Grants and Program Development Coordinator

Job Details:

Job Location:

214 Lake - Rochester, NY 14608, Position Type:
Full Time, Salary Range: $70,000.00 - $73,000.00 Salary, Travel Percentage:
Negligible,

• Reports To Senior Vice President of Agency Advancement
• Status Exempt, Full-Time
• Schedule Flexible and varied
  - On site with travel within service areas, and some out-of-area travel.
• Salary Range $70,000 - $73,000

At Volunteers of America (VOA), we are dedicated to restoring hope, dignity, and a sense of belonging for people facing challenges. Our mission is to foster self-reliance and stability by delivering essential services in housing, education, and health.

The Grants and Program Development Coordinator supports VOA's efforts to secure public and private funding and develop new programs that advance the organization's mission. This position researches funding opportunities; develops competitive grant applications, with particular emphasis on federal, state, and local government grants; supports grant reporting and compliance; and assists with the research, planning, and pre-development work required to launch new programs and services.

The Coordinator works closely with Agency Advancement, Program, Finance, Operations, Facilities, leadership, and external partners to develop strong proposals, meet grant requirements, and move promising program concepts from initial research through funding and implementation planning. The position requires strong writing, research, project-management, and organizational skills, including the ability to interpret government funding requirements and manage multiple deadlines.

• Research and identify government, foundation, and other funding opportunities that align with VOA's programs and strategic priorities.
• Lead or assist in preparing federal, state, county, municipal, and private grant applications.
• Review RFPs, Notices of Funding Opportunity, funding announcements, and related guidance to identify eligibility requirements, priorities, scoring criteria, required attachments, and deadlines.
• Collaborate with program and leadership staff to develop needs statements, program descriptions, goals, objectives, outcomes, work plans, evaluation plans, and sustainability strategies.
• Coordinate with Finance and program staff to obtain budgets, program data, organizational information, and required application materials.
• Maintain standard organizational information, program descriptions, data, and supporting documents used in grant applications.
• Assist with electronic submissions through federal, state, and local grant portals.

• Assist with the preparation and submission of required government grant reports.
• Maintain a calendar of reporting requirements, deadlines, deliverables, and other grant obligations.
• Work with program and Finance staff to gather accurate information for timely reporting.
• Review grant awards, contracts, and funding requirements and communicate key deliverables and performance expectations to appropriate staff.
• Monitor progress toward grant goals, objectives, performance measures, and funder requirements.
• Identify potential compliance or performance concerns and coordinate with appropriate staff to address them before reporting deadlines.
• Maintain VOA's status in SAM, SFS, Vend Rep, and other government systems.

• Research community needs, funding priorities, best practices, and service gaps to support new programs and expansion of existing services.
• Assist leadership and program staff with program concepts, including target populations, service models, staffing plans,…