Our location in Washington, DC and our familiarity with a number of executive branch departments and agencies affords us the ability to advocate for our corporate clients seeking federal, state and municipal government assistance in a number of challenging assignments, including;

• Grants under public solicitations and Funding Opportunity Announcements
• Loan guarantees under DOE and USDA loan guarantee programs
• Writing grant and loan guarantee applications
• Advocacy for non-solicited projects with Department program managers
• White papers describing new and innovative technologies seeking assistance
• Project deployments funded under the Recovery Act
• Research, development and deployment programs with national laboratories
• Negotiation of Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADA)
• Negotiation of Technology Investment Agreements (TIA)

We have a long history of working with government organizations to foster commercialization of energy technologies. During 2007 and 2008, one of our Managing Directors served on the joint DOE/USDA Technical Advisory Committee for the Biomass Research and Development Initiative (see: www.brdisolutions.com); we have been active supporters and judges of the annual National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Industry Growth Forums; and we have served as Merit Reviewers for DOE grants and grants offered by the Texas Emerging Technology Fund.

For a comprehensive review of various programs offered to energy technology companies under the Recovery Act, see: http://www.energy.gov/recovery/renewablefunding.htm

To review a HamiltonClark NREL financing whitepaper with respect to financing plans for energy technology companies, please see “Financing Projects That Use Clean Energy Technologies: An Overview of Barriers and Opportunities” NREL Project Code: NREL/TP-600-38723, available at www.nrel.gov/docs/fy06osti/38723.pdf