When reading the title of this blog, I am sure some of you are thinking the following. What do you mean, secure and protect? I have the funding. Why would I have to consider securing and protecting it? The customer has the funding. The purchase order should be coming...

Writing a successful Grant Justification Paper, or Grant Justification Narrative, or Grant Narrative Paper, is one of the most focused parts of obtaining the funding to pay for equipment, software, or training. And it is important. However, the Grant Justification...

Merriam-Webster defines rapport as: : a friendly, harmonious relationship especially: a relationship characterized by agreement, mutual understanding, or empathy that makes communication possible or easy One of the most underutilized approaches to obtaining a Federal,...

In my almost 20 years of selling tactical equipment and consulting businesses that sell solutions to the public safety market, I have never met anybody that works in public safety that became a public safety officer to write grants for a living. However, understanding...

It is hard to believe I have been in the Public Safety Market for almost 20 years. My second interview was on 9/12/01, and my first day on the job was 9/25/21, two weeks after 9/11. Having no background working in public safety or the military, I learned the market...

What is a Grant Funding Assistance Strategy? Why is it important that my business have a Grant Funding Assistance Strategy for my customers? Why is it essential that I have a Grant Funding Assistance Strategy for my Agency's needs? These are questions I have been...