaner Growth, Strong Infrastructure, and ‘All‑of‑the‑Above’ Energy

The Republican Energy and Water draft for FY 2026 (H.R. 4553) holds funding essentially flat overall while reshaping priorities toward conventional e...

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Energy, Clean Technology & Critical Minerals

Funding Pulse: What This Week’s Energy Agenda Means for Future Funding Dec 1, 2025

This week’s energy and policy schedule is packed with signals about where federal and market priorities are headed—and how Grant Management Associate...

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Energy, Clean Technology & Critical Minerals

Critical Minerals Supply Chain Risks Are No Longer Theoretical — What the Latest IEA Outlook Means for U.S. Companies in 2025 and Beyond

An Advisory for Grant Management Associates Clients The clean-energy transition is accelerating at unprecedented speed, but so is the volatility that...

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Federal Grants, Funding & Policy

Funding Pulse: Weekly Grant & Policy Outlook Monday, November 24, 2025

Federal Grant Activity Shifts After Government Reopening Following the reopening of the federal government after the longest shutdown in U.S. history...

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Defense & National Security

Defense Today

The ongoing developments within the Department of War—highlighted in recent Defense One briefings—signal a pivotal shift in U.S. defense posture, spe...

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Federal Grants, Funding & Policy

Funding Pulse: Weekly Grant & Policy Outlook

Title: Funding Pulse: Weekly Grant & Policy Outlook Welcome to Funding Pulse: Weekly Grant & Policy Outlook—your essential intelligence on po...

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Energy, Clean Technology & Critical Minerals

Beyond Disruption: How China’s New Mineral Export Controls Are Reshaping Global Strategy

China’s new export controls on critical minerals represent more than a policy adjustment—they signal a decisive shift in the global competition for i...

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Defense & National Security

U.S. Army Futures Command AI Integration Center Broad Agency Announcement: Expanding the Frontier of Military AI Research (2024–2029)

Overview The U.S. Army Futures Command’s Artificial Intelligence Integration Center (AI2C), working with the Army Contracting Command at Rock Island,...

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General

Key Shifts in Federal and California Housing Policy: Funding, Reform, and Opportunity (August 2025)

The landscape for affordable housing policy and funding in the United States is evolving rapidly as Congress and state leaders wrangle over budgets,...

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Energy, Clean Technology & Critical Minerals

California’s CERRI Program: Funding Grid Reliability and Community Resilience

(GFO-23-312r2 – Round 2 Community Energy Reliability and Resilience Investment Program) The California Energy Commission’s Community Energy Reliabili...

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Energy, Clean Technology & Critical Minerals

Seizing TechConnect’s $8B+ Critical Technology Challenge: How Grant Management Associates Delivers Winning Proposals

The TechConnect Critical Technology Challenge 2026 has unveiled the U.S.’s most ambitious funding landscape, channeling over $8 billion towards innov...

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Community & Municipal Infrastructure

Funding Opportunities for Community Infrastructure & Development

From the Desk of Kristin Cooper, CEO, Grant Management Associates As CEO of Grant Management Associates, I am privileged to work alongside communitie...

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Economic Development & Business Growth

Unlocking Growth: Everything You Need to Know About the California Competes Tax Credit

By Grant Management Associates California businesses have a powerful catalyst for job creation and expansion—the California Competes Tax Credit (CCTC...

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Federal Grants, Funding & Policy

The RFP Is Out and Your Team Is Missing In Action. Now What?

Grant Writing in the Era of Trump’s New Budget Every grant team knows the feeling: the RFP drops, excitement is high, and then… silence. Suddenly, ke...

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Agriculture & Food

Farm Security is National Security: A New Era for U.S. Agriculture and Funding

Introduction The "Farm Security is National Security" initiative, launched in July 2025, marks a transformative moment for American agriculture. Spea...

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Federal Grants, Funding & Policy

Funding Release - Department of the Interior

QUICK TURNAROUND - Due July 23, 2025 FY 2025 Bureau of Land Management Aquatic Resource Management WHAT DOES IT FUND?  The purpose of this progr...

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Community & Municipal Infrastructure

Solve Real-World Problems: Enter the Smart Cities Smart Bases Challenge

IF YOU NEED HELP SUBMITING YOUR INNOVATION PLEASE CONTACT US. We know what they will be looking for. Let us help you to frame up your winning submiss...

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Community & Municipal Infrastructure

Do not miss your opportunity to apply for funding under the following COPS Office Notice of Funding Opportunities!

Contact Caroline Winter to set up a FREE consultation with Grant Management Associates to evaluate your project proposal. Deadline for first part of...

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Public Safety & Cybersecurity

COPS Funding

The COPS Office has the following grant funding opportunities that are now open and accepting applications. Grant Management Associates (GMA) helps c...

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Energy, Clean Technology & Critical Minerals

Summary of the McKinsey Report: "Powering a New Era of US Energy Demand"

The McKinsey report outlines a dramatic surge in US energy demand, driven by reindustrialization, rapid growth in AI and data centers, and broad elec...

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Energy, Clean Technology & Critical Minerals

Summary of ACCF Report: "Implementing President Trump’s Energy Dominance Agenda: Past and Future Role of the Loan Programs Office"

The report by the American Council for Capital Formation (ACCF) examines the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office (LPO) as a strategic to...

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Federal Grants, Funding & Policy

Upcoming Federal Grant Opportunities: Spring/Summer 2025 Deadlines

As we move into the second quarter of 2025, several significant federal funding opportunities are available for rural communities, transportation pro...

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Energy, Clean Technology & Critical Minerals

DOE's Grid Deployment Office: New Leadership Brings Renewed Focus on Security and Affordability

The Department of Energy's Grid Deployment Office (GDO) has announced a new leadership team that will reshape America's approach to grid infrastructu...

