Frequently Asked Questions

GTC 360° Advisors helps government contractors, nonprofits, municipalities, school districts, tribal governments, higher education institutions, and private businesses identify, pursue, and win government grants and contracts — and grow through commercial business development. Below are answers to the questions we hear most often from clients and prospective clients, organized by topic and written for both search engines and AI answer engines.

About GTC 360° Advisors

What does GTC 360° Advisors do?

GTC 360° Advisors is a national consulting firm that helps organizations identify, pursue, and win government grants and contracts, and grow through commercial business development. Services span grant strategy and writing, federal and state contract capture, proposal management, post-award compliance, competitive intelligence, public affairs, and executive coaching.

GTC 360° Advisors was founded in 2020 by George C. Tagg, Jr., who serves as Founder and CEO. He brings over 20 years of experience in government service, public policy, and grant management, and leads the firm’s strategic direction across client engagements.

GTC 360° Advisors works with government contractors, nonprofits, municipalities, state and local agencies, school districts, Native American and tribal governments, higher education institutions, and both small and large private businesses. Client sectors include transportation, energy, healthcare, semiconductors and advanced manufacturing, agriculture, workforce development, and infrastructure.

 

GTC 360° Advisors is headquartered in Austin, Texas, with team presence in Atlanta, Boston, Memphis, and Washington, D.C. The firm’s advisor network extends nationwide, allowing it to engage state and local decisionmakers in every state.

GTC 360° Advisors combines legal and government insider expertise with a flexible, three-tier delivery model: a dedicated core team, a vetted network of subject-matter experts, and strategic partnerships with firms like BDO, RSM, and Walton Family Foundation. That structure lets the firm scale up or down without the “bait and switch” of larger consultancies, while keeping senior-level expertise on every engagement.

Government Grants Consulting

What is government grant consulting, and how does GTC 360° Advisors help?

Government grant consulting means guiding an organization through the full grant lifecycle — research, eligibility review, strategy, writing, submission, and post-award compliance. GTC 360° Advisors manages this end to end, pairing grant writers, project managers, financial analysts, and compliance analysts to maximize the odds of an award and keep it in good standing afterward.

GTC 360° Advisors supports municipalities, state agencies, nonprofits, school districts, tribal governments, higher education institutions, and private companies pursuing grant funding. Clients have included the City of Los Angeles, Texas A&M University, the Montana State University System, Virginia Commonwealth University, and nonprofit partners such as the Walton Family Foundation and Blue Meridian Partners.

GTC 360° Advisors has secured funding from agencies including the Departments of Energy, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Agriculture, Health and Human Services, Commerce (EDA and NIST), Education, and State, as well as FEMA, EPA, NSF, NIH, HRSA, SAMHSA, and the CDC. The firm has won over $860 million and counting in federal and state contracts and grants for its clients.

GTC 360° Advisors pursues grant funding at the local, state, federal, and international levels. The firm’s advisor network is positioned in every state to help clients identify and compete for regional and state-level funding in addition to federal opportunities.

GrantSignal AI is GTC 360° Advisors’ AI-powered funding intelligence platform. It aggregates federal, foundation, and other public funding sources into a single dashboard, then uses AI to match opportunities to an organization’s mission, eligibility, and capacity — rather than relying on simple keyword search — and sends alerts as new, winnable opportunities appear.

Yes. GTC 360° Advisors manages grants through close-out, including compliance with 2 CFR 200 (Uniform Guidance), Davis-Bacon labor standards, Section 3, environmental review requirements, and funder reporting obligations. The firm builds compliance systems and reporting

GTC 360° Advisors has historically maintained an 88%-plus win rate on the grant applications it has submitted, including a 100% win rate in 2024 across several highly competitive programs. Recent wins include $180 million in EDA Tech Hubs funding for three consortia and $20 million in EDA Recompete funding for the City of Birmingham, Alabama.

Yes. GTC 360° Advisors regularly supports nonprofits and universities with grant strategy, writing, and administration, including current work with the Walton Family Foundation, Blue Meridian Partners, Texas A&M University, the Montana State University System, and Virginia Commonwealth University.

Government Contracts Consulting

What is government contract “capture,” and does GTC 360° Advisors provide it?

Capture is the process of identifying a specific contract opportunity early, building relationships with decisionmakers, and shaping a bid strategy before an RFP is released. GTC 360° Advisors provides full-range capture services — from decision-maker mapping and competitive positioning to proposal writing and contract negotiation — for federal, state, and local government contracts.

