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In our last post, we discussed the fifth key to success for navigating government contracts and grants: developing your capture strategy. The next step is to go back and re-read the solicitations/program requirements. To use your time effectively, check that your organization’s value propositions match or exceed the solicitation requirements. Key requirements to note include eligible entities, scope of work, geographic location (if applicable), application process and documentation requirements, award type and amount, special set-asides or preferences for type of awardee, and the overall priorities and goals of the government entity issuing the solicitation. Pro tip: highlight and color code key requirements by category, importance, and/or type of requirement. Then, review the key requirements against your organization’s strengths to ensure your organization’s capabilities and value propositions match and preferably exceed the requirements. Need any assistance? If you need any support, please reach out to us at [email protected]. 

In our last post, we discussed the fourth key to success for navigating government contracts and grants: building and maintaining your network. Your next step is to develop a capture strategy. Here’s how to proceed: ✅ Step one: Understand your organization’s key strengths, capacity, and capabilities. Specify your strategy to align with the relevant government agency’s’ goals, priorities, and trends in contract or grant awards. ✅ Step two: Conduct a competitive analysis to determine your peers in this space and how your organization can stay ahead of your competition. ✅ Step three: Monitor relevant government agency’ goals and priorities to ensure alignment with these objectives and create a regular cadence of benchmarks and check-ins to ensure alignment and continuous progress. For essential government contracts and grants tips, follow our GTC 360° Advisors LinkedIn page, or see our complete list of tips for government contracting and grants here: https://lnkd.in/gzmuJqih If you need any assistance, we are here to help. The best way to reach us is at [email protected].

In our last post, we discussed the third key to success in navigating government contracts and grants: regularly searching for opportunities. Our next recommendation is to build and maintain your network in the government contracting and grants landscape. We advise that you build these relationships early and reinforce them often. Government officials generally have limited time and may not have the ability to meet during certain proposal periods. The best way to establish a reputation and rapport in the procurement space is through direct engagement with contracting and program offices, attending conferences, and industry events, and joining associations. Our team engages with government contracting and program officers every day, and we would be happy to develop and execute the right engagement strategy to accomplish your strategic goals.  You can reach us at [email protected]. 

The GTC 360° Advisors team had the pleasure of attending the inaugural Coalition for Food Security (CFS) Summit as a key partner and a member of CFS. The Summit brought together local farmers to recruit CFS farmers and educate minority-owned landowners and underserved farmers in Georgia. Participants listened to presentations from the USDA on the Climate Smart Commodities grant program and from Ponix, and FoodChain Technologies, Inc on how CFS is working with underserved farmers. We also had an opportunity to tour Ponix's pilot indoor farm. Local farmers heard from CFS’s inaugural farmers on their experience with Ponix's innovative hydroponic vertical farms and the positive impact of the CFS program. As part of the grant implementation, GTC 360° Advisors serves as a project partner on the USDA grant. Our team is developing a baseline of climate-smart practices and resulting GHG reductions. We will manage the development and approval of a first-ever carbon reduction methodology for indoor hydroponic farming with an established carbon registry to generate and trade carbon credits across CFS and beyond. We’re excited to continue partnering with the Coalition for Food Security!

🚀 Exciting News from GTC 360° Advisors! 🚀 We are thrilled to announce that two applications GTC 360° Advisors supported for the highly competitive EDA Tech Hubs grant program have been awarded a total of $179 Million in funding! 🎉 - Elevate Quantum in Colorado and New Mexico will receive $128M, including $41M federal funding, $77M Colorado state funding, and $10M from New Mexico, to scale quantum information technologies. - Heartland BioWorks in Indiana will receive $51M to grow a sustainable biotechnology supply chain. Elevate Quantum will accelerate lab-to-market technologies, establish quantum labs and fabrication facilities, reduce commercialization time and cost, foster entrepreneurship, and build an inclusive, diverse workforce. These programs will support 10,000 new jobs, skills training for 30,000 workers, and extensive infrastructure projects throughout the #MountainWest region. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gYbV-v8e Heartland BioWorks, led by ARI (Applied Research Institute), will build a robust biotechnology supply chain, facilitating the rapid discovery, development, and deployment of next-generation bioproducts. Funding will be applied to four projects, including connecting under-resourced workers to good jobs, building an entrepreneurial ecosystem, constructing a training facility, and leveraging Indiana’s higher education institutions. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eSdhkUR5 This success was possible through our collaboration with our partner Delivery Associates and the Community Funding Accelerator🏆 Here's how GTC 360° Advisors contributed: 🔹 Grant Strategy: We crafted strategic plans to ensure both applications stood out. 🔹 Consortium Development: Our team facilitated the formation of strong consortia. 🔹 Organizational Design: We designed robust structures to support each project. 🔹 Proposal Writing and Management:   - For Elevate Quantum, GTC 360° Advisors led the entire proposal writing and management efforts.   - For Heartland BioWorks, GTC 360° Advisors spearheaded the workforce development application. We are immensely proud of our role in these successful applications, and we look forward to supporting their implementation. Thank you to everyone involved for your hard work and dedication! 🙌 #EDA #TechHubs #Innovation #QuantumTechnology #BioWorks #GrantWriting #ElevateQuantum #EconomicDevelopment #Indiana #Colorado #NewMexico #GTC360Advisors #SuccessStory

