Market Research and Funding Analysis

NSI has a strong internal research team with extensive experience within the U.S. federal, state and local government market. Our team believes that the best decisions are made based on accurate and actionable intelligence. We gather and analyze a wide range of information and data to help organizations make smart procurement or policy decisions within the state and local government market. This includes items such as current and upcoming budgets and relevant spending, stakeholder mapping, competitive scans, analysis of the regulatory climate, procurement analysis, policy trends, and the relevant political landscape.

Our internal research team conducts market research and analysis on behalf of corporations, associations, foundations, foreign trade organizations, and investment firms. NSI has assisted dozens of private equity and venture capital firms in the due diligence of potential investments which intersect with the state and local government market.

Our services within Market Research and Analysis include:

  • Vertical or geographic market assessments

  • Competitive scans and SWOT analysis

  • Landscape analysis of any state or local government market

  • Stakeholder analysis of any state or local government market

  • Policy analysis of any state or local government market

  • Intelligence gathering within any state or local government market

  • Procurement and legislative tracking

  • Due diligence on potential investments

  • Executive briefings on the state and local government market

  • Assistance for foreign companies and trade organizations entering or increasing focus on US state and local government market

Federal Funding and Stimulus Tracking

One significant area of focus is leveraging expertise in Federal funding mechanisms and the state and local government market to help clients identify and track the relevant flow of Federal funding and stimulus packages to the state and local government market. The American Rescue Plan (ARP), the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), and other Federal funding packages include hundreds of billions of dollars in direct aid to state and local governments. However, the funding mechanisms are extremely complex and distributed over dozens of federal programs with varying eligibility requirements and processes.

NSI identifies funds relevant to specific products or services and tracks Federal fund disbursements. This includes:

  • Identify funding sources and allocate across geographic markets

  • Track and project funding disbursements from Federal Treasury

  • Prepare fact sheets explaining funding to educate buyers

  • Prepare funding-specific justifications for procurements

  • Provide support for buyer questions about eligibility and justifications

  • Engage a consultant from NSI’s network to assist in securing the funds