Funding Strategy Can’t Be An Afterthought Anymore!

Описание: In this episode of Mic’d Up with Ryann Hill: Shaping Policy. Elevating Voices., Ryann is joined by Indigo Hill Strategies’ Vice President, Ebony Slaughter-Johnson, to pull back the curtain on one of the most powerful, and misunderstood, forces in Washington: federal appropriations.

If you work in healthcare, aging, disability, higher education, or any mission-driven space, this conversation is essential listening.

Ryann and Ebony break down:

• What federal appropriations actually are, and how they differ from mandatory spending
• Why funding strategy must sit alongside legislative and regulatory strategy
• How tight congressional margins and Medicaid pressures are reshaping the funding landscape
• The real impact of earmarks, programmatic language requests, and community project funding
• Why appropriations may be the most reliable vehicle moving through Congress right now
• How organizations can craft competitive, strategic funding requests
• What it takes to shepherd a request from submission to actual disbursement

They also discuss how recent executive branch actions, ongoing scrutiny of earmarks, and broader fiscal pressures are raising the stakes for advocates and organizations that depend on federal funding.

The bottom line: policy without funding does not deliver impact.

If your organization is rethinking its federal strategy in this moment, this episode will help you understand where opportunity still exists and how to approach it with clarity and discipline.

🎙️ Featured Guest:
Ebony Slaughter-Johnson, Vice President, Indigo Hill Strategies
Princeton University | Harvard Law School
Leader of Indigo Hill’s Federal Appropriations Practice

🔗 Read Ebony’s introductory blog post on why appropriations matter more than ever: https://www.indigohillstrategies.com/post/...

Special thanks to our sponsor, Rex Wallace Consulting, for supporting these critical policy conversations.

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