Funding for this position is reliant on the City’s ability to secure grant funding. After year one, continuation of the position is dependent on the City’s ability to secure ongoing funding.

This is a full-time position in the Office of Budget & Performance. This individual will work closely with department directors and the City Manager’s Office to identify funding opportunities and develop proposals that align with the City’s vision. This individual will focus on researching, identifying, writing, and submitting high quality grant proposals to federal, state, and private funding agencies. Reporting relationship: Chief Budget & Performance Officer.

Proposal Development:

Generates high-quality proposals, narratives, applications, and supporting documents in response to solicitations, ensuring consistency with the City’s policies and the guidelines of the funding agencies.
Collaborate with appropriate departments to research, develop, write, and submit letters of inquiry, concept papers, and grant proposals.
Work with various departments to create revenue and expenditure budgets to accompany proposals.

Revenue Generation:

Generate revenue for the City through timely and successful submission of grant proposals that align with the municipality’s strategic objectives.
Maintain a pipeline of grant opportunities to ensure continued funding for municipal projects and programs.

Coordination and Follow-Up:

Assist with grant schedules, tracking submission deadlines, and maintaining a grant calendar to ensure timely submissions.
Coordinate and follow up on the progress of submitted proposals, maintaining communication with funding agencies in addressing any questions following initial submission of grant applications.

Grant Management Support:

Inform and advise staff regarding the allowability of proposed expenditures related to specific grants, ensuring compliance with all grant requirements, including reporting.
Collaborate with department heads to ensure that grant-funded projects are aligned with the City’s budgetary and strategic goals.
Serve as City liaison to facilitate meetings with stakeholders and attend business functions about new or existing funding opportunities; and monitor state and federal legislation that may affect availability of grant funds.
Perform other related duties as assigned.
Subject to 24-hour recall and Emergency Operations recall.

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited school or university in Public Administration, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field and three (3) years of related grant writing experience.

Preferred Qualifications:
Grant Professional Certification (GPC) or similar credential preferred. Experience with federal and state grant proposals, including FEMA or similar agency grants.

The Department of Human Resources & Organizational Development may consider an equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience.

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