Grant Writer

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.

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