Education

Proven, Substantive Education Lobbying

Carmen Group specializes in federal education lobbying to help schools of all levels gain federal support for pursuing nationally significant educational objectives. In more than 30 years of proven lobbying success for our clients, we have created and executed programs including promoting education for non-traditional students, establishing academic linkages with K-12 school systems, serving as a community economic development or education resource, developing vocational education programs and expanding capacity for innovation at educational interests. Carmen Group has been successful in advancing both “bricks and mortar” and programmatic federal funding. Our unique business process has increased our success ratio and sets us apart from other firms in terms of innovation, execution and accountability.

Carmen Group’s success on behalf of our higher education clients is built on our expertise in education policy, as well as our understanding and technical capabilities surrounding the federal authorization and appropriations processes. We have extensive experience working with senior officials with congressional oversight roles, Department of Education officials, congressional leadership, and the White House.

Record of Success

Accredited Universities
University Affiliated Hospitals and Hospital Systems
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Medical Schools
Pharmaceutical Schools
Community Colleges
Inner City Schools
Private High Schools
Religious Schools

Special Expertise

Appropriations Bills
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
Higher Education Act (HEA)
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Advisory Commissions/Boards
Emergency Responsiveness
Homeland Security and Campus Security
Graduate Medical Education Reimbursement
Private-Public Partnerships
Student Loan Programs
Research & Development Grants
Innovative Federal Funding Sources
University-led Economic Development
Campus-Based Federal Resource Centers
Education Budget Priorities

Proven Record of Working Effectively With

Congress
White House
Office of Management and Budget
Department of Education
Department of Labor
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of the Interior
Department of Justice
Department of the Treasury
National Science Foundation

Parsons Institute for Information Mapping

A long-term Department of Defense partnership yields development of innovative geo-spatial tools for strategic planning and tactical deployment.

Dillard University

Dillard stands and rebuilds after Hurricane Katrina with critical support from an innovative low-interest loan from the Department of Education.