Many technology-related safety enhancements are planned with new federal funding

by Mary Scott Nabers | May 12, 2023 | Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, News, Opportunities

The new federal budget – the one proposed for 2024 – requests $74 billion to upgrade government technology. This reflects a 13% increase over the amount of federal money allocated for technology in 2023. The allocation is long overdue. In fact, it is...

There is so much available funding it can be difficult to know how to access it

by Mary Scott Nabers | May 10, 2023 | Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities

Government can be extremely confusing, and it is often difficult to get information about how things work. So, now that there is so much public funding available for projects of all types, it seems important to raise the visibility of good funding sources and try to...

Large park projects continue to launch because of ample funding

by Mary Scott Nabers | May 5, 2023 | Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, News, Opportunities

Local governments have no shortage of reasons to invest in new parks. The available funding is incredibly abundant. It’s available because park enhancement projects deliver so many critical benefits – coastal resilience, economic development, greener...

A sweeping trend that will impact almost every industry

by Mary Scott Nabers | May 3, 2023 | Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities

The significance of electrification, a trend now sweeping America, must be noted. Its economic impact will be historic, and numerous industries will be changed forever. More than half a trillion dollars has already been allocated through federal programs to fund...

Congressional earmarks result in billions of funding for upcoming projects throughout the U.S.

by Mary Scott Nabers | Apr 28, 2023 | Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities

Most citizens understood what ‘Congressional earmarks’ were in the past but then new rules were adopted and earmarks were no longer allowed. Now, however, earmarks are back, and it is important to watch them because they signal upcoming projects that will be of high...