Grant Application & Proposal Development

• Writing

• Editing

• Graphic design

Publication Development & Review / Creation &  Production

• Annual reports

• Business plans

• Project proposals 

• Responses to Requests for Proposals (RFPs)

• Bid submissions

Strategic Planning / Business Case & Marketing Strategies

• Business case ​analysis

• Strategic planning

• ​Market assessment & analysis

• Competitor analysis

Project Team Management

• RFP responses, bids, grants, proposals, business and marketing strategy

• As little or as much help as you need​

Business Publication, Market Anlysis & 

Proposal

Services

Grant, Funding & Financial Services

Help in Finding Funding​

• Grant opportunity identification

• Grant application & proposal development

• Loan application preparation & submission

• Introductions to partner firms that provide debt financing & investment capital as well as insurance wraps, performance guarantees & other risk-reduction tools

Financial Packaging & Assistance / Investor Presentations

• Proforma review & development

• Financial models

• Private Placement & Confidential Information Memoranda (PPMs & CIMs)

• Executive summaries

• Pitch decks

• Piktocharts

• Memorable “take aways”

See:

• "How to Fund Your Project"

• "The 16 Elements of a Financial Presentation"

Engineering, Environmental, Project Management & Design-Build Services

Engineering Assistance & Support

• Bench-level, pilot- and demonstration-scale testing and validation

• Project management (pre-construction, procurement, construction management, commissioning, startup)

• Technology assessment

• Risk analysis

• Third party review

• Due diligence

• Feasibility study & analysis 

• Agricultural, chemical, civil, environmental, mechanical engineers available for Project Management

Environmental Consulting

• Environmental assessments

• Mitigation plans

• Navigation of state and federal requirements

• Feedstock analyses

• Greenhouse gas (GHG) analyses

Design-Build Services

• Aquaponic, hydroponic & vertical farming systems (watch video Meet Our Aquaponics Team)

Federal Agency Cooperation

• Guidance from ADE team members who have set up, overseen, and managed key government programs at the Departments of Agriculture (USDA), Defense (DOD), Energy (DOE), Interior (DOI), Transportation (DOT), Treasury, and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• Face-to-face meetings with federal agency program managers & senior & executive-level staff

• Explanations of programs, their requirements, and the regulations that govern them, along with behind-the-scenes insights into the inner workings of key programs

 Congressional Relations

• Guidance from ADE team members who served as staff in Congressional offices 

• Assistance in developing legislative strategies

• Registered lobbyists to lobby for your cause

Government Relations

Technology Development

• Assistance with finding technology development, energy innovation, and research grants, to help you advance through each Technology Readiness Level (TRL) from concept through scaleup to commercialization

• Assistance with taking advantage of opportunities through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)  programs offered by more than a dozen federal agencies

Plus ...

• Subject matter experts are available to help you each step along the way, providing as little or as much help as you need, giving you access to resources you do not have, offering guidance and input to help you do a better job, and taking the lead on the things you cannot or do not have the time or necessary expertise to do

Technology Development & Commercialization

Consulting:

Lee Enterprises Consulting (LEC),  world's largest bioeconomy consulting firm with 100+ experts 

Legal:

Kilpatrick Townsend Renewable Energy Team, 87 attorneys, led by Mark Riedy, ranked as a "Top 100 Bioenergy Leader in the World"  The firm is the #1 ranked law firm in the world for its Construction and Trademark Practices and the #1 ranked law firm in the U.S. for its Intellectual Property Practice

​Engineering & Design: 

ATSI, Inc., specializes in  Front End Engineering Design (FEED / FEL) | Warner Advisors,  commercialization assistance for early stage technology start-ups  

Engineering, Permitting, Environmental Compliance: 

Golder Associates, with more than 6,500 people operating from 165 offices worldwide

Financing: 

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton |  Hamilton Clark Sustainable Capital | Verto Management | Cross River Group | Live Oak Bank | Stearns Banks | Byline Bank |

Partner Firms