Products:   1.1 - State Newsletters Request a free sample TNS State Newsletters collect information about each specific state from the federal government, from the U.S. Congress, and from a variety of other sources, including political and education entities, trade associations and public policy groups. These newsletters consist of collections of gathered information that will make it easy for a recipient to track activities in a state of interest. (Similar information on topics can be found on the Newsletter sign-up tab). State newsletter rates are $20-$40/mo.   1.2 - Federal Contract Awards Request a free sample State and locality oriented news briefs on individual contract awards by federal agencies. Daily compilations, by state and by awarding agencies in your state. Weekly summaries on Thursday by state and by agency. Federal contracts awarded in a state, available for publication, range from $100-$1,000 depending on state and volume (per month). Federal contracts by topic range from $200-$1,000/mo., depending on topic. Federal contracts tracked by awarding agency range from $200-$300/mo. Customized service is available by topic and keyword, with rates ranging from $100-$1,000.   1.3 - Federal Solicitations Request a free sample On a daily basis, TNS tracks federal contract opportunities from all government agencies and creates news briefs that are fashioned in AP style and available to newspapers, and their business editors. The information can also be gathered on Class Codes or NAICS codes, or by topic or subject. These are compiled and delivered once a day. Federal solicitations can be tracked by Class Code or NAICS number or topic or key word. Rates range from $100-$2,000 per month.   1.4 - Federal Grant Opportunities Request a free sample News stories and briefs on federal grant opportunities, available by targeted categories. Grants are available by these subject areas: Business, Children, COPS, Corrections, Crime, Disasters, Drug Abuse, Education, Endangered/threatened species, Energy, Environment, Food Programs, Foreign, General, Head Start, Health, HIV/AIDS, Justice, Libraries, Medicine, Mental Health, National Security, Native Americans, Refugees, Renewables, Science, Social Programs/Services, Space, Special Education, Water, Women, Youth Programs. Grant opportunities are also available by type of recipient, including: State Governments, County, city, township governments, Special district governments, Native American tribal governments, and/or organizations, Institutions of higher education, Independent school districts, Local education agencies (LEAs), State education agencies (SEAs), Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribally-Controlled Colleges and Universities, Non-profits, Non-profits with 501c3 status from the IRS only, For-profits, Small businesses, Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Public agencies, Private agencies, eligible agencies of the federal government, Faith-based or community organizations, U.S. territories and possessions, NGOs, Non-domestic entities, All other types of entities, and Restricted grant opportunities. Federal grant opportunities can be customized by type of recipient or by type of grant opportunity. Rates range from $30-$300/mo.   1.5 - U.S. Patents Request a free sample Patent award announcements are turned into news briefs with links to the original material filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. They are available daily, compiled by state of the inventor or of the company assigned to the patent. Weekly summaries are available for news organizations interested in a single weekly display. The patent award announcements are available by topic, customized by product or key word.   1.6 - Congressional Voting Request a free sample Summary news briefs written about each key vote in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate. Data is available by specific members of the House or Senate or by state. The TNS congressional voting review is available ONLY to newspapers for publication, with delivery on Friday afternoon when Congress is in session. The rate is $50-$200 per month, depending on circulation.   1.7 - NewsFocus Summaries Request a free sample The Targeted News Service NewsFocus summaries capture government and government-related information from the original sources on a wide range of pre-set topics that you can view by clicking here. These topics are only an example of the cross-cuts of information selections that you can make from our data base. You can select from these preset materials, or call for a section of materials from one group - for example, from Senators discussing health care, or Representatives discussing Iran. These NewsFocus summaries are customized and focused on your needs.   1.8 - Federal Bill Introductions Request a free sample Every day Congress is in session, TNS tracks incoming legislation and writes news briefs in AP style. This material is suitable for use by newspapers to track their House members and Senators' congressional activities, either as briefs or news tips. The material is also available to the private sector to track members or topics of interest. The compilation by state is available once a day. Customized service is available by topic. The TNS federal bill introduction tracking service is available to newspapers and the private sector, by state, at $30/mo. Customized topic tracking is available for $50-$250.   1.9 - Customized Products Request a free sample TNS gathers approximately 2,000 documents a day from the U.S. government - including the Obama administration, federal agencies, and the U.S. Congress, as well as from all 50 states, their key agencies and many counties and cities. In addition, TNS writes about a wide range of topics, including Government Accountability Office reports, federal bid protest decisions, EPA comments on Environmental Impact Statements, and the other topics noted on this page. Customized service can be developed by having a discussion with a news outreach liaison or through an e-mail exchange to develop news that is focused on your needs.