Grant Manager at Native American Community Minneapolis, MN

Job Description

Grant Manager job at Native American Community. Minneapolis, MN.

SUMMARY: This position is responsible for directing and coordinating all NACC grant activities for federal, state, local and private grants, which support short- and long-term strategic plan priorities of NACC. Working in collaboration with program and department leadership, the Grant Manager performs research to identify likely grants sources, prepares grant submissions, supports grant requirements, and coordinates the reporting for all executed grant contracts.

• Oversee the implementation, budgeting and monitoring of various grants.
• Take ownership of all relevant processes and reporting related to the various grants.
• Meets with Clinic officers and management to identify funding needs and priorities, to develop proposal strategies and to gather related information.
• Works closely with others to research and analyze prospective grantors to match the interests and preferences of funding sources to the needs of the Clinic.
• Gathers and/or drafts supporting information and data to prepare letters of inquiry, proposals, and applications for funding to all foundation, government, and corporation prospects according to their guidelines for application.
• Approaches, develops and cultivates long‑term effective working relationships with representatives of private foundations, government/community offices, and corporations in order to promote/negotiate grant opportunities; follows up regularly on grant applications and opportunities.
• Works with others to utilize appropriate software/database to maintain records on potential and current funders regarding meetings, communications, proposals, grants and reports; to utilize appropriate scheduling programs (such as Microsoft Outlook), for scheduling and tracking of all LOI's, proposals, reports, etc.
• Reviews grant utilization accounting reports monthly and provides regular feedback on progress of grant budget.
• Develops and ensures that funders receive comprehensive reports in accordance with grant contracts and preferences; coordinates with relevant Clinic staff to collect pertinent data in a consistent and timely manner; coordinates with the accounting and fiscal staff for needed financial information and data/statistics reports.
• Maintains knowledge of programs and services offered at NACC.
• Maintains knowledge of best practices in grant management and trends in the nonprofit and FQHC health care sectors through reading, research, participation in seminars and other educational opportunities and personal contacts/memberships in the field.
• Oversees maintenance of records/documents in accordance with Clinic policies and procedures, contractual obligations and funding sources.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by management.
• Maintains knowledge of fundraising activities and general operating funds.

• Lead the grant evaluation team in assessing, screening and scoring grants that are under consideration for application. Work collaboratively with the team to assess good fit, appropriate existing infrastructure, available supervision, and compatibility with the mission of the organization.
• Monitor the grant writing process for accuracy in approach and fit for the agreed upon purpose of the grant application and implementation.
• When a grant is awarded develop a smooth onboarding process for the implementation of the grant such as identifying qualified candidates for grant‑funded positions, training personnel in all aspects of the grant and assuring that all data collection processes and grant reporting processes are set up with passwords and accessibility.
• Provides systems and tools to grant support staff and program managers to maintain compliance with assignments, due dates and grant requirements.

• Attend and maintain regular meetings with the grant team to evaluate the progress and goal achievement of work plan as well as budget management.
• Monitor and track the work plan of each grant for timeliness and goal achievement.
• Continue to track and adjust the work plan as the grant team…