Grants

Provided below are some of the most promising federal grant opportunities that will be issued in the next three months. If you are interested in applying for one of these grants, Hamm Consulting Group encourages you to get started now by aligning project components with federal objectives, building partnerships with local, state, and national organizations, leveraging assistance and matching funds, and arranging conference calls or meetings with federal staff to solicit feedback. Since grant application periods are often too short...

Hamm Consulting client City of Memphis has secured $1.9 million Grant from Cohen-Championed Rape Kit Backlog Reduction Program. Ron began communications with Department of Justice - National Institute of Justice (DOJ-NIJ) in 2014, secured meetings with DOJ-NIJ staff in early 2015 to discuss the city’s SAKI initiative and need for federal support. ...

On August 13, Hamm Consulting Group participated on a webinar on the 2015 U.S. Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Regional Innovation Strategies (RIS) Program Solicitation.  Julie Lenzer Kirk, Director of EDA’s Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIE), Craig Buerstatte, Program Manager, and Andria Fisanich, a Program Analyst, provided information on the solicitation that included the attached slides. The application deadline is October 5, 2015. $10 million is allocated for the FY 2015 RIS Program Competition to support two separate grant opportunities, the i6 Challenge and Seed Fund...

Today, EDA announced that applications are now being accepted for the 2015 Regional Innovation Strategies Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO). We are excited to list a few opportunities in the coming weeks to get you more info and answer questions: Wednesday, August 12 at 1:00 p.m. ET: EDA Twitter Chat hosted by @US_EDA and OIE Director @ChiefMuse (use #RISP15 to ask questions) Thursday, August 13 at 4:00 p.m. ET: SSTI hosted webinar (general RIS) REGISTER Monday, August 18 White House Rural Council and USDA cohosted webinar (RIS rural component). CheckOIE’s Website in...

Grant Opportunities Alert, June 8, 2015. Please contact Ron Hamm at rhamm@hammconsulting.warnholz.pro or 202-596-8384 for additional information. ...

Washington D.C, 23.05.2014 - On May 21, 2014, I participated on a stakeholder conference call hosted by the U.S. Department of Education to provide an overview and details of the new First in the World (FITW) Grant competition.  The notice for the grant solicitation was published in the May 16 Federal Register, and can be found here.  Two identical webinars will be held, one on May 28 from 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm (EST) and a second on June 4 at...

May 01, 2014: As a federal government relations professional principally serving higher education and municipal entities who consistently pursue external funding that includes federal grants, I focus on working with them to implement strategies to enhance their grants success in today’s hypercompetitive environment due in part to challenging economic times. Like the great companies and athletes, grant seekers must work continuously to build their skills and augment their competitive edge. It is interesting that strategic and analytical skills attained during my...