In our last post, we discussed the second key to success in navigating government contracts and grants: registering your organization. Our next strategy is to ensure you stay informed about government procurement postings. This involves regularly searching for opportunities. 🔎 We recommend using websites like grants.gov or the System for Award Management (SAM).  You can set up filters based on factors like government departments and opportunity type. Identification codes like NAICS can also be helpful. You will be notified via email of new opportunities as they are posted. Then, you can review these alerts and results, and modify the alert as needed to further customize to your needs. We also recommend researching  reputable opportunity alert and identification systems (these usually require a subscription or similar paid plan). If you need any assistance, we are here to help. The best way to reach us is at [email protected].

In our last post, we discussed the crucial first key to success in navigating government contracts and grants: clearly defining your objectives and goals. Once you have a clear vision of what you want to achieve in the government procurement space, it's time to delve deeper into the process -time to register your organization. Here’s a quick checklist to help you do that:  ✅ Obtain an Employer Identification Number (EIN) through the IRS website. ✅ Identify the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes that align with your business. ✅ Obtain a Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code. ✅ Register with the System for Award Management (SAM). ✅ Register with the certify.SBA.gov login service and explore SBA socioeconomic categories. (Eligibility can offer advantages in contracting.) If you want more government contracts and grants tips, follow our @GTC 360 Advisors LinkedIn page and check out our website: https://gtc360.com/ And if you need any assistance, we would love to help. Please reach out to us at [email protected].

For many business owners, pursuing government contracts and grants can be challenging. Because of this, we’re providing a series of posts to showcase our keys to success when navigating government contracts and grants. Below is our first installment on ‘Keys to Success’ in the Government marketplace for both contracts and grants. If you have government contracts and grants in sight, you’ll want to start by clearly defining your objectives and goals in the government procurement space. Determine what you want to achieve with government contracts or grants, such as providing a service, securing funding for research, or selling goods to the government. Once you’ve defined these goals, begin researching the federal, state, or local government agencies offering contracts and grants at the federal, state, or local levels.   Keep in mind that different agencies handle different types of projects and funding. If you need any assistance, my team and I would love to help. The best way to reach us is at [email protected].

Happy Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! 🌺 This May, we honor the history and strength of our diverse community.   We proudly recognize our first client and now strategic partner, The Kalaimoku Group (TKG), a Native Hawaiian-owned firm. Since 2020, GTC has worked closely with TKG to enhance its visibility and secure their SBA 8(a) certification. We are now working together to obtain SBA approval to create a Native Hawaiian Organization (NHO) to benefit all Native Hawaiians. Please visit https://kalaimoku.com/ to learn more about TKG’s background and services. And if you need any assistance with government contracts and grants, we would love to help. The best way to reach us is at [email protected].

Today marks our four-year anniversary at GTC 360° Advisors 🎉 I would like to take this opportunity to thank our team members, clients, and partners who supported us along this journey. We are proud of all the important work we have accomplished on behalf of our diverse clients over the past four years, including: → Expanded our team of counselors to over 20 experts serving international and domestic clients; → Established a groundbreaking strategic relationship with BDO, the fifth-largest accounting network in the world; → Partnerred with Delivery Associates to secure EDA Tech Hubs Designation on behalf of the Elevate Quantum Colorado consortium for Quantum Information Technology and a Strategy Development grant on behalf of the Utah Advanced Materials Manufacturing Initiative; → Won a $241M total ceiling contract with DoD’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) to accelerate AI adoption across DoD; → Won a $100M contract with the Department of State on behalf of an architect and engineering client; → Won a $7.5M contract with the Texas Department of Transportation on behalf of a connected vehicle data client; → Won a multi-year disaster assistance contract in the State of Florida on behalf of an emergency management client; → Won a $5M USDA climate smart commodity grant on behalf of Ponix underserved farmers, and the University of the District of Columbia (HBCU), with GTC 360° Advisors developing a novel carbon credit methodology for indoor hydroponic produce; → Won a $3M USDA Fertilizer Product Expansion Program grant for Heliae Development, LLC, an innovative microalgal nutrient alternative company; → Won a $1M broadband telehealth grant with the FCC on behalf of 13 diverse healthcare partners in California – including critical access hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and tribal health clinics; and → Won a $447,000 Delta Regional Authority grant on behalf of the Greater Memphis Chamber, which will support the creation of a sustainable STEM-focused talent pipeline, aiming to recruit, train, and retain a diverse workforce for advanced manufacturing jobs in the Memphis region. It’s been an amazing four years, and I’m excited to see where the next year takes us 🚀