Services
One team for evaluation, technology, environmental review, tribal partnership, and funding. We work with federal and state agencies, tribal governments, universities, research teams, and nonprofits.
Data & Evaluation
We design and run the data systems and evaluations that show whether programs are working, from survey platforms to dashboards to final evaluation reports, with privacy and tribal data sovereignty built in from the start.
What we deliver
- REDCap and Qualtrics deployment, hosting, and administration
- Dashboards and visualizations in Power BI, R Shiny, and Python
- Data integration across platforms and software
- Statistical analysis and evaluation reporting
- Mixed-methods evaluation for federal grants
- Continuous quality improvement (CQI) systems
- Data governance, privacy, and tribal data sovereignty compliance
Experience: data and evaluation leadership for Montana NSF EPSCoR and University of Montana research centers, and data QA and analysis for a Johns Hopkins NIH-funded study.
IT & Cloud Services
Enterprise-grade IT for small agencies, research groups, tribal organizations, and nonprofits, delivered by a team with more than 20 years of support and network engineering experience.
What we deliver
- Microsoft Azure cloud deployment and automation
- Outsourced help desk for small organizations
- Network engineering and troubleshooting
- Identity management (Active Directory, Microsoft 365, RSA, Salesforce)
- Cybersecurity hardening
- ITIL-based service management
- Hardware and software lifecycle support
- VPN, Citrix, and enterprise connectivity
Experience: a U.S. Air Force veteran with IT and network engineering work for the Department of Defense, Department of Justice, the VA, and higher education; CompTIA A+, Network+, Security+, and ITIL 4 certified.
Environmental & Regulatory Services
From fieldwork to final report, we help agencies and project proponents meet NEPA and Clean Water Act requirements with defensible science and well-organized documentation.
What we deliver
- Baseline studies, watershed and ecosystem analysis, and ecological data modeling
- NEPA Environmental Assessments and Environmental Impact Statement support
- Public comment management and mitigation planning
- Tribal consultation integrated into NEPA review
- Hydrogeomorphic (HGM) wetland functional assessments and watershed-scale HGM modeling
- Field data collection and HGM reporting for federal and state compliance
- HGM training: workshops, curriculum, field practicums, and certification pathways
Experience: developer of the HGM RAPid rapid wetland assessment approach for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, professional development courses taught to USACE staff, and Department of Defense natural resource projects.
Tribal & Community Consulting
We work alongside tribal nations and communities as partners, not just contractors. That means listening first, following community protocols, and making sure communities drive the research and keep control of their knowledge and data.
What we deliver
- Tribal consultation and outreach
- Cultural resource management, including NAGPRA compliance and ethnographic collections
- Community-based participatory research
- Indigenous education curriculum development
- Youth wellness program support (SAMHSA, NIH, NSF)
- Data sovereignty and data-governance planning
Experience: a decade of NAGPRA compliance and Tribal consultation in the Montana University System, and Indigenous youth behavioral health work with the Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health.
Grant Writing & Program Administration
We help organizations find the right funding, write competitive proposals, and manage awards well once funded, with the budgets, workflows, and records that keep reporting on time and audits uneventful.
What we deliver
- Grant writing for nonprofits, tribal governments, and universities
- Grant reporting and compliance
- Budget development and fiscal oversight
- Program management and workflow development
- Policy and procedure creation
- Records management and archival systems
Experience: grants written and managed for NSF, NIH, NEH, NAGPRA, SAMHSA, IHS, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and administration of a five-year, $20 million NSF award.
Editing, Manuscript & Academic Support
We help researchers and technical teams turn solid work into clear, publishable writing, and help institutions preserve and make use of their historical records.
What we deliver
- Manuscript editing, indexing, and citation management
- Technical and regulatory report writing
- Curriculum development
- Archival research
- Historical document preservation
- Reproducible documents with R Markdown and Quarto
Experience: editorial contributions to landmark publications on Native American history and culture, and analysis and GIS supporting peer-reviewed publications for NSF-funded research.
Not sure where your project fits?
Many projects cross several of these areas. Tell us what you are working on and we will put together the right team and a clear scope.