Plain-spoken notes on grant compliance, civilian-agency software, and delivering for Native-serving and rural-health programs — written for the people who run and fund the work.
OlenHub is live on the Apple App Store. The hard part wasn’t launching — it was building something residents of the North Slope would open every week.
What to set up early so a Single Audit isn’t a scramble — the $1M threshold, a reporting calendar, procurement files, SEFA, and subrecipient monitoring under 2 CFR 200.
What primes should look for before they team — scope that fits FAR 52.219-14, procurement readiness you can verify, deployed proof, and a sub that stays in its lane.
What it means in practice for a real build — who owns the data, consent before cross-agency sharing, OCAP / CARE principles, and offline-friendly design.
Why a bounded module often beats a multi-year platform — CMS Streamlined Modular Certification, CCWIS, Section 508, and how a small scope fits state procurement.