Grant Writing Consultant - Education - Part-time

Grant Writing Consultant—Education

This is a remote, part-time, seasonal contract role: candidates must live in the United States. This is direct with the Education Grant Consultant. NO outside firms will be considered.

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

At Lexipol, our mission is to create safer communities and empower the individuals on the front lines with market-leading content and technology. Our top-notch team works closely with law enforcement, fire, EMS, corrections, local government, and education professionals to tailor our solutions to better address today’s challenges.

Working at Lexipol means making a difference – day in and day out.

Lexipol’s Grant Services Team provides customized solutions enabling applicants to tap into federal, state, and private grants. More than $600 billion in nationwide grants is available to public safety agencies, local government, and education agencies each year. Few organizations have grants experts on staff, or the time to research opportunities and develop grant applications.

We offer three unique grant solutions:
Grant Finder, Grant Writing Services, and Grant Assistance Platform.

The Education Grants Writing Consultant plays a key role on the Grants Team. The overall goal is to assist the Grants Team in the fulfillment of Education grant writing services contracts, Education grant consulting, Education grant research and reviews. This role will be responsible for narrative writing, research, and consulting with agencies and communities one-on-one regarding education-based grant programs with a particular focus on both non-school safety and school safety related activities.

This could include career and technical education (CTE), science-technology-engineering-mathematics (STEM) education, social-emotional learning (SEL), after school programs, bilingual education, health and wellness, and equity/inclusion. This position reports to the Grant Services Manager.

Successfully submitting complete and comprehensive, professional Education grant applications and serving as an expert consultant by providing reviews, research, and on call consultations for the Grant Assistance Platform.

The Lexipol Grants team will fulfill grant writing applications, research, review and consulting for municipalities, public safety agencies, non-profit healthcare organizations, state and local education agencies, state municipal leagues, state police and fire chief associations, county associations, and national and state member associations.

This is done through working in these areas of focus:

• Provide support and guidance to the project manager and agencies by developing comprehensive narratives. Narratives will be delivered professionally, timely, and free of grammar errors.
• Consult with agency point of contacts on items needed for narratives and make recommendations on project eligibility.

• Advise, consult, problem solve, and research potential Education grant programs for the departments, agencies, and governments we serve.
• Meet with agencies one-on-one to discuss projects and recommend potential grant opportunities.
• Provide in-depth grant research results to grants team for various products and clients.

• Proven Education Grant Writing Track Record:
  Two or more years of professional Education grant writing and consulting experience within municipal government and/or public works, in the last 5 years.
• Proven experience, in the last 5 years, writing Education grants submitted to US Department of Education (ED), US Department of Justice (DOJ), state and local education agencies, and foundations.
• Experience writing education grant applications including 21st Century Community Learning Center.
• Proven Education Grant Research experience:
  Conduct comprehensive research to identify grant opportunities from state and federal government agencies, foundations, and other funding sources relevant to education-based clientele.
• Familiarity with K-12 and higher education,…