Automation & Data Managment
Grant Lifecycle Services
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Explore real examples of how Mule Deer Consulting has helped clients strengthen compliance, protect investments, and increase ROI through strategic systems design, funding oversight, and operational accountability.
TBCP Broadband Initiative – Budget Alignment & Operational Review
Scope: Quarterly spend analysis with salary/fringe corrections
Key Strength: Identification and correction of salary underfunding across a 16-quarter project runway with proper funding code transfers and expense reconciliation.
Impact: Improved budget compliance and funder confidence through transparent, audit-ready documentation.
Karuk Tribe – Compliance Workflow Modernization
Scope: Tribal department policy alignment and post-award process mapping
Key Strength: Introduced metadata strategies, grant folder templates, and audit readiness plans with tailored training modules.
Impact: Centralized grant documentation across departments and improved single-audit outcomes.
Wildfire Animal Rescue Operations – Grant Lifecycle Buildout
Scope: Designed and submitted multiple emergency response grants; coordinated reporting and renewal calendars
Key Strength: Funded mobile command center, staff salaries, and evacuation equipment
Outcome: $200K secured in 18 months; enabled sustained operational continuity and rapid response capacity.
Janesville Rescue Farm – Nonprofit Strategy & Grant Acquisition
Scope: End-to-end grant acquisition and funder compliance support
Key Strength: Developed logic model and reporting framework that sustained three years of continuous funding
Impact: $120K secured; post-award tracking templates reduced audit preparation time by 60%.
Repository Training – Maturity Model & Grant Archiving
Scope: Developed and delivered digital asset management training (SharePoint, Drive, DAM systems)
Key Strength: Metadata tagging, standardized template libraries, audit-ready documentation
Outcome: Improved compliance file retrieval and record lifecycle consistency.
Tribal Law Enforcement Agency Proposal – Susanville Indian Rancheria
Scope: Designed proposal for a sovereign, community-led law enforcement agency
Key Strength: Integrated DOJ CTAS, BIA, and MMIP funding pathways with compliance frameworks
Impact: Positioned the tribe for multi-source federal and state funding to improve safety and sovereignty.
CPF Infrastructure Compliance Review – Capital Project Fund
Scope: Reviewed broadband and infrastructure project workflows for federal compliance
Key Strength: Alignment with U.S. Treasury and NTIA reporting requirements
Impact: Reduced risk of disallowance and enhanced funder trust through documented audit readiness.
PopStock Program – Public Safety & Program Sustainability Grant
Scope: Developed multi-year budget framework and KPI dashboard for grant reporting
Key Strength: Blended operational, compliance, and performance tracking in one unified system
Outcome: Increased funder retention and measurable ROI through transparent performance metrics.
Grant Compliance Workflow – Audit Modernization System
Scope: Mapped grant compliance workflows and built SOP library for post-award activities
Key Strength: Automated reporting cycles and metadata controls
Impact: Reduced manual reporting labor by 40% and increased audit pass rates.
Maturity Model Audit – Workflow & Data Compliance
Scope: Evaluated departmental maturity levels across data handling, documentation, and compliance
Key Strength: Created phased roadmap from ad hoc processes to optimized automation
Outcome: Standardized workflows, enforced data policies, and increased ROI through efficiency gains.
Police Force Proposal – Tribal Law Enforcement Funding Package
Scope: Coordinated proposal to establish a fully funded tribal law enforcement agency
Key Strength: Integrated DOJ CTAS, TRGP-TA, and BIA funding tracks
Impact: Strengthened sovereign law enforcement readiness and interagency compliance.