Competing for Federal grant funding has become competitive. Just like Federal contracts. Both require a structured approach to finding, competing, implementing and complying with the requirements. Altrivas helps you do these things with the AIM for Grants system (PREPARE, PROPOSE, and PERFORM) to prepare your organization and team to pursue grant opportunities, craft a winning proposal, and perform the grant award to comply with Federal requirements and pass your audits successfully.

The goal is to win in the competitive arena, comply with the requirements, and be ready to win again.

Altrivas LLC is a private consulting company owned by Bob Hollowell. Bob brings a unique mix of skills from serving in Federal and local government, non-profit, and private industry roles as coach, advisor, trainer, instructional designer, auditor, administrator, program manager, and project manager.

Bob has over 25 years of experience working with teams to capture over $1 Billion in Federal grants and contracts and implement over $500 Million in Federal grants.

AIM for Grants takes an integrated approach to Federal grants. Bob found that linear processes and lifecycle diagrams did not fully capture the activities necessary to capture and implement Federal grants. Capture should be planned well in advance of awarding agencies releasing opportunities. Projects must be developed to comply with Federal rules. Proposals must be crafted to win. Implementing a Federal grant goes beyond managing a project. To keep on a winning cycle, pass audits successfully and keep your reputation intact you must comply with all the Federal rules, have internal controls in place, appropriate policies and procedures in place, and well vetted and managed grant partners (subrecipients).

Click on the "AIM for Grants" link on the menu at the top of the page to learn more about the Altrivas Integrated Model (AIM) for Grants.

Bob has over 40 years experience working with micro-businesses to large international companies, non-profits, and local, state and federal government. Over the past 25 years Bob has excelled at capturing Federal, state and local contracts and grants; managing Federal contracts; administering grants; developing and managing compliance programs; coaching and consulting; and designing, developing and delivering training.  As an advisor, Bob has guided utilities and local governments on implementing capture protocols; win strategies for proposal development; and compliance with Federal rules, regulations and grant terms.

Industries served includes:

• Public and private utilities (electric, gas, broadband)

• Aerospace

• Military

• Transportation

• Fleet maintenance

• Logistics

• Facility Maintenance

• Landscape maintenance

• Fulfillment

Federal grant experiences (administration or advisory) includes:

• Developing and deploying a capture program

• Proposal management and development

• Subrecipient vetting, risk assessment, management and audit

• Davis Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) and California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) reviewing certified payroll reports, conducting site visits, and verifying compliance

• Equipment Management tying SAP with SharePoint

• Procurement under Federal Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200) rules

• Records Management (audit documentation, protecting Personally Identifiable Information (PII), Public Records Act and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

• Reporting (jobs, equipment, project and financial)

• Small business utilization compliance

• Office of Management and Budget (OMB) annual Compliance Supplement risk assessment

• Hurricane Maria (Puerto Rico) power restoration for FEMA grant reimbursement

• Development of grant award program

• Hosting and teaching grant classes, seminars and webinars

Training developed and delivered includes:

• A Structured Approach to Capture

• How to Craft a Winning Proposal

• California Prevailing Wage Compliance

• Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) Compliance

• Subrecipient Monitoring

• Complying with the Code of Federal Regulations

• Procurement for Federal Grants

• Allowable and Unallowable Costs

• Grant Equipment Management

• California Anti-Harassments Training for Employees, Supervisors, and Managers

Bob's been in the trenches. He's captured and executed Federal contracts and grants. His policy and processes are tested by successful audits. He knows what works.