Expertise

We help regions thrive by turning today’s challenges into tomorrow’s opportunities for growth and prosperity.

Strategy

Moving from vision to action.

Grants

Turning opportunity into impact.

Analytics

Translating data into decisions.

Strategy

We help clients move from vision to action.

Our Strategy practice charts paths for growth by aligning people, priorities, and resources across regions and partners.

Regional Planning

Setting priorities, aligning partners, and positioning regions for investment and long-term economic growth.

Research & Strategic Facilitation

Using applied research and facilitated planning to shape workforce and economic development strategies.

Initiative Launch & Support

Launching and scaling initiatives that turn ideas into action and strengthen regional economies.

Strategic Capabilities

Our Analytics team applies advanced quantitative and qualitative methods to understand regional workforce and economic systems. These capabilities allow us to measure impact, identify gaps and opportunities, and generate insights that inform stronger strategies and smarter investments:

  • Workforce and talent pipeline strategy
  • Career pathways design and alignment
  • Industry sector partnerships and employer engagement

  • Apprenticeship and work-based learning strategy

  • Community and technical college strategy
  • Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) strategy and alignment
  • Career technical education (CTE) systems and programming
  • Business attraction, expansion, and retention support

Strategy Highlights

  • Strategy Highlights

    New Growth is helping to develop a regional strategy for addressing steep workforce shortages in the Respiratory Therapy occupation.

  • Strategy Highlights

    Kaci Roach is presenting on the current state of AI in the workplace including its benefits and potential harms.

  • Strategy Highlights

    New Growth is partnering with OhioSE Economic Development to develop a strategic plan for the organization, which serves a 25-county region in southeast Ohio.

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Grants

We help clients turn opportunity into impact.

Our Grants practice aligns strategy, storytelling, and compliance to help organizations and regions secure and manage funding that fuels workforce and economic growth.

Funding Strategy & Readiness

Aligning goals, strengthening systems, and building capacity to compete for funding and support long-term success.

Grant Development
(Pre-Award)

Researching opportunities and developing competitive proposals that position clients to win.

Grant Management
(Post-Award)

Supporting compliance, performance tracking, and reporting to ensure accountability and lasting impact.

AI-Enabled Funding Insights

New Growth uses its own custom-created, AI-enabled tools including Policy Signals Scout, GrantCompass, and the Federal Grants Tracker to assemble policy intelligence, identify emerging funding opportunities, and guide smarter grant strategies in workforce and economic development.

Grant Highlights

  • Grant Highlights

    New Growth has been working with Case Western Reserve University to develop a $160 million NSF Engines application, a process that started over three years ago. Most recently, NSF visited Northeast Ohio as part of a national finalist site visit. NSF will make award determinations in Summer 2026.

  • Grant Highlights

    U.S. Department of Labor announces YouthBuild funding to support education, preapprenticeship training, and leadership development for opportunity youth while expanding affordable housing.

  • Grant Highlights

    U.S. Department of Transportation opens competition for University Transportation Centers to advance transportation research, workforce development, and innovation through higher education partnerships.

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Analytics

We help organizations translate data into decisions.

Our Analytics practice helps organizations understand performance, demonstrate results, and use evidence to strengthen strategy, investment, and impact.

Program Evaluation

Assessing outcomes and impact to understand what’s working, why it matters, and how to improve.

Regional Analysis

Analyzing economic, demographic, and workforce data to inform regional planning and competitiveness.

Performance Measurement

Designing measurement frameworks and tools that track progress, support accountability, and turn data into actionable insight.

Technical Capabilities

Our Analytics team applies advanced quantitative and qualitative methods to understand regional workforce and economic systems. These capabilities allow us to measure impact, identify gaps and opportunities, and generate insights that inform stronger strategies and smarter investments:

  • Labor supply and demand analysis
  • Regional and industry analysis
  • GIS mapping
  • Surveys
  • Multivariable statistics

  • Asset and network mapping

  • Qualitative research

Analytics Highlights

  • Analytics Highlights

    New Growth is working with Lorain County Community College and Mott Community College, two SCC Round Five grantees, to develop detailed evaluation plans supporting assessment of grant-funded initiatives.

  • Analytics Highlights

    Nikki Glazer Stoicoiu will be presenting at the Growing Rural Independence Together (GRIT) Days of Learning 2026 conference. Our session focuses on helping communities use data to drive evidence-based practices.

  • Analytics Highlights

    New Growth, in collaboration with the Cuyahoga County Workforce Funders Group and Compass Policy Strategies, is embarking on a due diligence process to learn how regions build data systems to assess employment and wage gains following workforce development services and training.

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Ready to discuss your grant readiness strategy?

Contact us today to discuss your needs for strategic planning and project management, grant and resource development, and program evaluation services.