Grant Application Readiness Questionnaire

Grant Application Readiness

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Good day!

The Consultare Inc. Group team highly appreciates you expressing interest in applying for a U.S. grant, and we’re excited to collaborate with you and get things started! To better serve you on this journey, please fill out this readiness questionnaire.

NOTE: Please thoroughly review your answers before submitting.

Name the reason(s) why you are in search of a grant. *

Employee training, growth, and continuing education
Facility certifications and audits
Facility or land expansion
Food and beverage businesses
Expansion and growth of agricultural produce and livestock business
Research funding/support
Equipment procurement
Other:

Please specify

Do you have a particular grant which you would like to apply for? If yes, please specify the complete name of the funding opportunity (grant) below.

When do you need the grant funding? *

How much of the grant (in US Dollars) is the application amount that you wish to apply for? *

Is your enterprise woman-owned? *

Yes
No
Other:

Please specify

Is your enterprise veteran-owned? *

Yes
No
Other:

Please specify

Is your enterprise minorities-owned? *

Yes
No
Other:

Please specify

How many employees do you have?

Please list the site(s) in through which your products are sold (if applicable).

Onsite (Brick-and-Mortar)
Online (Amazon, Ebay, Etsy, Shopify, etc.)
My company website
Big-box Stores (Walmart, Costco, etc.)
Supermarkets
Other

Please specify *

GRANT READINESS

Do you have a Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS)? *

Do you have an Employer Identification Number (EIN)? *

An EIN, also known as a US Federal Tax Identification Number, is a unique number assigned to a business for easy IRS identification for tax reporting purposes.

Do you have an establishment registration number from the US FDA and/or USDA? *

Are you registered with SAM.gov? *

Are you registered with Grants.gov? *

Are you registered with GSA.gov? *

Are you a GSA Contract holder? *

CONTACT INFORMATION

What is the complete name of your business/company? *

Please provide your business physical address. *

Please provide your business website, if available.

Who is the Point of Contact? (First Name, Last Name) *

Please provide the Point of Contact's Phone Number.

Please provide the Point of Contact's email address. *

GRANT APPLICATION ASSISTANCE

Are you willing to discuss the outsourcing of the writing of your grant proposal? *

Are you willing to outsource the preparation and submission of grant application documents and editing/updating thereof? *

Are you willing to outsource the management of the grant and audit compliance once the grant has been awarded? *

GRANT APPLICATION ASSISTANCE

If you answered yes to any of the previous questions, please continue so we may expedite your grant application and submission assistance services.

Note that if you have none or some of the requirements, do not worry; we will assist you all the way.

ENTERPRISE/BUSINESS INFORMATION – Part 2

What is your business process type? *

Manufacturing/Processing
Storage & Distribution
Trading & Brokerage
Packing/Labeling
Farming/Harvesting/Slaughter
Professional Services (e.g., Laboratory, IT, Healthcare, Support)
Other:

Please specify *

Please provide an estimate for your business annual revenue/gross sales (in US Dollars). *

Do you import or export products to and from the USA? *

Importing into the USA

Please list the countries that you import from. *

Do you have a Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) in place? *

Exporting from the USA

Please list the countries that you export to. *

POSITIVE ASPECTS OF THE GRANT PROPOSAL – Property Expansion

Do you currently possess the property needed for the expansion? *

Yes
No
Other

Please specify. *

Have the necessary city and county permits been obtained for the expansion? *

Yes
No
Other

Please specify. *

Is there a Letter of Recommendation from the development authority and planning council available? *

Yes
No
Other

Please specify. *

Does the construction company have a project labor agreement or commitment in place? *

Yes
No
Other

Please specify. *

Could the presence of endangered species in the area potentially pose a hindrance to the expansion construction? *

Yes
No
Other

Please specify. *

POSITIVE ASPECTS OF THE GRANT PROPOSAL – Employee/Recruitment Growth

Is there a plan in place for hiring new employees, including information about their salaries, benefits, and methods for retaining them? *

Can written letters of commitment be obtained from the employees instead of relying on verbal commitments? *

GRANT APPLICATION DOCUMENTATION

Do you/your enterprise have an updated Business Plan? *

Do you/your enterprise have a Site Plan? *

Do you/your enterprise have estimates prepared for equipment? *

Yes
No
Other

Please specify. *

Do you/your enterprise have estimates prepared for plumbing? *

Yes
No
Other

Please specify. *

Do you/your enterprise have estimates prepared for electricals?

Yes
No
Other:

Please specify. *

Do you/your enterprise have estimates prepared for Other Expenses? (If yes, please specify what those other expenses are.)

Do you/your enterprise have an Updated Balance Sheet?

Yes
No
Other:

Please specify. *

Do you/your enterprise have an updated Profit & Loss Report?

Yes
No
Other:

Please specify. *

Do you/your enterprise have an updated Report of Financial Projections?

Yes
No
Other:

Please specify. *

Do you/your enterprise have an updated Blueprint?

Yes
No
Other:

Please specify. *

Do you/your enterprise have an updated Aerial Map of your facility (building, lot, exact location, for all project types)?

Yes
No
Other:

Please specify. *

What is the zoning of the location?

Residential
Commercial
Industrial
Other:

Please specify. *

Do you/your enterprise have a written detailed Project Description?

Yes
No
Other:

Please specify. *

Business Plan Assessment

Does your updated business plan have an Executive Summary (with Plan Overview, Success Factor, and Financial Plan)?

Yes
No
Other:

Please specify: *

Does your updated business plan have a Business Overview (containing Formation, Legal Structure, Office location, Funding, and Products)?

