Patrick McElhiney did some amazing work in the form of writing and managing major grants through the State of California and the Federal Government in the fields of environmental policy and agriculture, for organizations such as the Department of Conservation (State of California), the East Stanislaus Resource Conservation District (ESRCD) in Modesto, CA, and Crow Farms in Crows Landing, California. Patrick also developed computer software for the UC Davis Cooperative Extension in Modesto, CA.
This work experience has included working with other organizations to develop grant proposal writings, gather support from in-kind and cash-match providers, and coordinate with grant administrators for meeting reporting requirements.
One thing that businesses have wondered is whether there are grants available for them, and how Patrick McElhiney can help them obtain them and manage them. The important thing to remember is that the money needs to come from somewhere, and it needs to be used in the interest of the tax payer. Not all businesses can obtain grant funding, because many businesses do not qualify for grant funding. Furthermore, grand funding usually must pass through a non-profit organization with 501(c)3 status, so it is not easy to obtain grant funding on your own.
Patrick McElhiney's work with grant funding has been in the interest of the environment and family farms in central California - and this experience may not apply to all fields of grant writing and management. It's important to develop good relationships with your grant funding source, and this is something that Patrick McElhiney does well, while in recent years he has focused more on the work that he can do to make a difference in the world of the research and development of technologies.
