TAP Impact Report

Leveraging Resources - Amplifying Success

The Purdue University Technical Assistance Program (TAP) provides high-value solutions to increase the productivity of Indiana’s state and local governments and increase the profitability of businesses, both in Indiana and around the world. TAP affiliated services and organizations include; cyberTAP, Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), HealthTAP, and the TAP Innovation Development Program (TAP InDev),. Each group utilizes Purdue staff, faculty, and students to provide world-class consultation and education to organizations across the state.

Year over year, TAP has leveraged the state’s investment and amplified it. In 2023 alone, TAP turned $1.9 MM into $15.2 MM in economic impact by providing services for 83% of Indiana counties, training over 5,420 individuals, and improving over 532 employers. We are only getting started.

Accomplishments

Total Funding

State - $1.9MM

Other - $9MM

Federal: $3.9MM

Industry: $3.7MM

Other: $1.4MM

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Healthcare Cost Savings
Economic Impact
No-cost Technical Assistance

Annual Impact

TAP has accomplished much this year. We have been working tirelessly to make a positive impact and be champions for our communities and partners. As a team, TAP has provided over 3,000 hours of no-cost technical assistance to Hoosier businesses, generated over $850 million back into the economy, performed over 152 on-site cyber assessments (23 of which were for local government entities), and reduced wait times for a healthcare partner by 80% during a single project.

$2.2M

Healthcare Cost Savings

3000

hrs of no-cost technical assistance

$850M

In Economic Impact

101

No-Cost Cybersecurity Assessments