Federal Lobbying Services

Appropriations are a bedrock of the U.S. political system, and GrayRobinson is well-positioned to help clients develop comprehensive appropriations strategies and navigate the appropriations process. Whether it is an earmark, programmatic, or rider request, we leverage strong relationships with key members of Congress, congressional staff, and senior administration budget officials to guide them from the beginning of the appropriations process through the release of federal funds. Our decades of experience with this complex process ensures that our clients are in the very best position to accomplish their legislative or policy goals. 

From its earliest days, GrayRobinson has forged strong partnerships with local governments throughout Florida and beyond. Our team understands the complex relationship between federal and local government — and we are adept at knowing what needs to take place to ensure the work and funding in Washington reaches the furthest corners of the local region. Our team represents municipalities, county governments, public education systems, and law enforcement offices nationwide. We take a personalized approach with local government clients, learning their unique challenges and determining the best path to secure funding for their community, harness infrastructure opportunities, and navigate the federal regulatory process. Our team leverages a deep well of experience to ensure our local government clients are not overlooked in Washington. 

Universities and colleges nationwide face intense competition to attract funding for their institution’s needs. Whether it's developing infrastructure to advance important research initiatives, upgrading technology and training programs, or tackling student grant and loan issues, the GrayRobinson Federal Lobbying Team understands the inner workings of the Education Department and relevant Congressional committees, and we have the tools to ensure our clients find long-term solutions. With years of government relations experience in the education sector and a deep understanding of what it takes to achieve a range of possibilities, our team helps accomplish the goals of our higher education clients, leveraging our relationships to increase our clients’ visibility and relevance on Capitol Hill. 

The GrayRobinson Federal Lobbying Team represents a breadth of clients in the transportation sector, from equipment dealers to building materials suppliers and everything in between. With deeply rooted relationships at the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, we are uniquely positioned to advance clients’ legislative priorities. Our work to secure significant policy success includes aiding in the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and those only scratch the surface of what’s possible in this impactful industry. Whether it’s securing grant funding for workforce development or expanding green energy policies, we craft winning strategies to continually influence transportation legislation, regulations, and funding programs that impact our clients’ businesses and projects. 

The GrayRobinson Federal Lobbying Team leverages our experience and government relationships to help clients navigate complex health care policies and regulations and keep them informed of legislative and regulatory changes through our work with legislators, agencies, and regulators. Our advocacy has helped shape health care policies that benefit our clients on issues from drug pricing and insurance regulation to federal funding and health care technology. This includes securing increased research funding and policy riders that set funding priorities for NIH grant programs, NSF biological sciences initiatives, FDA research programs, and DoD medical research funding. Our team excels at advocating for funding increases through strategic outreach, crafting compelling earmark requests, and building key committee support. A robust health care and life sciences practice requires a comprehensive approach that monitors federal funding trends, identifies emerging priorities, and aligns client capabilities with agency goals.

Harnessing the GrayRobinson team’s extensive international policy expertise, we work with NGOs, sovereign nations, and diaspora groups to effectively advocate for their global policy interests. We are well-equipped to manage the complex relationship between U.S. policy and international diplomacy. Our comprehensive political intelligence helps clients proactively shape global policy and secure government funding opportunities while managing an evolving regulatory environment and geopolitical challenges.

As space exploration evolves from a niche endeavor to a global imperative, securing adequate funding becomes paramount. The commercial sector — from traditional aerospace companies to entrepreneurs to space-advocate billionaires and venture capitalists — is driving a larger share of space development and expanding into new applications, proving indispensable to the U.S. government’s present and future space-related needs. Federal funding, dispersed through agencies such as NASA and the Department of Defense, fuels the research, development, and commercialization efforts of space industry stakeholders. The GrayRobinson Federal Lobbying Team leverages its expertise and relationships — across the intersection of civil, commercial, and national security space and technology policy — to advocate for increased funding allocations and strategic investments in space sector initiatives.

At GrayRobinson, tax policy is our bread and butter. Our team has substantive expertise and political intelligence to advocate for clients’ tax interests before Congress, the administration, and federal agencies. GrayRobinson has been involved in every major tax bill for our federal lobbying clients, including the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Build Back Better, the Inflation Reduction Act, and, most recently, the Tax Relief for American Workers and Families Act. We have developed and maintained relationships with key policymakers on the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees and understand how to navigate the regulatory framework of the Treasury Department, IRS, and other responsible agencies. We are consistently a leading advocate for tax policy — achieving tax provisions, credits, deductions, and reforms to benefit a wide range of industries. 

The world of financial services is constantly shifting as it enters the digital age, and the policy demands are evolving right alongside. Our team has extensive experience across the financial sector, and we are equipped to strategically handle the demands of the regulatory climate. Working with organizations ranging from early-stage startups and angel investors to large-scale financial institutions, the GrayRobinson Federal Lobbying Team ensures that its clients are at the cutting edge of innovative financial policy. We also remain at the forefront of the emerging digital asset ecosystem, representing digital asset platforms and engaging key lawmakers on crypto legislation. 

The GrayRobinson Federal Lobbying Team champions thoughtful and far-reaching housing policy. We represent the nation’s third-largest nonprofit owner of affordable housing and the leading trade association for manufactured housing. Our team understands the complex federal housing regulatory and financial landscape and exhausts all avenues to broaden affordable housing availability. We have had a great deal of success receiving federal funding for Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development projects, and our relationships with key members of the House Financial Services and Senate Banking Committees run deep to ensure we are a leading advocate for innovative housing solutions.