Economic & Community Development/Housing

Communities across America are engaged in a wide range of economic development projects aimed at attracting new jobs and economic opportunities for their residents. TFG has a long, successful track record of identifying federal funding, innovative financing, and public private partnerships to spur economic development in your community. We also help you identify the policy and funding barriers that might be hindering your redevelopment projects, and we help your community implement strategic plans to overcome these barriers. Our in-depth knowledge of federal economic development programs, policies, and funding sources combined with our ability to put you in front of key congressional and federal agency officials consistently enables our clients to reach their goals.

Our Expertise

  • Rural and urban economic development
  • Brownfields revitalization
  • Military Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC)
  • Innovative financing
  • Waterfront redevelopment
  • Affordable housing
  • Environmental review and permitting policies

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City of Palm Bay, FL

The Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded the Florida Institute of Technology with a $1.4 m grant to transform an empty 100,000 square foot facility into a brand new Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Innovative Design. Prior to working with TFG, the University had not found success in obtaining EDA funding. Working in partnership with TFG, the City of Palm Bay, Florida and key contacts at the Economic Development Administration for a year resulted in success for the University and Palm Bay. The new Center will significantly enhance Florida’s advanced manufacturing and engineering capabilities – serving as a key economic engine for the region, the state of Florida and the nation.

City of High Point, NC

The City of High Point submitted an application for a Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Challenge grant to fund a rewrite of the City’s development ordinance but was unsuccessful. TFG engaged City staff the following year to re-imagine the project as “UPDATE High Point: Preparing for the 21st Century,” providing a new strategic framework explicitly designed to meet HUD funding priorities. Working with TFG, the City secured the full $239,141 requested to write a new development ordinance that will revitalize the downtown by directing new economic development to the urban core, protecting existing neighborhoods and incentivizing the development of mixed-income housing.

Sutter County, CA

TFG worked with Sutter County staff and elected officials and as the local Economic Development Corporation to launch the SutterForward initiative. SutterForward expands on TFG’s Economic and Demographic Analysis Report and incorporates a stakeholder, local business, and citizen input in to the economic development strategy. The SutterForward process also analyzes projects identified in the County’s General Plan update and incorporates them in to a strategic federal funding and grant work plan that will help support the economic and workforce goals of the overall initiative.

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TFG Grants Team Welcomes Mia Barthel, Newest Staff Member
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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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