What Hagerty Consulting does

Hagerty Consulting is a privately held professional services firm founded in 2001 by Steve Hagerty and headquartered in Evanston, Illinois. The firm specializes in emergency management and grants management consulting for public sector and select private sector clients, organized around three service pillars: Emergency Management (spanning Prepare, Respond, Recover, and Mitigate phases), Grants Management (Recovery Programs, Hazard Mitigation Assistance, and Additional Grant Programs such as IIJA, IRA, and HUD CDBG), and Markets (Climate & Sustainability, Community Development, Higher Education, Homeland Security & Transportation, Infrastructure Resilience, Private Sector, Public Health & Healthcare). Across these pillars the firm supports federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial government agencies with consulting engagements covering disaster preparedness planning, operational surge support during response missions, post-disaster recovery program administration, hazard mitigation benefit-cost analyses, and federal funding navigation.

The firm operates a multi-channel go-to-market: it holds GSA Professional Services Schedule contracts (SINs 874-1, 874-7, 520-11, 520-13) enabling federal procurement, layered with state standby contracts (Massachusetts PRF, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, Michigan Statewide Grant) and cooperative purchasing agreements. Distribution is also supported by content marketing — including the Disaster Discourse newsletter, publications, case studies, and frequent earned media features — and by a leadership bench that includes former FEMA Administrator Brock Long and former FEMA Deputy Administrator Stan Gimont. The firm operates from five U.S. offices (Evanston, New York City, Sacramento, Tallahassee, Washington DC).

Hagerty's revenue model is professional services fee-for-service; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Cumulative disclosed scale includes management of over $75 billion in recovery grant funding with no negative audit findings, 750+ projects delivered nationwide, 95+ response missions across 25 states, and 80+ annual trainings on FEMA's HMA programs. The firm reports 101-250 employees and is privately held with no disclosed institutional funding rounds or parent company. Brad Grining serves as President and CEO with Steve Hagerty in a Founder and Senior Advisor capacity.

Name

Hagerty Consulting

Legal name

Hagerty Consulting, Inc.

Website

https://hagertyconsulting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Hagerty Consulting is a privately held emergency management and grants management consulting firm founded in 2001 and headquartered in Evanston, Illinois. It serves U.S. federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial government agencies with preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation services, alongside select healthcare, education, and private sector clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Emergency Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Emergency Response, Spill Prevention & Crisis Preparedness (BPAHAJAM)

Keywords

• Emergency management consulting
• Grants management services
• Disaster recovery consulting
• Federal fund management
• Hazard mitigation assistance

Headquarters

HQ city

Evanston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Emergency Management Consulting: Professional consulting services for emergency management including preparedness planning, disaster response, recovery programs, and mitigation services. Revenue generated through fee-for-service consulting engagements with government agencies and private sector clients.
2. Grants Management Services: Advisory services helping clients identify, secure, and manage federal, state, and other funding. Services include program design, grant writing, compliance, and management. Revenue generated through consulting fees associated with grant program support.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Hagerty Consulting is a professional services firm that helps clients prepare for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate disasters. It provides emergency management consulting across the full disaster lifecycle and grants management services that help clients identify, secure, administer, and comply with federal, state, and other funding programs (e.g., FEMA Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation Assistance, HUD CDBG-DR).