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Transportation & Transit

Observations about the $95M-Plan for Critical Clean Transportation Investments in California

The upcoming plan calls for: $32.7 million for light-duty EV charging infrastructure  $30 million for medium- and heavy-duty ZEVs and infrastruc...

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Emergency Management, Disaster Resilience & Wildfire

Resilience Bond - What is it and what can it do for your community?

A Resilience Bond is a new insurance instrument designed to help cashstrapped governments increase both physical protection and financial insurance a...

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Emergency Management, Disaster Resilience & Wildfire

FEMA Disaster Recovery Reform

The Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (DRRA) was signed into just recently. Agencies and governments receiving FEMA federal assistance will b...

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Environmental & Climate Finance

Environmental Impact Bonds

Environmental Impact Bonds (EIB) are private-sector investors willing to bet on a “pay-for-success” bond offering. This is a unique financial tool th...

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Agriculture & Food

Specialty Crop Block Grant Program

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) conducts an annual competitive solicitation process to award Specialty Crop Block Grant Prog...

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Agriculture & Food

GMA helps Agricultural Producers apply for Disaster Funding

New details on eligibility for a new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) disaster program have been released;  2017 Wildfires and Hurricanes I...

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Federal Grants, Funding & Policy

SBIR-STTR What can this program do for you?

As part of last week's $99 million announcement by the U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Bu...

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Agriculture & Food

Regional Centers for Food Safety Training

USDA’s National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has issued a Request for Applications (RFA) that will provide nearly $6.6 million in fundin...

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Emergency Management, Disaster Resilience & Wildfire

Fire Funding Fix - Wildfire Suppression

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today expressed his appreciation for the work of Congress to find a bipartisan fix for the way the U.S. Fo...

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Housing & Community Development

Affordable Housing 2018 Omnibus Spending

Congress released the text of its fiscal year (FY) 2018 omnibus spending package with significant increases for affordable housing and community deve...

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Agriculture & Food

USDA Under Trump

USDA Program Priorities under the Trump Administration USDA’s 2018 Farm Bill and Legislative Principles: FARM PRODUCTION & CONSERVATION Provide a...

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Federal Grants, Funding & Policy

SBIR 2017

SBIR Legislative Efforts in 2017 (Improvements or "Deprovements") from Rick Shindell of SBIR Insider At the end of the 114th Congress (December23, 20...

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Agriculture & Food

Job Creation in Rural America

The USDA recently announced an investment of $2.5 Billion in Rural Electric Infrastructure These Loans Will Help Create Jobs and Spur Business Growth...

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General

HUD SNAPS Program Changes

Grant Management Associates has staff members that specialize in HUD programs. The SNAPS program opened Friday, July 14, 2017. It will close Thursday...

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Water & Environmental Infrastructure

EPA Water Finance Clearinghouse

The Clearinghouse allows you to search a database with more than $10 billion in water funding sources and over 600 resources to support local water i...

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Transportation & Transit

SB 1 California Transportation Bill

SB 1 is a landmark transportation investment to rebuild California by fixing neighborhood streets, freeways and bridges in communities across Califor...

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General

SNAPS In Focus: The New Joint Transitional Housing and Rapid Re-Housing Component - Important Info from HUD

  NEW IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT HUD's SNAPS PROGRAM In the Registration Notice for the FY 2017 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition, we...

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Community & Municipal Infrastructure

Funding for US Cities

You may have heard that Bloomberg Philanthropies has announced a $200 million initiative designed to spur innovation in city halls issues across the...

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Agriculture & Food

Agriculture and Food System Funding

National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), released a Request for Applications (RFA) for over $150 million to support research, extension and...

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Environmental & Climate Finance

Public Comment on State of California Climate Plan

Natural Resources Agency Seeks Public Comment on Update to the State’s Climate Adaptation Plan SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Today the California Natural Reso...

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Agriculture & Food

NEW FUNDING - Food Safety Outreach Program (FSOP)

According to the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition - This program – the Food Safety Outreach Program (FSOP) – received first-time funding in...

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Federal Grants, Funding & Policy

Grant Writing Workshop - FREE - Nevada City CA

MEET THE EXPERT: KRISTIN COOPER-CARTER     Putting Together a Successful Grant Application   A wide variety of organizations have...

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General / Grant Management

How to Turn Big Ideas into Big Bucks

You’re ready to go after some grant money. You have a strong program that meets a compelling need. You have data to support your approach. You’ve eve...

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Energy, Clean Technology & Critical Minerals

SunShot Program-Community Impact

The SunShot Program is seeking your input.  They have a new program that encourages teams across the country to compete to bring community solar...

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General

The Promise of Promise Zones

In the Summer of 2015 HUD will publish a Notice in the Federal Register requesting public comment on the proposed selection process, criteria, and su...

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General / Grant Management

Why should you reconsider partnering with National Labs

There is growing recognition that DOE's 17 national labs have not made technology transfer, commercialization, or metropolitan cluster development a...

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Federal Grants, Funding & Policy

Holiday Grant Writing

I cannot recall a holiday season that has not been hijacked by the deadline of a grant proposal. This year is no different. Many state and federal ag...

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General / Grant Management

Numbers Game

When writing grant proposals you must keep in mind that for the most part it is a numbers game. The Funding Agency provides you with a set criteria t...

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Federal Grants, Funding & Policy

Grant Writing Success

A lot of people ask me what it takes to be successful in getting grant proposals funded. The key to being successful in grant applications is to deve...

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Federal Grants, Funding & Policy

Curtail Grant Writing Stress

The key to reducing the stress of developing grant proposals? Control the deadline - don't let it control you.   Deadline = Stress How...

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