• For over a decade, MI Slavin Advisory and Consulting has provided public affairs consulting leveraging deep subject matter expertise to navigate complex market, technology, and policy landscapes with business intelligence, surveys and interviews, studies and white papers, regulatory filings, newsletters, and advocacy communications for business and government. See Portfolio: https://netzero4grants.com/portfolio.• Net Zero Grant Writing has successfully secured over $100 million in federal grant funding for clients. Notable grants, which also highlight the depth and breadth of my expertise, include • DOE GRIP Grants for utility grid modernization • USDOT SMART Grants for AI-video intelligent transportation systems • Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART Grants for drought relief • SBIR Grants for cleantech and biotech innovation • FAA FAST Grant for a $1 billion sustainable aviation fuel refinery with carbon sequestration • NSF USDA REAP Grants for solar and battery storage projects • DOE Advanced Manufacturing Grants for lithium battery recycling • FHWA CFI Grants for EV charging infrastructure • US EPA Clean School Bus Grants • Largest winning grant: $40 million for reconstructing and modernizing a large electric utility grid.• Consult engagements include writing a 90-page regulatory Smart Grid filing for a major electric utility serving 1.9 million people, writing and editing proposals for 100 MW utility-scale solar farms, and publishing and editing for three years the industry-leading e-newsletter NGV Today, Your Source for Natural Gas Vehicle Markets, technology and Policy, sponsored by the American Gas Association.

• Directed a skilled team providing technical training to cities and counties under the US DOE’s Solar American Cities initiative.

• Led a top-performing team tasked with planning, development programming, zoning, and regulatory approvals for $1 billion-plus in projects for a premier D.C. developer of sustainable mixed-use properties.

Directed all facets of commercial district revitalization program for a county of 1 million with nine designed revitalization districts, a staff of 7, and $10 million budget under management.