By: Micki Vandeloo, President, Lakeview Consulting If your company is in the state of Michigan, you are in luck! Michigan does a great job incentivizing manufacturers and for-profit businesses for activities like job creation, workforce development and equipment investments. In addition, they were recently awarded $8,000,000 to support workforce development efforts in the state’s shipbuilding supply

By: Micki Vandeloo, President, Lakeview Consulting When I first started writing grants for a living, I went to a United Way training course to learn more about grant writing as a profession.  Since the United Way funds non-profits, the course was very centered on finding and accessing grants for non-profits.  When I told the instructor that

By: Micki Vandeloo, President, Lakeview Consulting When we work with clients, we research both grants and incentives, but the question sometimes comes up, “What’s the difference?”. In this article, we will discuss how grants and incentives are the same and different. What are the Common Factors Between Grants and Incentives? Grants and incentives are very different

By: Micki Vandeloo, President, Lakeview Consulting If you have a growing or anticipated registered apprenticeship program (or more than one), some really good news is in store for you in this article! In early July, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) “…announced the award of nearly $162 million through five cooperative agreements to expand Registered

By: Micki Vandeloo, President, Lakeview Consulting We sometimes get asked about community engagement grants for manufacturers. In my experience, manufacturers sometimes find it difficult to engage with the community, largely due to continuous firefighting, ongoing customer issues, and long production days. There’s simply too much to do to make it a priority. In this article, we

By: Micki Vandeloo, President, Lakeview Consulting If your company has an innovation that is groundbreaking and has technical merit and broad societal impact, you may be able to apply for America’s Seed Fund.  This article will explain what the Seed Fund is, why NSF offers it, and how to know if your technology qualifies. What is