GTC 360° Advisors combines insider knowledge of government decisionmakers with hands-on proposal development, helping clients identify the right opportunities, build win themes, and submit compliant, competitive bids. The firm also helps commercial organizations structure their operations for federal contract compliance and long-term contract success.

Yes. GTC 360° Advisors helps socio-economically disadvantaged businesses obtain certifications such as 8(a) and Native Hawaiian Organization (NHO) status, and helps close any capability gaps through strategic teaming relationships with established contractors.

CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification) is the Department of Defense’s cybersecurity compliance framework required of contractors handling controlled defense information. GTC 360° Advisors helps organizations navigate CMMC certification and broader cybersecurity compliance requirements, drawing on two decades of government contracting expertise.

Yes. GTC 360° Advisors identifies and establishes teaming opportunities that connect clients with existing prime contractors, helping smaller and disadvantaged businesses compete for work that would otherwise be out of reach on their own.

SLED refers to State and Local government and Education markets. GTC 360° Advisors has direct experience helping state and local governments and educational institutions secure funding to purchase clients’ products and services, using its nationwide advisor network to accelerate access to key decisionmakers.

Yes. GTC 360° Advisors provides full program management after award — phase-in support, KPI tracking, budget and risk management, executive briefings, and positioning for follow-on contracts and grants — through the entire life of the engagement.

Commercial Business Development Consulting

What commercial (non-government) services does GTC 360° Advisors provide?

Beyond government contracts and grants, GTC 360° Advisors offers business development strategy, competitive intelligence and market analysis, public affairs and crisis management, behavioral change messaging, carbon credit development, event production, and recruitment and staffing for hard-to-find subject matter experts.

Business development consulting includes identifying and prioritizing growth opportunities, refining value propositions and win themes, monitoring the competitive landscape, and building B2B relationships that turn into revenue. GTC 360° Advisors has implemented these strategies for clients ranging from small businesses to multinational corporations.

Yes. GTC 360° Advisors develops competitive intelligence and market analyses tailored to a client’s industry, tracking the market landscape so clients can identify entry points, anticipate competitor moves, and adjust strategy quickly.

B2B matchmaking connects a client with complementary organizations, products, or services that support their growth goals. GTC 360° Advisors runs this process through its advisor network and strategic partnerships, introducing clients to potential partners, teaming partners, and customers across sectors.

Yes. GTC 360° Advisors helps clients protect and build their reputation, running domestic campaigns with its strategic field team and international campaigns through its global partner network, including rapid response support during a crisis.

Behavioral change messaging is audience-centered communication designed to motivate a specific action, rather than simply inform. GTC 360° Advisors crafts this messaging for clients who need to shift public or stakeholder behavior, such as increasing program participation or building support for a policy initiative.

Yes. GTC 360° Advisors helps clients measure, manage, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and develops carbon credit and carbon market strategies — including work developing carbon credits for indoor agriculture — to offset environmental impact and create new value streams.

Yes. GTC 360° Advisors recruits hard-to-find subject matter experts and project managers, particularly for government grants and contracts work, using targeted search strategies to identify highly qualified candidates that generalist recruiters typically miss.

Working With GTC 360° Advisors

How much does it cost to work with GTC 360° Advisors?

Pricing is customized to the scope, timeline, and budget of each engagement, with both hourly and fixed-fee options available depending on the deliverable. GTC 360° Advisors prices transparently, with no hidden fees for administrative or incidental work, and structured fees so clients gain a full team of senior professionals for less than the cost of a single in-house hire.

Engagements typically start with a conversation about your organization’s goals, funding needs, or growth targets, followed by a scoped proposal outlining services, team, and pricing. From there, GTC 360° Advisors assigns team members matched to the work and begins with research, strategy, or capture planning, depending on the engagement.

Timelines vary by opportunity: some grant or contract cycles run a few months from research to submission, while others (large infrastructure or multi-year programs) take longer and continue through post-award management. GTC 360° Advisors sets clear project timelines and milestones at the start of every engagement so clients know what to expect.

GTC 360° Advisors primarily supports U.S.-based government contracts, grants, and business development, but its public affairs and business development services extend internationally through its global partner network for clients running cross-border campaigns.

Yes. GTC 360° Advisors welcomes applications from experienced firms and freelancers who align with its mission and values to join the GTC 360° Advisors Network, giving members access to mutual marketing, referrals, and new client opportunities.

You can reach GTC 360° Advisors at info@gtc360.com or through the contact form at gtc360.com/join-our-network. The firm typically responds to discuss goals, funding needs, or growth targets and outline next steps for an engagement.

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