Overview

The Implementation Group (TIG) is a proven research development and strategic assessment firm specializing in positioning, proposal development, and team science to increase our clients' competitiveness for external funding.

Founded in 1994, TIG is an established leader in the federal grants arena and has developed a highly effective and integrated system to support competitive proposal development. At the core of this work is a multi-tiered review process we implement for proposals ranging from small to complex. TIG works across disciplines and institutions to help clients secure federal and private funding. TIG is a non-lobbying entity.

Experience

TIG’s broad-based experience in positioning clients to win private and federal funding is the hallmark of our practice.

Experience

Competition for funding at the federal level has increased significantly as a result of a number of intersecting factors including budget, deficit reduction strategies, and an increasing number of proposals for agency competitions for STEM research and education funds.

TIG works in concert with a wide range of former federal agency officials and subject matter experts to crosscut federal agencies to meet client needs. Our strategic partnerships augment internal strengths and provide high-level strategic advice and counsel. These individuals have either worked for, or have had success navigating, the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Homeland Security, Labor, Transportation; Health Resources and Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration; National Institutes of Health; National Institutes of Standards and Technology; and the National Science Foundation. By coordinating and managing your team of experts, we minimize the time and energy you need to spend locating and contracting with various subject-matter experts. Our major practice areas include:

Tactical and Strategic Consulting for Proposal Development

TIG works to identify individual investigators and faculty research teams that would most benefit from TIG services based upon institutional priority areas. TIG works with faculty and teams to prepare competitive grant applications using a suite of proposal development services.

Firm Capabilities: Funding Opportunity Analysis, Project Conceptualization and Positioning, Pre-submission Proposal Review and Assessment, Augmentation, Compliance Tracking, Post Factum Review, Analysis, and Resubmission.

Research Funding Services/Technical Assistance

TIG provides direct technical assistance and support in its efforts to provide faculty with streamlined, organized, and efficient access to all information and processes necessary to conduct research and facilitate innovation and entrepreneurship at your institution.

Firm Capabilities: Proposal Development Workshops/Training Seminars, Mock Panel Reviews, Color Team Reviews, and ‘Special’ Competition Reviews.

Strategic Assessment and Evaluation

TIG provides strategic assessment and data driven evaluation assistance to support strategic planning initiatives, guide program design and implementation strategies, track, evaluate, and report on progress, and assess outcomes. TIG external assessments produce evidence-based, independent analysis and actionable recommendations focused on maximizing potential for research teams and institutions to achieve goals, increase competitiveness, and sustain impact.

Firm Capabilities: Formative, Mid-course, and Summative Program Assessment, Data Driven Evaluation, Research Infrastructure and Capacity Assessment, Evaluation Planning, Logic Model Design, Data Collection & Analysis, Advisory Committee Selection and Management

Advice and Consultation

TIG provides strategic guidance and direction to your institution as requested and needed.

Firm Capabilities: Research Strategic Planning, Competitive Institutional Analysis, Visibility Enhancement, Representation, Partnerships/Alliance Formation, Board/Committee Placement and Agency Liaison.

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Clients

TIG has the capacity to take on new clients and maintain its client base. Not only is our client retention rate greater than 80%, but most of our new business is a direct result of existing client referrals.

Clients

TIG has a predominantly university-based clientele. We work with small and large public and private colleges and universities, with Carnegie ratings from Special Focus Institutions to Doctoral Universities.

TIG’s current and former client portfolio consists of 55 Universities, and 22 State S&T Offices/Research Foundations. TIG also provides consulting services to two large non-profit coalitions, that collectively brings us into contact with well over 100 universities on an annual basis. They are the EPSCoR/IDeA Foundation (28 jurisdictions), and the National Space Grant Alliance (52 state-based consortia, including: >900 affiliates and collaborators consisting of universities, community colleges, NASA field centers, industry, museums, and agencies).

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