(202) 596-8384

rhamm@hammconsulting.warnholz.pro
400 North Capitol Street, NW, STE 585

Washington DC 20001

CONSULTING

HCG helps almost any organization build value by uncovering insights that create opportunities.

 

STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION

HCG has an extensive network in DC that is available to our clients and strategic partners.

 

LOBBYING

We seek, develop, and secure funding opportunities and favorable policy to advance our clients’ goals.

 

WHO WE ARE

Hamm Consulting Group (HCG) is a federal advocacy and government relations company that assists clients to advance the mission and goals of their organizations. We track and analyze legislative, regulatory, industry and technological changes to best advise clients of sector-specific opportunities and threats, while acting as a guide to government and available resources.

ABOUT US
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WHAT WE DO

We can strategize with you or simply assist you with the writing of issue papers, and comprehensive and competitive grant proposals as well as securing the support of your congressional delegation. Whatever your level of involvement, our collaborative approach is consistently professional, value-oriented and at all times personal.

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OUR AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Ron has more than two decades of experience providing federal government relations counsel and consulting to institutions of higher education, local governments, nonprofits, and private sector clients with a focus on returning value to the client.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Two decades expertly advancing the priorities of our nationwide clients through both legislative and executive branches of government.

INDUSTRY INSIGHTS

The FY 2019 Appropriations Act provided $900 million for National Infrastructure Investments....

April 17, 2019

On March 13th, the House Committee on Education and Labor held a hearing entitled, “The Cost of College: Student Centered Reforms to Bring to Higher...

March 15, 2019

Hamm Consulting Group (HCG) is a federal advocacy company that assists and represents the City of Yuma at a federal level. ...

February 20, 2019

On February 4th, Ron Hamm attended an event hosted by the American Enterprise Institute that featured Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and...

February 8, 2019

On August 10th, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) released a proposed regulation that would repeal Obama’s administration’s gainful employment...

August 14, 2018

On Tuesday, July 31st, President Trump signed into law H.R. 2353, the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act.  The b...

August 1, 2018

On Thursday, July 19th, President Trump signed an executive order creating a new National Council for the American Worker, which will be comprised ...

July 19, 2018

Today, Ron Hamm attended the National League of Cities (NLC) release of its fifth State of the Cities report at its Washington, D.C. office. The 2018 ...

May 31, 2018

On Friday, May 4th, the Hamm Consulting Group participated in a webinar hosted by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and the Associ...

May 7, 2018

On Friday, April 20th, The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced the "Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development" Transportat...

April 28, 2018

December 14, 2016 Washington, D.C   Hamm Consulting Group is happy to announce that federal advocacy work with Hanka Advisor, the Cincinnati Park...

December 14, 2016

The following post-election report provides information on the changes that have occurred as a result of the 2016 Presidential and congressional elect...

November 15, 2016

Hamm Consulting Group Talks Effective Federal Advocacy, 2016 Presidential Race, and Equity in Innovation and technology at the 2016 BDPA Regional Inno...

July 5, 2016

On April 7-8, 2016, Hamm Consulting Group participated in the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) National Conference in Washington, DC...

April 19, 2016

Provided below are some of the most promising federal grant opportunities that will be issued in the next three months. If you are interested in apply...

January 4, 2016

On November 3, coinciding with National Apprenticeship Week, Ron Hamm participated in a National Journal event featuring a conversation with U.S. Depa...

November 4, 2015

Ron Hamm, President of the federal lobbying and strategic consulting firm Hamm Consulting Group (HCG) announced today that his firm, along with his st...

October 9, 2015

On September 14th, President Obama announced a new “Smart Cities” Initiative that will invest over $160 million in federal research and leverage m...

September 23, 2015

Hamm Consulting client City of Memphis has secured $1.9 million Grant from Cohen-Championed Rape Kit Backlog Reduction Program. Ron began communicatio...

September 14, 2015

On August 13, Hamm Consulting Group participated on a webinar on the 2015 U.S. Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Regional Innovation Str...

August 15, 2015

Today, EDA announced that applications are now being accepted for the 2015 Regional Innovation Strategies Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO). We are e...

August 4, 2015

Grant Opportunities Alert, June 8, 2015. Please contact Ron Hamm at rhamm@hammconsulting.warnholz.pro or 202-596-8384 for additional information. ...

June 10, 2015

Friday, May 1, 2015, Washington DC The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) today released an FY 2015 grant solicitation for state and local law enforce...

