Focus on Leverage: TGC helps its clients to identify and capture local capital investment values and leverage those capital values against federal, state, and local funds. By transferring these values to priority projects, TGC’s strategy maximizes the impact of local investments and minimizes additional local expenditures. By taking this approach, TGC has increased the “buying power” of its clients as much as fivefold.
(Projects: Galveston Trolley, Fort Lauderdale Transit and Pedestrian Plan)

Focus on Partnerships: TGC believes that, when public and private interests work together, they both win by sharing costs. TGC was instrumental in forging one of the first, large-scale joint development partnerships to develop The Woodlands Waterway in The Woodlands, Texas. Sensitive to the environmental impacts of increased automobile traffic and the loss of open space and to alleviate financial pressures on governments and their constituents, the project developed around a transit backbone. Since the project’s inception, land values have risen significantly along the corridor and the pace of new developments has accelerated. Along with a new hotel, high-rise office building, multiplex theater and convention center complex, more retail and restaurants continue to be built.
(Projects: The Woodlands Corridor Funding, Union Plaza, Oklahoma City Union Station, San Angelo Multimodal Terminal, El Paso Glory Road Transit Terminal, EL Paso International Transit Terminal)

Focus on Funding: TGC has identified over $1 billion in resources to assist its clients to successfully implement their projects. TGC works with local, state, and federal agencies to program and procure funding for its clients. At the state level, the firm, on behalf of its clients, regularly applies for and secures funds from the Statewide Transportation Enhancement Program (STEP) and secures State Toll Revenue Credits (also known as Transportation Development Credits) as local share. On the federal level, TGC has frequently guided clients’ applications to the Transportation and Community and System Preservation Pilot Program, FTA Section 5309 Discretionary Program, FHWA Intelligent Transportation Systems Deployment Incentives Program, and Livable Communities Initiatives, as examples. Services include identifying appropriate federal and state funding sources, developing grant justification packages and grant applications; and providing support assistance for ranking, funding allocation, and adoption of client projects in regional and state Transportation Improvement Programs.
(Projects: Capital Identification)

Focus on Grant Development & Management: TGC provides grant development and management to its clients for competitive grant applications. TGC staff complete the content of the grant and position it for top competitiveness. TGC accurately submits all the technical details necessary to complete the grant application such as budgeting, cost controls, and project milestones into federal databases and responds to FTA during the grant review period. Once a grant has been awarded, TGC ensures that quarterly financial and milestone reports are made to FTA, that certifications and assurances are complete and that all Civil Rights compliance is up-to-date. Our goal is ensure that the grant process proceeds smoothly and in a timely fashion and funding is not denied on the basis of a technicality.
(Projects: Miramar, FL Mobility Strategy, Fort Lauderdale Transit and Pedestrian Plan)

Focus on Financial Capacity Analysis: TGC assists its clients to complete a financial capacity analysis to develop both short-term and long-term capital and operating goals. The analysis projects revenue and expenses resulting from the implementation of the recommended transit service program. From this, TGC measures the financial capacity to implement and sustain the proposed services.
(Projects: Fort Bend Transit Plan)