Federal Funding

TFG devises and implements innovative strategies for appropriations and authorizations and builds on our successes from year to year. Over the course of our history representing local communities in Washington D.C., we have secured tens of billions of dollars in direct appropriations and project authorizations for our clients. Our work on federal funding issues encompasses supporting funding requests for federal programs and projects that benefit our clients as well as pursuing authorizations for specific client projects. We foster our clients' projects through every step of the process, from project conception to construction. Today, we rank as one of the top federal funding and competitive grants lobbying firms in Washington D.C. representing public agencies.

Case Studies

Project Authorizations

TFG has worked on every Water Resources Development Act and highway transportation authorization bill advocating for specific client project authorizations as well as supporting overall funding levels for key federal programs of importance to local communities. In addition, we have successfully worked with our clients to pass standalone legislation to create federal authority for their specific projects or to revise current federal authorizations. These project authorizations have led to partnerships with our clients and federal agencies such as the U.S. Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of Energy.

Transportation Infrastructure Financing

After securing $265 million for several lines of credit that enabled one of our clients to build two phases of a toll road, TFG led a lobbying effort that established a new, innovative financing provision for the client. The provision enabled the agency to build a third phase of the toll road and became the basis for the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) chapter in TEA–21. TIFIA is still used today by local transportation agencies and extends special financing benefits to communities nationwide.

Title XVI WaterSmart Funding

TFG has helped several public agencies secure tens of millions of dollars in funding through the Bureau of Reclamation’s WaterSMART grant program and Title XVI, Water Reclamation and Reuse Program. TFG also worked to secure a change in administration policy to double the maximum size of Title XVI construction grants from $2 million to $4 million and raise the ceiling on Title XVI study grants from $150,000 to $450,000. This change increased the overall amount of funding local communities can receive under the Title XVI program.

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

Alex Yiannoutsos / Tuesday, July 5, 2022

/ Categories: News, News & Alerts, Economic and Community Development, Energy, Environment and Sustainability, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Legislative

NATaT Hosts “America’s Town Meeting” Virtual Fly-in to Congress

Neil Sheridan from Michigan Township Association discusses NATaT’s important advocacy at the Fly-in in the July 2022 edition of Township Focus Magazine

This May, the National Association of Towns and Townships (NATaT) hosted its annual “America’s Town Meeting” to discuss issues impacting towns and townships with congressional leaders. The virtual fly-in was coordinated by Jennifer Imo, NATaT Federal Director and TFG’s Managing Partner of Client Services, David Hoover, NATaT Legislative and Policy Manager and TFG Principal, and Tina Dykstra, NATaT Administrative Assistant and TFG Executive Assistant.

Neil Sheridan, Michigan Township Association’s Executive Director, discusses NATaT’s important advocacy at the Fly-in in the July 2022 edition of Township Focus Magazine. Below is his article, “Your Voice in Our Nation”.

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Latest TFG News

24 July 2024

Kristen H. Long Promoted to Grants Principal at TFG

TFG strengthens leadership team amidst explosive growth in grants division.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The TFG Grants Division is pleased to announce the promotion of Kristen H. Long to Grants Principal. Kristen has been an integral part of the TFG Grants Division since 2022.

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