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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.

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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.

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TFG Presents Earmarks Lessons Learned in ICMA Annual Conference Workshop

TFG appropriations veterans will provide local government leaders key information to help secure federal earmarked funding.

COLUMBUS, OH. Today, TFG federal funding experts will present “Earmark Debrief: Lessons Learned and Tips for Success” at the 2022 Annual International City/County Management Association (ICMA) Conference. TFG helped clients secure over $54 million in earmarked funds in Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22). In this presentation, Jennifer Imo, TFG Managing Partner of Client Services, and Kristi More, TFG Managing Partner of Strategic Development, will work directly with communities to help them identify the best projects for federal funding and give them tips on the information needed to set those communities up for success in the FY 24 appropriations process.

“I’ve worked with communities across the country to secure earmarked funds for two decades,” said Jennifer Imo. “Amidst administration changes and evolving priorities in Washington, TFG has been nimble in adjusting our strategies to ensure local governments are armed with the resources necessary to meet their community needs. I’m excited to strategize with local leaders face-to-face to set their priority projects up for success!”

“I’ve been lucky to work with communities from across the country in my over 20 years with TFG,” said Kristi More. “The return of earmarks over the last two appropriations cycles has offered another important source of funding for priority projects. I can’t wait to cut through the noise and share the lessons learned with local government leaders so they can effectively meet their community goals.”

This presentation follows the workshop TFG held called “Demystifying Earmarks: Secure Federal Funding for Your Community” at the 2021 Annual ICMA Conference on October 3, 2021. The ICMA Annual Conference brings together thousands of government management professionals for presentations, workshops, and events to equip attendees with the tools they need to strengthen their own communities. TFG is a longtime ICMA Strategic Partner and an annual sponsor of a scholarship to The Harvard Kennedy School Executive Program Scholarship for senior level city and county managers that are ICMA members.

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What:     Earmark Debrief: Lessons Learned and Tips for Success

Who:      Jennifer Imo, Managing Partner of Client Services

               Kristi More, Managing Partner of Strategic Development

Where:  ICMA 2022 Annual Conference, Columbus, OH. (in-person and online)

When:    Monday, September 19, 2022; 1:15PM ET

Register: ICMA 2022 Annual Conference

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