Water Resources

For more than 40 years, TFG has been the pre-eminent provider of federal government relations advice to progressive agricultural and urban water management agencies seeking to advance or protect their interests in Washington D.C.’s complex legislative, policy, and regulatory arenas. Our extensive experience in water and natural resource issues includes working for water districts, public utilities, regional water and power authorities, non-governmental organizations, private companies, and coalitions.

Our Expertise

  • Water infrastructure development, planning, and funding
  • Harbor and port development and maintenance
  • Environmental restoration
  • Shore protection
  • Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, and Safe Drinking Water Act
  • Irrigation, flood control, and hydroelectric Policy
  • Stormwater, drinking water and wastewater policy

Client Successes

Yakima River Basin, WA

TFG represents agricultural water users on the Implementation Committee of the Yakima River Basin Integrated Plan, a 30-year holistic regional watershed management plan that contemplates improved water supplies, fisheries, and wildlife habitat for the future of the Yakima River Basin. Over the past six years, TFG has assisted in the passage of a Phase III authorization through the U.S. Senate (currently pending in the House), and in securing over $86 million in federal funding for projects in the basin linked to the Integrated Plan.

Neuse Regional Water and Sewer Authority, NC

TFG worked with the Neuse Regional Water and Sewer Authority in eastern North Carolina to secure $145 million in federal, state and non-profit assistance, including $39 million in competitive grant funding from the Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service to establish a new, state-of-the-art water treatment system on the Neuse River along with water distribution systems to targeted economic development projects. Facing skyrocketing unemployment and a state mandate to curtail groundwater pumping, in less than eight years the Authority completed construction on a system that is now providing potable water to thousands of residents and businesses across a two-county region.

Sites Reservoir Project, CA

TFG co-lead federal advocacy efforts on behalf of the Sites Reservoir Project that has led to EPA inviting the Sites Project Authority (Authority) to apply for the largest Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) low-interest, long-term loan ever granted ($2.2 billion), a $449 million USDA low-interest, long-term loan and $104.05 million in direct competitive grants/allocations to the Sites Reservoir Project. Additional federal assistance for transportation and broadband components of the project will be pursued over the next 24 to 36 months as well as additional direct federal assistance to support the primary features of the $4.5 billion reservoir project. 

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TFG Grants Expands Team with New Grants Project Manager, Dan Miglin
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TFG Grants Expands Team with New Grants Project Manager, Dan Miglin

Dan brings nearly two decades of public safety, housing, and veterans’ services expertise to the TFG Grants team.

MOORESVILLE, N.C. – The TFG Grants Team is pleased to welcome Dan Miglin as Grants Project Manager. With nearly 20 years of experience as a grant writer, administrator, and consultant, in the fields of public safety, mental health, homelessness, housing, social and veterans’ services, and the environment, Dan is a valuable addition to the TFG Grants team.

Dan comes to TFG with over 30 years of local law enforcement experience in North Carolina. Throughout his career, Dan has researched, written, and/or managed 168 local, state, and federal grants for multiple law enforcement and non-profit organizations totaling over $11 million. Through grant projects he developed, Dan helped establish or strengthen several multi-disciplined community collaboratives to effectively address issues such as violent crime, domestic violence, opioid misuse, and support people re-entering society after incarceration. 

"We previously worked with Dan as a TFG Grants Consulting Network Consultant and couldn't be more excited to have him join our team. His experience as a grant writer, administrator, and consultant, specifically in public safety, mental health, homelessness, housing, social and veterans’ services, and the environment, enhances TFG Grants’ services. His track record showcases his exceptional ability to drive positive change and create strong community collaboratives which fits perfectly with TFG’s mission to build stronger, more vibrant communities." said Kristi More, Managing Partner of Strategic Development.

"I’m looking forward to joining the TFG Grants Team and combining my grant experience in public safety, mental health, and housing with my background in law enforcement to make a lasting impact on communities." said Dan.

Prior to joining TFG, Dan was Grant Compliance Manager for a non-profit organization providing street outreach, emergency shelter, and supportive housing services for homeless individuals and families as well as victims of domestic violence. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Gardner-Webb University.

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On January 27, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under President Trump issued a memorandum titled “Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs.” The directive mandates Federal agencies to temporarily suspend the obligation and disbursement of federal financial assistance while conducting a comprehensive review of programs and awards to ensure alignment with the administration’s policies and priorities. As part of this review, agencies are also instructed to temporarily suspend the issuance of new program solicitations.

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