Its National Engineers Week!  This week, February 20–26, 2022, according to the American Council of Engineering Companies, the theme is “Reimagining the Possible.”
 
Engineers week has been recognized annually since 1951 to acknowledge the men and women of this professional and thank them for all the hard work they do. Civil engineers do work hard to design, build, and maintain almost all the structures that surround us – our roads and bridges, water and energy systems, seaports and airports, and the infrastructure for a cleaner environment.
 
At NTH, engineers are the foundation of our business, focused on engineering a sustainable tomorrow for our clients and our communities. They use their expertise, knowledge, and experience to counsel our clients across multiple markets to meet the most challenging project demands.
 
We are proud to celebrate their many achievements and contributions—especially during National Engineers Week.

Thank you to our dedicated engineering staff for all your hard work! 

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law includes billions of dollars in competitive funding available to cities, towns, and municipalities across dozens of new and existing programs. As local governments begin to rebuild and reinvest in their communities, they can find many competitive infrastructure funding opportunities for Local Governments Here: www.whitehouse.gov/build/, including:

Transportation Grants

• Rebuilding American Infrastructure Sustainably and Equitably (RAISE) Grants 
• Port Infrastructure Development Program Grants 
• Bus & Bus Facilities Competitive Grants 
• National Infrastructure Project Assistance (also known as “Megaprojects” or MEGA)
• Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) Grants 
• Safe Streets and Roads for All
• Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grants 
• Clean School Bus Program 
• Reconnecting Communities 
• Rural Surface Transportation Grant 

Climate, Energy & Environment

• Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Program 
• Flood Mitigation Assistance 
• Brownfields Remediation Program 
• Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants 
• Grants for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Improvements in Schools 
• Energy Improvement in Rural or Remote Areas 
• Grants for Energy Efficiency and Resilience Code Adoption 
• Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs 
• Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program 

Other Programs

• Water & Groundwater Storage and Conveyance 
• Emergency Watershed Protection Program 

NTH can assist not only with the engineering services that will need once these projects come to fruition, but we can also assist with preparing and submitting the necessary grant applications. Please contact our Business Development Officer, Jason Edberg, jedberg@nthconsultants.com for more information on how we can help.

Recently, the USDA Rural Development Department announced it is expanding access to four loan guarantee programs that provide funding to help rural communities create jobs and improve local infrastructure.

According to the press release, "this expansion continues the Department’s regulatory reforms to make it easier for communities and lenders to access USDA funding.


The OneRD Guarantee Loan Initiative reduced paperwork and adopted a common loan note guarantee application for the Water and Waste Disposal Loan Guarantee Program; the Community Facilities Guaranteed Loan Program; the Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program; and the Rural Energy for America Guaranteed Loan Program.

Interested communities can access the announcement here.  

​NORTHVILLE, MI – NTH Consultants, Ltd. (NTH), a professional engineering consulting firm, today announced that due to her strong leadership both inside and outside of the organization in areas including project management, civil and environmental engineering disciplines, and client-focused solutions, the NTH Board of Directors unanimously promoted Rhiana Dornbos, P.E. to Vice President.  NTH is committed to rewarding hard work and strong leadership, and Ms. Dornbos has proven that she has the depth of experience and the vision to help move NTH forward into the next generation.
 
Ms. Dornbos has more than ten years of experience and leads the NTH Air Quality Group, which is comprised of a team of engineers, meteorologists, and scientists focused on Clean Air Act compliance. Through her leadership, the air quality team has experienced significant growth over the last several years, strengthened NTH’s relationship with many Key clients, and won several annual contracts to assist clients with compliance, expert witness, enforcement negotiation, and program management contracts. Ms. Dornbos has also garnered the respect of her team and her peers for her empathic leadership, mentorship, and commitment to excellence. 
 
“Rhiana’s dedication to quality, scope, schedule and budget has earned her respect from clients and the NTH management team,” said Jeff Jaros, Chief Operating Officer. “She understands the importance of project management and exceeding client expectations and at the same time she is able to foster camaraderie and teamwork among our employee-owners. Rhiana exemplifies NTH’s core values in action.”
 
About NTH Consultants, Ltd.
NTH Consultants, Ltd. (NTH) has been providing professional engineering consulting services to the water, energy, transportation, industry, and community development markets since 1968. From a small, Detroit-based, geotechnical engineering firm, our company has grown significantly providing a wide range of services in civil, geotechnical, environmental engineering, and facilities engineering. For more than 50 years, NTH has helped our clients address some of the most challenging and complex issues facing our environment today and provides innovative and creative approaches for each project it undertakes. NTH is constantly exploring new technologies and solutions that are safe, well-developed, and cost effective for its clients. NTH is headquartered in Northville, MI and serves its diverse client base from five offices throughout Michigan.