Product overview

Hagerty Consulting is an emergency management and grants management consulting firm offering a comprehensive suite of services organized around three core pillars: Emergency Management (covering Prepare, Respond, Recover, and Mitigate phases), Grants Management (Recovery Programs, Hazard Mitigation Assistance, and Additional Grant Programs), and Markets (serving Climate & Sustainability, Community Development, Higher Education, Homeland Security & Transportation, Infrastructure Resilience, Private Sector, and Public Health & Healthcare sectors). The company leverages deep programmatic expertise in federal programs including FEMA Public Assistance, FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance, HUD CDBG-DR, and other federal funding sources to help clients prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters while maximizing funding opportunities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Management Comprehensive emergency management consulting that helps government and private sector clients prepare for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate disasters. Covers the full disaster lifecycle through Prepare, Respond, Recover, and Mitigate phases.
• Grants Management Services helping clients identify, secure, administer, and manage federal, state, and other funding to strengthen resilience, enhance infrastructure, and achieve meaningful outcomes.
• Disaster Response Services Strategic guidance and force-multiplier support for disaster response operations, including operations support, finance administration, logistics management, mass care and sheltering, and planning and data analytics.
• Disaster Recovery Services Navigation and funding solutions for disaster recovery challenges, covering cost recovery management, disaster declarations, and post-disaster housing.
• Emergency Preparedness Services Building emergency preparedness and crisis management programs through planning support, training and exercises, and continuity of operations.
• Mitigation Services Designing and securing funding for projects that mitigate disaster impacts through hazard mitigation, technical assistance, and benefit-cost analysis.
• Recovery Programs Guidance through FEMA Public Assistance, Individual Assistance, Post-Disaster Mitigation, HUD CDBG-DR Program, and FHWA Emergency Relief programs.
• Hazard Mitigation Assistance Securing funding and implementing mitigation solutions across FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance programs including HMGP, BRIC, FMA, and Pre-Disaster Mitigation.
• Additional Grant Programs Navigation of COVID-19 grants, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Inflation Reduction Act, HUD Community Development Block Grant, and public health grants.
• Climate and Sustainability Services Helping communities adapt to climate challenges through strategic planning, grants management, research and analysis, and community engagement.
• Community Development Services Solutions combining grant expertise with community development to foster economic growth and resilience through strategic planning, community engagement, and workforce development.
• Higher Education and Universities Services Building organizational resilience for universities through comprehensive planning, training exercises, and cost recovery support.
• Homeland Security and Transportation Services Preparing for, responding to, and recovering from security threats and transportation challenges through risk assessments, planning, training, and exercises.
• Infrastructure Resilience Services Strengthening infrastructure resilience for commercial facilities, energy utilities, healthcare systems, transportation, and water/wastewater through grants management and disaster expertise.
• Private Sector Services Building resilient, sustainable businesses through comprehensive assessments, training, business continuity planning, and crisis management for natural, technological, and human-caused hazards.
• Public Health and Healthcare Services Expert planning, assessments, program development, and federal grants management for public health and healthcare organizations including hospitals, providers, coalitions, and agencies.

Quantifiable outcome

• Managing $75 billion+ in recovery grant funding with no negative audit findings
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• National Association of Counties (NACo)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHagerty partnered with NACo to advance national disaster reform. The partnership focuses on enhancing county disaster preparedness amid policy shifts and supporting NACo's members with emergency management expertise.
• National Academy of Public AdministrationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHagerty partnered with the National Academy of Public Administration to address disaster resiliency challenges. Collaboration aimed at developing recommendations and frameworks for improving national disaster preparedness.
• Bipartisan Policy CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHagerty's Stan Gimont joined the Bipartisan Policy Center Task Force to improve federal disaster assistance. The company contributes to BPC analysis on FEMA reform and policy recommendations.
• Houston Hispanic Chamber of CommerceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with Francisco Sánchez Jr. (Senior Advisor for Economic Development) to build relationships with the Houston Hispanic business community and promote economic development initiatives.
• General Services Administration (GSA)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHagerty holds multiple Special Item Numbers (SINs) under GSA's Professional Services Schedule, allowing federal, state, and local agencies to procure services through established contract vehicles.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Witt O'Brien's: Witt O'Brien's is a direct competitor focused on emergency management, disaster preparedness, response, and recovery consulting for public and private sector clients, with overlapping service lines across preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation.
• ICF International: ICF is a large public-sector consulting firm with a dedicated disaster management, grants management, and infrastructure resilience practice, directly competing with Hagerty on FEMA, HUD CDBG-DR, and HMA program work.
• Tetra Tech: Tetra Tech provides disaster recovery, hazard mitigation, and water/environmental resilience consulting to federal, state, and local clients, overlapping directly with Hagerty's mitigation, infrastructure resilience, and grants management services.

Broad incumbents

• Booz Allen Hamilton: Booz Allen is a major federal consulting incumbent with deep FEMA, homeland security, and civilian agency practices; it competes with Hagerty on larger federal emergency management and resilience contracts and offers broader adjacent capabilities.
• Deloitte: Deloitte's Government & Public Services practice includes disaster recovery, grants management, and emergency management advisory work that overlaps with Hagerty, often competing on large federal and state engagements with a much larger delivery footprint.
• Guidehouse: Guidehouse (formerly Navigant) operates a public-sector advisory practice that includes FEMA program support, infrastructure resilience, and disaster recovery consulting, making it a broad incumbent peer for Hagerty's federal-facing work.
• AECOM: AECOM provides emergency management, disaster recovery, and infrastructure resilience services through its federal and environment practices, competing with Hagerty on federally funded mitigation, recovery, and infrastructure resilience programs.
• AtkinsRéalis (formerly SNC-Lavalin): AtkinsRéalis' Federal Solutions and Infrastructure practices include disaster recovery, emergency management, and federal grants advisory work for FEMA and other agencies, positioning it as a broad incumbent competitor to Hagerty.
• Leidos: Leidos is a large federal contractor with significant FEMA, homeland security, and emergency management program work; it competes with Hagerty on federal disaster response, preparedness, and recovery contracts at greater scale.

Emerging players

• CGI Federal: CGI Federal provides IT-enabled consulting and program management support to federal civilian agencies, including emergency management and grants-related work, making it an emerging adjacent player with overlapping federal-customer relationships.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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