• Monitoring FY2012 spending bills, keeping the client updated on cuts to programs omportant to them resulting from current budget cuts. Monitoring the supercommittee for cuts to programs that affect the client. researching possible grants for the client
• Assisting the client in contacting the federal government regarding funding opportunities for disaster relief and emergency preparedness in the event of a natural disaster ie hurricane
• Assisting the client in contacting the federal government regarding grant opportunities for funding through COPS and other DOJ programs.
• Assisting the client in contacting the federal government in regards to a new transportation bill, possible infrastructure bank, and other issues that could impact the clients federal transportation initiatives.

Duration: March 21, 2010 to October 3, 2011

General Issues: Budget/Appropriations, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Transportation

Spending: about $70,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2010: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Transportation - Dept of (DOT)