Grants Manager

Grant Manager

The Grant Manager is responsible for the overall lifecycle of grant acquisition, implementation, and programmatic management within the Elko County School District. This position focuses on technical grant writing, securing competitive and formula-based funding, and providing program oversight for federal, state, and private grants to align with district strategic goals. The Grant Manager coordinates with school leadership, project directors, and the finance department to ensure grant initiatives are successfully executed and compliant with programmatic regulations. This position reports to the Chief Financial Officer or designated district administrator.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Write well-organized, compelling, and clear grant applications (including formula and competitive grants) through various funding platforms such as ePage, grants.gov, EASY, and G5.
• Identify new grant opportunities from federal, state, and private sources that align with district strategic targets and educational initiatives.
• Ensure grant projects are feasible by collaborating with district leadership to meet strategic targets, educational goals, and required grant timelines.
• Determine appropriate formats for data presentation, programmatic narratives, and evaluation metrics to address specific funding agency criteria.
• Collaborate with the finance and accounting department during the budgeting phase to ensure grant proposals include accurate and allowable cost estimates.
• Monitor program implementation and progress against approved grant goals, ensuring key milestones and deliverables are achieved.
• Prepare and submit all required programmatic, quarterly, and final narrative reports to grantors and funding agencies.
• Maintain district compliance with federal and state grant regulations, program guidelines, and administrative policies.
• Coordinate relevant consultations related to federal grants, including Title I, Title II-A, Title IV, and Title VI.
• Conduct annual Tribal and Private School consultations and assist in organizing required public input meetings.
• Provide technical assistance, training, and guidance to school administrators, project directors, and staff regarding grant provisions, guidelines, and compliance.
• Attend necessary technical assistance conferences, professional development workshops, and state or federal compliance meetings.

Position Expectations

• Maintain a positive, proactive relationship with district-wide constituents, school leaders, and funding agencies to ensure grant success and efficient process management.
• Demonstrate specific knowledge of federal, state, and private grant processes, compliance expectations, and programmatic reporting standards.
• Demonstrate strong organizational skills and the ability to strictly adhere to grant application deadlines and reporting timelines.
• Demonstrate excellent written and oral communication skills, including technical writing, editing, and narrative presentation.
• Maintain proficiency with standard office software, spreadsheets, grant management portals, and technical reporting platforms.
• Ability to work collaboratively with fiscal services personnel to align programmatic outcomes with budget guidelines.

Position Requirements

Education and Training:

• Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution in Education, Public Administration, Communications, Business Administration, or a related field, OR 5 years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience in professional/technical writing, program development, and grant management.

Licenses and Certifications:

• Valid driver's license that allows the applicant/employee to legally operate a motor vehicle in Nevada.

Experience:

• Experience in technical writing, including various state, federal, and/or non-profit grant application formats.
• Experience in project management, program evaluation, or educational program administration preferred.

Work Environment

Strength: Sedentary/Medium – Exert force to 50 lbs., occasionally, 10-25 lbs., frequently, up to 10 lbs., constantly or a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull or move objects.

Physical Demands: Frequent reaching, handling, repetitive fine motor activities, talking and hearing. Vision: Frequent acuity and occasional far acuity. Mobility to work in a typical office setting and use standard office equipment. Vision to read printed materials, VDT screens or other monitoring devices. Hearing and speech to communicate in person or over the telephone.

An Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer

The Elko County School District is an equal opportunity employer and will not knowingly discriminate in any area of employment. Those include discriminatory recruiting and hiring practices against any United States citizen or legal alien on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, marital status, national or ethnic origin, or disability and shall extend to working conditions, training, promotion, and terms and conditions of employment. Individuals with a disability who require reasonable accommodation(s) during any step of the screening process or who have questions about qualifications should notify a representative in the Human Resources Department. Notification may be made in person, in writing, or by calling: View phone number on click.appcast.io.