Yes
No
Other:

Please specify: *

Does your updated business plan have an Industry Analysis (containing Market Overview and Relevant Market/s)?

Yes
No
Other:

Please specify: *

Does your updated business plan have a Customer Analysis (containing Target Customers and Customer Needs)?

Yes
No
Other:

Please specify: *

Does your updated business plan have a Competitive Analysis (containing your Direct Competitors and Competitive Advantages)?

Yes
No
Other:

Please specify: *

Does your updated business plan have a Marketing Plan (containing your Product/s, Pricing, and Promotion Plans)?

Yes
No
Other:

Please specify: *

Does your updated business plan have Key Operational Process Milestones?

Yes
No
Other:

Please specify: *

Does your updated business plan have a roster of your Management Team Members?)

Yes
No
Other:

Please specify: *

Does your updated business plan have a Financial Plan, including a Revenue Model?

Yes
No
Other:

Please specify: *

Does your updated business plan have Funding Requirements and Strategy(ies) on the Use of Funds?

Yes
No
Other:

Please specify: *

Do you have documents and evidence to support your grant project's Plan Overview, Success Factor, and Financial Plan?

Yes
No
Other:

Please specify: *

Do you have documents and evidence to support your grant project's Business Overview (with Formation, Legal Structure, Office location, Funding, and Products)?

Yes
No
Other:

Please specify: *

Do you have documents and evidence to support your grant project's Industry Analysis (with Market Overview and Relevant Market/s)?

Yes
No
Other:

Please specify: *

Do you have documents and evidence to support your grant project's Customer Analysis (with Target Customers and Customer Needs)?

Yes
No
Other:

Please specify: *

Do you have documents and evidence to support your grant project's Competitive Analysis (with your Direct Competitors and Competitive Advantages)?

Yes
No
Other:

Please specify: *

Do you have documents and evidence to support your grant project's Marketing Plan (with your Product/s, Pricing, and Promotion Plans)?

Yes
No
Other:

Please specify: *

Do you have documents and evidence to support your grant project's Key Operational Process Milestones?

Yes
No
Other:

Please specify: *

Do you have documents and evidence to support your grant project's Management Team Members?

Yes
No
Other:

Please specify: *

Do you have documents and evidence to support your grant project's Financial Plan, including a Revenue Model?

Yes
No
Other:

Please specify: *

Do you have documents and evidence to support your grant project's Funding Requirements and Strategy(ies) on the Use of Funds?

Yes
No
Other:

Please specify: *

Do you acknowledge that a grant project's business plan may take at least 2 months to complete?

GRANT APPLICATION DOCUMENTATION – Part 2: The Feasibility Study

A feasibility study conducted by a qualified third-party consultant is required for businesses that have been in operation less than one full year. Feasibility studies are also required for existing businesses that are building a new facility outside of their current market, processing a new species, or establishing a new product line.

Feasibility studies are not required for businesses that have been in business for more than one year and plan to expand, renovate, or retrofit their existing facility; upgrade technology or equipment; or add processing equipment infrastructure. However, all applicants should address the financial and market viability of the project in their business plan.

Have you had any Feasibility Study(ies) for your business in the past?

Has your business been in operation for less than one full year?

Does your business' feasibility study contain an Executive Summary?

Yes
No
Other:

Please specify: *

Does your business' feasibility study contain a report on Economic Feasibility?

Yes
No
Other:

Please specify: *

Does your business' feasibility study contain a report on Market Feasibility (including Competition, Target Market/s, End-user Analysis, By-product Revenue Streams, Industry Risk, Pricing, Distribution channels, and Market Share)?

Yes
No
Other:

Please specify: *

Does your business' feasibility study contain a report on Technical Feasibility (including Commercial Availability, Product and Process Success records, Analysis for Infrastructure, Utilities, Waste Management, Labor, Materials and Supply, Technology, and Construction Risks)?

Does your business' feasibility study contain a report on Financial Feasibility (including Assumptions, Accounting Policies, Forecasts, Industry Comparisons, Sensitivity Analysis, Use of Funds, and Adequacy of Materials and Supplies)?

Does your business' feasibility study contain a report on Management Feasibility (including Business History, Management Background, Experience, and Project Management/Implementation Qualifications)?

Do you have the documents to support your grant project's Economic Feasibility?

Yes
No
Other:

Please specify: *

Do you have the documents to support your grant project's Market Feasibility (including Competition, Target Market/s, End-user Analysis, By-product Revenue Streams, Industry Risk, Pricing, Distribution channels, and Market Share)?

Yes
No
Other:

Please specify: *

Do you have the documents to support your grant project's Technical Feasibility (including Commercial Availability, Product and Process Success records, Analysis for Infrastructure, Utilities, Waste Management, Labor, Materials and Supply, Technology, and Construction Risks)?

Do you have the documents to support your grant project's Financial Feasibility (including Assumptions, Accounting Policies, Forecasts, Industry Comparisons, Sensitivity Analysis, Use of Funds, and Adequacy of Materials and Supplies)?

Yes
No
Other:

Please specify: *

Do you have the documents to support your grant project's Management Feasibility (including Business History, Management Background, Experience, and Project Management/Implementation Qualifications)?

Yes
No
Other:

Please specify: *

Do you acknowledge that a third-party Feasibility Study takes at least 3 months to complete?

Yes
No
Other:

Please specify: *

GRANT APPLICATION – DISCOVERY DISCUSSION

Could you provide us an available schedule of yours so we can set up a discussion that suits your free time? Please indicate your time zone (ex. Mondays at 4PM CST). *