As department director, we were looking for a tool that would serve all departments and link the programmatic with the financial so we could really focus on grants compliance. We were so thrilled when we found Euna Grants.”
Madeline Veneber, Grants Planning and Management Director
With a staff of two—Madeline Veneberg and Hannah Barnes—managing millions of grant dollars for more than eight of Gun Lake Tribe’s departments, the team was overwhelmed by heavy paper binders, numerous spreadsheets, and countless files. Constantly following up with different project coordinators was proving to be a struggle, and repeatedly uploading programmatic reports for each department at the end of every month lead to an inefficient, error prone, and time-consuming grants management process. Veneberg and Barnes needed a digital solution to automate these administrative tasks, allowing them to focus on managing their grants portfolio instead of being bogged down in paperwork.
The Solution
Seeking a comprehensive solution to streamline the grants process and enhance compliance, Gun Lake Tribe’s grants team turned to Euna Grants’ Pre-Award Management and Post-Award Management tools to improve their workflow on both sides of the process.
Pre-Award Management streamlined their grant application process by making it easy to find funding opportunities, manage proposals, and ensure compliance with grant requirements, letting Veneberg and Barnes organize, track, and submit grant applications more efficiently. Post-Award Management assisted them in budget tracking, reporting, compliance monitoring, and financial management, empowering them to effectively manage grant funds, meet reporting deadlines, and maintain compliance throughout the grant lifecycle.
After implementing Euna Grants, Gun Lake Tribe’s grants team noticed a number of positive changes to their process:
- Easier tracking and reporting on projects and spending
- Less paperwork
- No more missed deadlines due to automatic reminders
- Compliant financial reporting that aligned with goals and spending
Results
After implementing Euna Grants’ management software, the small team at Gun Lake Tribe now handles over $1.5 million in grant funding for cultural programs.
“Euna Grants will reduce a lot of confusion and unnecessary emails,” says Hannah Barnes, Gun Lake Tribe’s Assistant Grant Writer and Planner. “There are fewer screens and documents and we’re eliminating the step of follow-up, which will streamline the whole process.”
With the help of Euna Grants, Gun Lake Tribe was able to automate tasks and streamline procedures, reducing confusion and redundancies in their processes.
Veneberg and Barnes also found it easy to track goals and outcomes across various sectors—including health services, education, environmental protection, historic preservation, and law enforcement—as well as find additional grants supporting native language and culture, significantly enhancing their overall grant management capabilities.
“As department director, we were looking for a tool that would serve all departments and link the programmatic with the financial so we could really focus on grants compliance,” explained Veneberg. “We were so thrilled when we found Euna Grants.”
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