May 2, 2015

April 24, 2015. Washington, DC On April 16, I attended the highly anticipated U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Transportation Investment Genera...

April 24, 2015

April 23, 2015. Washington, DC On April 22, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology voted 19-16 long party lines to pass an amended vers...

April 23, 2015

April 14, 2015 – Washington, D.C Hamm Consulting Group is honored to serve as a 2015 Corporate Sponsor for the Joyce-Gillespie-Harrington (JGH) ...

April 16, 2015

On Monday, February 2, President Barack Obama released his FY 2016 budget proposal. It is important to note that the President’s budget is a symboli...

February 3, 2015

Ron Hamm and and his strategic partner, Bill Hanka of Hanka Advisor, traveled to Cincinnati on January 26 to meet with Park Board Director Willie Card...

January 29, 2015

BY: CHARLES D. ELLISON www.theroot.com It’s not only a brand-new year; it’s also a brand-spanking-new 114th Congress: Fasten your seat belts, fam,...

January 9, 2015

Scope:  The  Labor  Department’s  Employment  and  Training  Administration  (ETA)  is  seeking  applications for the American Apprentice...

January 7, 2015

Both the House and Senate have passed a bipartisan $1.1 trillion appropriations bill to fund most of the U.S. government through September 2015 and av...

December 18, 2014

November 2014, Washington, D.C. Ron and Bill continued to closely monitor the Marketplace Fairness Act, which would allow states to collect sales taxe...

December 2, 2014

November 2014, Washington, D.C. During November, Ron and Bill Hanka of Hanka Advisor worked with Cincinnati Parks staff to draft and finalize a propo...

December 2, 2014

November 2014, Washington, D.C. On November 17-19, Park Board Director Willie Carden and his team traveled to Washington to meet with senior U.S. Army...

December 2, 2014

The funding opportunity announcement for FY14 Assistance to Firefighter Grants (AFG) released on October 30. The electronic application portal opened ...

November 13, 2014

First, it is important to acknowledge that there is a deep dissatisfaction among the electorate with the work of members of Congress and President Bar...

November 13, 2014

09-15-2014, WASHINGTON, DC – Hamm Consulting Group (HCG) participated on an informational webinar on September 8th hosted by the Economic Devel...

September 18, 2014

July 17, 2014. Washington, DC – Because of my work as Washington government relations professional for entities that continually have in interes...

July 21, 2014

Washington D.C, 23.05.2014 – On May 21, 2014, I participated on a stakeholder conference call hosted by the U.S. Department of Education to prov...

May 29, 2014

May 21, 2014, Washington, DC. The House and Senate leadership have announced the release of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), bi-p...

May 23, 2014

On April 29, 2014, US DOT Secretary Foxx announced the Obama Administration’s proposal for reauthorizing the nation’s surface transportation law....

May 6, 2014

May 01, 2014: As a federal government relations professional principally serving higher education and municipal entities who consistently pursue exter...

May 6, 2014

Speaker after speaker praised the legacy left by former Chief Judge John M. Roll during Thursday’s dedication of Yuma’s new federal courthouse nam...

April 25, 2014

04.23.2014 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy will join U.S. Department o...

April 25, 2014

4.16.14 – Washington D.C. The Department of Labor released the grant application for the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Caree...

April 17, 2014

April 7th, 2014 – Washington D.C.  Vice President Biden outlined Monday the Obama administration’s plan to boost community college gradua...

April 8, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last month, I participated in a meeting at the White House at which time we discussed President Obama’s My Brother’s Keep...

April 3, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced that $4.6 million in federal funds will be used to control erosion and preven...

March 8, 2014

Over the last two months, and as recent as last week, I attended meetings in Washington focused on the importance of investing in research at the unde...

December 17, 2013

Over the past 12 years as a lobbyist for public higher education, I have passionately advocated for a number of issues, from STEM and research and dev...

November 13, 2013

When you are passionate about a cause, or responsible for an important remit, it is essential that your voice be heard and that you listen for informe...

July 25, 2013

Why it is important to have a lobbyist on your team? Each day our government is making decisions with far reaching implications over your life. Whethe...

July 25, 2013

A Business Week article by Bendan Greeley had us debating in the office earlier today about two topics close to our profession: earmarks and their p...

July 25, 2013

After 15 years working with a leading lobbyist firm in DC, I had cut my teeth, proven my value, and created a way of doing things that was unique to m...

July 25, 2013

The President’s inauguration unites everyone in Washington DC by at least one measure – we all have an opinion on the Big Event. In Washington D...

July 25, 2013

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