Public Safety Grants Representative​/Trainee​/Trainee ; NY HELPS

Public Safety Grants Representative 1/Trainee 1/Trainee 2 (NY HELPS)

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This range is provided by NYS Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

$53,764.00/yr - $85,138.00/yr

The incumbent will report to the Office of Administration and Finance’s Grants Program Administration Unit and support the Contracts Unit. They will be responsible for managing awards to sub-recipients receiving federal and state funded grant contracts throughout New York State, including counties, other local jurisdictions, and not-for-profit organizations.

• Responsible for managing a caseload of federal and state grant contracts.
• Reviewing grant applications and making funding recommendations on the applications.
• Preparing grant contracts from applications/Request for Proposals, including project budgets, work plans, and special conditions, according to state and federal guidelines.
• Reviewing and monitoring expenditures and programs of local and state grantees to ensure compliance with state and federal requirements.
• Assist grantees in administering their grant funded programs and prepare programmatic and fiscal reports.
• Conduct monitoring, on-site visits, and desk reviews with grantees to provide assistance and ensure programmatic/compliance with grant requirements.
• Candidates should possess the ability to speak comfortably with various group sizes and levels of professionals.
• Work schedule may vary based on operational need.
• Other related tasks as assigned.
• Travel is required.
• Possession and maintenance of a valid Driver’s License issued by the NYS Department of Motor Vehicle is required or otherwise demonstrate the capacity to meet the transportation needs of the job.

To be considered for appointment through NY HELPS, or 55 b/c, candidates must meet the open-competitive minimum qualifications for this position.

• Public Safety Grants Representative 1 level requirements:
  Four years of experience reviewing applications and preliminary proposals for grant funds, providing technical assistance to grantees with detailed budgeting, vouchering, and program reporting, and evaluating funded projects for compliance with program goals, objectives, contract provisions, and budgetary expenditures.
• Public Safety Grants Representative Trainee 1 (equated to SG-14):
  Four years of experience reviewing applications and preliminary proposals for grant funds, providing technical assistance to grantees with detailed budgeting, vouchering, and program reporting, and evaluating funded projects for compliance with program goals, objectives, contract provisions, and budgetary expenditures.
• Public Safety Grants Representative Trainee 2 (equated to SG-16):
  Five years of experience reviewing applications and preliminary proposals for grant funds, providing technical assistance to grantees with detailed budgeting, vouchering, and program reporting, and evaluating funded projects for compliance with program goals, objectives, contract provisions, and budgetary expenditures.
• Public Safety Grants Representative 1, SG-18:
  Six years of experience reviewing applications and preliminary proposals for grant funds, providing technical assistance to grantees with detailed budgeting, vouchering, and program reporting, and evaluating funded projects for compliance with program goals, objectives, contract provisions, and budgetary expenditures.
• An associate degree may substitute for two years of experience; a bachelor’s degree may substitute for four years of experience; a master’s degree may substitute for five years of experience; and a doctorate may substitute for six years of experience.

Dependent upon qualifications, if appointed as a trainee, successful completion of a one-year or two-year traineeship leads to appointment as a Public Safety Grants 1, SG-18.

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