Consulting Services

TFG offers consulting expertise in a wide range of disciplines on the local, state, and federal levels. With a committed team of technical experts and support staff, we design, plan, manage, and address a vast array of client needs related to a wide array of policy issue areas ranging from environmental resilience to transportation to public health and more. We tailor our services to the needs of our clients, providing personal service from project initiation through completion.

Case Studies

Kittitas County, WA

TFG supports the County of Kittitas, Washington, in developing and managing public outreach and community engagement for a major transportation project. Since the project's inception, TFG has collaborated with the County to hold regular stakeholder meetings, gather critical community input for the project, design materials and a website to provide information to the community, and engage with congressional offices, state and federal departments, and local stakeholders to coordinate efforts. Importantly, these efforts have promoted a cross-exchange of information between the community and the County to ensure that the project is aligned with the needs and realities of the local population.

Harrisburg, PA

TFG was contracted by the City of Harrisburg to prepare its 2015-2017 Consolidated Plan, Annual Action Plans, and grant close-out reports. In addition, TFG prepared the demographic, housing, and economic assessment sections of the City’s 2015 Comprehensive Land Use Plan. In support of the City’s Department of Housing and Urban Development programming, TFG prepared the City’s FY 2016 HUD award-wining $3.714 million Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration (LHRD) grant. We also developed and managed a Sinkhole Summit due to two streets being condemned by the City of Harrisburg as a result of sinkhole development.

Mooresville, NC

TFG prepared a report of viable funding opportunities the Town of Mooresville and Downtown Mooresville Partnership could pursue in support of developing a more robust and vibrant downtown area. The report also includes suggestions on zoning and land use development options the Town may consider incorporating into its Comprehensive Development Plan in support of this initiative.

Services & Issue Areas of Expertise

Transportation

Broadband & Telecommunications

Economic & Community Development/Housing

Environment & Sustainability

Health Care & Social Services

Public Safety

Disaster Preparedness & Recovery

Flood Issues

Water Resources

US Congressional Calendar

TFG Grants Team Welcomes Mia Barthel, Newest Staff Member

Alex Yiannoutsos / Thursday, January 26, 2023

/ Categories: News, News & Alerts, Grants

TFG Grants Team Welcomes Mia Barthel, Newest Staff Member

Mia will support TFG Grants services to prepare client projects to the highest standards and secure competitive funding.

WASHINGTON D.C. – TFG,LLC (TFG) is pleased to welcome Mia Barthel as Grants Analyst/Researcher to support the rapidly growing TFG Grants team in all aspects of the federal funding process. Based in Boise, Idaho, Mia was previously a Grant Writer for Jesse Tree of Idaho where she developed grant proposals for over 40 of the nonprofit’s federal government, foundation, and corporate sponsors. She was also responsible for the research, development, and submission of over 100 grants and raised $2 million in funding for eviction and homelessness prevention initiatives.

“We’re so happy to have Mia on our team,” said Heidi Schott, TFG Grants Director. “Her experience and passion for environmental justice – which is currently a focus area for federal legislative and grant opportunities - combined with her interest the federal grant process makes her an excellent resource to our clients.”

TFG Grants provides a full suite of grant services including but not limited to project development and readiness, grant training, grant project advocacy, grant writing, and project specific grant research and funding strategy. Since 2015, TFG has helped our clients secure over $3 billion in competitive federal, state, and foundation funding, not including congressionally directed spending projects. Recent passage of several federal funding packages including the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the Infrastructure, Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), and the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) provide communities new and expanded opportunities to fund their projects. Mia will support TFG Grants services to prepare client projects to the highest standards and secure competitive funding.

Prior to joining TFG, Mia interned as a Sustainability Consultant and as a Transportation and Mobility Intern. She is particularly focused on environmental justice and has a B.S. in Environmental Studies from Boise State University.

For more information about TFG, please visit our website at www.thefergusongroup.com.

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Documents to download

Press Release - Mia Barthel New Hire(.pdf, 156.32 KB) - 586 download(s)

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