NIGP 94648: Financial Advisor

NIGP 94648 Financial Advisor, an Item code, covers post-award grant administration, municipal debt structuring and issuance, swap advisory services, financial planning and forecasting, investment advisory support, and specialized financial consulting across state and local jurisdictions. State and local governments are actively procuring financial advisory services to manage complex bond issuances, evaluate financing alternatives, ensure grant compliance, and improve creditworthiness in the municipal market—work grounded in concrete recent solicitations from transit authorities, housing authorities, school districts, counties, and cities.

The mix of recent issuers spans transit agencies (Orange County Transportation Authority in California), housing finance bodies (Illinois Housing Development Authority, Washington State Housing Finance Commission), school districts (Pinellas County Schools, DeKalb County Schools in Georgia), county and city governments (Douglas County and DeKalb County in Georgia; Galveston County, Okaloosa County, and Brazosport College in Texas; Sacramento County and the City of Phoenix in Arizona; Seminole County and the City of Oviedo in Florida), and specialized pension and retirement systems (Teacher Retirement System of Texas). A representative recent opportunity is the Orange County Transportation Authority's RFP for Grants Administration Consultant Support, posted October 9, 2026, due March 5, 2026, seeking post-award grant administration and compliance reporting across approximately $1 billion in state and federal grants for a two-year term at $250,000 total budget. Another is the City of Phoenix's RFQ for Financial Advisory Services, posted September 29, 2026, due May 29, 2026, establishing a qualified vendor list for five-year comprehensive financial advisory covering long-term planning, debt financing, and investment services. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, California, Georgia, and Florida, with secondary activity across Illinois, Arizona, Connecticut, Colorado, Oregon, Michigan, and Washington State.