Home › Insights

From Ascend

Insights

Analysis on government relations, appropriations, and the grant funding landscape.

September 17, 2026

In Memoriam: Senator Jon Kyl (1942–2026)

September 3, 2026

FY2025 Federal Grants: Still Waiting on a Response?

August 28, 2026

Meta Settlement: What It Means for Tech and Kids Legislation

August 27, 2026

Trump Declares National Emergency Over Foreign-Made Bulk-Power Equipment

Legislative Brief: NDAA for FY2027 Clears the House

11 Ways the Grant-Making Landscape Is Shifting , And What Nonprofits Can Do About It

The Weather Reauthorization Act: Strengthening America’s Forecasting Future

America at 250: What the Founders knew about getting people to say yes

The KIDS Act Is Not KOSA, and the Senate Champions Are Saying So

Federal vs. State Government Relations: Understanding the Landscape

FISA: What Just Happened to America’s Most Controversial Spy Tool

Significant Funding Opportunities Open for Energy Organizations

Federal Grant Policy Alert: The Biggest Rewrite of Federal Grant Rules in a Decade

Why Government Relations Matters in Federal Grant Success

What Are Lobby Days, and Why They’re One of the Most Impactful Tools in Advocacy

Ascend Convenes Historic Gathering in the Kennedy Caucus Room

Grounded: The DHS Funding Standoff, What It Means and What Comes Next

What's in the President's FY2027 Budget Request

Congratulations to Former Ascend Principal Lizbeth White on Her Appointment as Director of Head Start at HHS

What Sine Die means in state legislatures

Energy Is Now the World’s Most Consequential Foreign Policy Variable

The MASA Shift: Workforce Development Reimagined

47 to 53 - Senate Rejects Effort to Stop Military Action in Iran

February 25, 2026

Why Ascend

February 25, 2026

State of the Union 2026: Tariffs, Hockey and What's Next for Congress

February 5, 2026

2026 Government Shutdown: What's Next

January 24, 2026

The Bill is Signed into Law

November 3, 2025

Ascend Consulting CEO Named Top Lobbyist for 2025

The Hidden Human Cost of Clean Energy , and why US Policy Matters

President Trump signs the Take It Down Act

Good laws save lives - ATIP Policy Convening 2025

A Wild Year for Congressional Appropriations

February 6, 2025

What is Budget Reconciliation and how can it impact your organization?

January 31, 2025

Supporting Businesses in Mississippi

January 2, 2025

2024 Highlights - Lots to Celebrate

September 26, 2024

Grant Transparency Act - Why it's important to all federal grant applicants

September 20, 2024

Unity on 9/11: ATIP Policy Roundtable on Capitol Hill

The REPORT Act is Signed into Law

Prioritizing Freedom and Restorative Justice: Congressional Briefing on the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act

Tennessee Businesses Against Trafficking (TBAT) Launch

Election Season Begins: Who are your elected officials

February 24, 2024

Insider Tips for Federal Grant Writing - Part 2

February 13, 2024

Unlocking Success: Insider Tips for Federal Grant Writing - Part 1

January 30, 2024

UPDATE: 103 organizations and leaders sign the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act coalition advocacy letter

January 29, 2024

Arizona Leads the Way: Why Mandatory Recordings for Child Protection Interviews are Long Overdue

September 28, 2023

The Impact of a Possible 2023 Government Shutdown

From Proposal to Policy: How a Bill Becomes a Law and Its Significance for Nonprofits

3 Ways to Ensure Your Organization is Grant-Ready

Federal Funding in Limbo: How the debt ceiling debate delays federal appropriations to organizations

Let’s scale your influence and impact.