By: Micki Vandeloo, President, Lakeview Consulting The bills authorizing grant funding to support domestic manufacturing conversion that resulted from the pandemic have really garnered the attention of the U.S. manufacturing base.  However, as noted previously in my article, “Setting the Record Straight on Grants for Reshoring Manufacturing”, these grants are targeted at supply chains in very

By: Micki Vandeloo, President, Lakeview Consulting “I want to be a part of it, New York, New York.” You will truly want to be a part of it after reading this article!  New York is a leading state for encouraging manufacturing activities through the use of grants.  The state offers grants for many different types of

By: Micki Vandeloo, President, Lakeview Consulting In the last article, we talked about federal grants and the role they could play in your success as a manufacturing company. We also talked about the strings attached to federal grants. In this article, we will talk about some best practices for securing federal and state manufacturing grant money.

By: Micki Vandeloo, President, Lakeview Consulting Everyone wants federal grant money, primarily due to the money awarded (in the hundreds of thousands to millions per award!).  A Google search proves that there is much publicity for these huge awards, which leads manufacturers to believe that so much money is out there.  This article discusses the sources

As we close out 2023 and enter 2024, I see some trends coming down the pike, both with manufacturing grants and with the manufacturing sector in general.  My crystal ball is in working order, so let me get to my list! Manufacturing Prediction #1:  There will be continued funding opportunities at the federal and state

By: Micki Vandeloo, President, Lakeview Consulting As we enter the final months of 2023, I thought I would end the year answering some of the most common questions I received in my webinars, conference presentations and conversations with manufacturers this year. Question:  Are there manufacturing grants for reshoring?  Answer:  This was by far the most common