Growth Partners

What Growth Partners does

Growth Partners LLC is a woman-owned small business consulting firm headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska (with a listed address in Concord), specializing in public and behavioral health advisory services for government clients. The firm delivers a unified portfolio of professional services spanning strategic planning, training, program and practice improvement, organizational development, performance management, assessment and evaluation, change management, technical assistance, engagement and mobilization, and sustainability planning, all delivered through a five-step Uncover/Engage/Design/Implement/Evaluate process. Its core technology is a systems-thinking methodology supported by a proprietary automated Excel-based data collection system that generates real-time dashboards for retail tobacco and alcohol violation monitoring, designed to work around state-level IT access constraints.

The firm serves federal health and regulatory agencies (notably SAMHSA and the FDA), state departments of health and human services, county and municipal governments, regional public health networks, and nonprofit consortia, with publicly cited engagements spanning Connecticut, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Oregon, South Dakota, Iowa, Michigan, North Dakota, Nebraska, and Flint/Genesee County, as well as academic partners such as Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical System. It operates the New Hampshire Technical Assistance Center (NHTAC) sub-brand, coordinating four Communities of Practice across prevention, substance use disorder treatment, peer recovery support, and addictions care. The firm has stated it has served all 50 US states and 10 federal jurisdictions.

The business model is professional services revenue generated through government contracts and grants, with project-based consulting, technical assistance, and evaluation engagements funded through federal and state appropriations. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is established through government procurement and custom engagement scoping. The go-to-market motion is sales-led and direct, relying on past performance, RFP responses, federal IDIQ/contract vehicles, association presence (NASADAD, American Public Health Association), and referral-based relationships rather than traditional marketing channels.

Name

Growth Partners

Legal name

Growth Partners, LLC

Website

https://growthpartners.llc

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Growth Partners LLC is a woman-owned small business consulting firm that delivers strategic planning, technical assistance, evaluation, and training services in behavioral health and public health to federal agencies, state health departments, and local governments across all 50 US states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Public Health Consulting

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHACAN

Public Sector & Policy Consulting

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Management Consulting

SECONDARYEDADALAK

Research, Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Partnerships

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/Education Partnerships, Intergovernmental & NGO Programs

SECONDARYBPADABAO

Technical Cooperation, Capacity Building & Policy Advisory Programs

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Bilateral Development Agencies & Aid Programs

SECONDARYBPADABAN

Donor Coordination, Monitoring & Evaluation (MEL) Programs

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Bilateral Development Agencies & Aid Programs

Keywords

• Government consulting services
• Behavioral health consulting
• Public health strategy
• Program evaluation services
• Substance use prevention

Headquarters

HQ city

Concord

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Contracts and Grants: Growth Partners derives revenue primarily from contracts with federal agencies (SAMHSA, FDA), state departments of health and human services, and local government entities. These are typically project-based consulting engagements, technical assistance contracts, and evaluation services funded through government appropriations and grants.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Growth Partners is a woman-owned government consulting firm that helps federal, state, and local public agencies solve complex behavioral health and public health problems. It delivers strategic planning, training, program and practice improvement, organizational development, performance management, assessment and evaluation, change management, engagement and mobilization, and sustainability planning services through a five-step Uncover–Engage–Design–Implement–Evaluate process. Engagements are typically project-based contracts and technical assistance funded through government appropriations and grants.

Product overview

Growth Partners is a woman-owned small business consulting firm offering a unified portfolio of professional services rather than a software product platform. The core offerings include Strategic Planning, Training, and Program and Practice Improvement services, supplemented by specialized services such as Organizational Development, Performance Management, Assessment & Evaluation, Managing Change, Training & Technical Assistance, Engagement & Mobilization, and Sustainability Planning. The New Hampshire Technical Assistance Center (NHTAC) serves as a central hub for behavioral health practitioners. All services are customized to client needs and delivered through a five-step process: Uncover, Engage, Design, Implement, and Evaluate.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NHTAC (New Hampshire Technical Assistance Center): Operates the New Hampshire Technical Assistance Center for behavioral health practitioners across the continuum of care and coordinates and facilitates four Communities of Practice.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced tobacco retail violation rates (RVR) by 50% in North Carolina within one year
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Corporation for a Skilled WorkforcecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrowth Partners is coordinating a workforce retention pilot project for the New Hampshire Governor's Commission on Alcohol and Other Drugs in partnership with the Corporation for a Skilled Workforce. This project focuses on addressing secondary exposure to trauma.
• SAMHSAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrowth Partners has led large technical assistance contracts for SAMHSA to address nationwide behavioral health problems. They have conducted system reviews of all 50 states and 10 jurisdictions, designed and implemented training and technical assistance programs, and conducted research on behavioral health topics.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• ICF International: Large global consulting firm with a sizable public health and federal health practice, frequently competing with smaller firms like Growth Partners for SAMHSA, HHS, and state agency contracts.
• Abt Associates: Major research and consulting firm with deep federal health and social program evaluation work, often competing for the same RFPs as smaller evaluation and technical-assistance specialists.
• RTI International: Large nonprofit research institute providing technical assistance, evaluation, and implementation support to federal and state health agencies—a broader but operationally similar incumbent.
• NORC at the University of Chicago: Independent research institution conducting program evaluation and providing technical assistance to government—overlaps with Growth Partners on federal health evaluation work at greater scale.

Direct peers

• Westat: Employee-owned research firm delivering statistical research, evaluation, and technical assistance to federal, state, and local agencies—similar scale and operating model with public-sector clients.
• JSI Research & Training Institute: Nonprofit public health consulting firm providing research, evaluation, and technical assistance to federal, state, and local agencies—closely mirroring Growth Partners' model, including substance use and behavioral health work.
• Altarum: Nonprofit health systems research and consulting firm with federal and state government clients across behavioral health, public health, and health IT—comparable mission, scale, and customer profile.
• Mathematica Policy Research: Policy research and evaluation consultancy with deep federal and state government engagement, including program evaluation and technical assistance across health and human services—directly comparable service mix.
• MDRC: Nonprofit social policy research organization conducting program evaluations and providing technical assistance to government agencies—directly comparable in evaluation-driven, public-sector consulting.

Emerging players

• Atlas Research: Small veteran-owned consulting firm focused on public health, behavioral health, and health systems transformation for federal clients—a comparable small firm pursuing similar federal technical assistance opportunities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments2 records

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