Grants Manager (20789621)

THE POSITION

Tri-City Mental Health Authority ("Tri-City") is seeking a skilled and motivated Grants Manager to lead and coordinate the Authority's grant programs and funding initiatives. This position plays a key role in grant funding opportunity research, grant acquisition, compliance, and administration.

Under the general direction of the Strategic Initiatives Director, the Grants Manager oversees the full grant lifecycle, from researching funding opportunities and preparing applications to coordinating grant implementation, monitoring expenditures, and reporting on grant activities. The position also collaborates with internal departments, external partners, and executive leadership to strengthen grant acquisition, fiscal oversight, and effective resource management.

The Grants Manager position does not have direct supervisory responsibilities; however, the role involves project management, including coordinating, overseeing, and providing guidance to staff assigned to grant-related projects and activities. Direct supervision of professional and administrative support staff may be assigned in the future.

Examples of essential duties: Essential duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Plans, manages, and oversees the Authority’s grant programs including grant opportunity research, developing partnerships with internal departments and/or external organizations for joint grants, and all grant acquisition/implementation/ongoing management activities.
   
• Participates in the development and implementation of program/project design, including goals, objectives, policies, and priorities; recommends within division policy, appropriate service, and staffing levels; recommends and administers policies and procedures.
   
• Participates in the development, administration, and oversight of the program budget; determines funding needed for staffing, activities, equipment, materials, and supplies; ensures compliance with budgeted funding.
   
• Participates in the selection of, trains, motivates, and evaluates assigned personnel; works with employees to correct deficiencies; recommends and implements discipline and termination procedures, as applicable.
   
• Oversees and/or conducts research on grant funding availability through various databases; identifies potential funding opportunities and collaborates with internal stakeholders to link Authority priorities with various grant funding opportunities; evaluates alignment and feasibility of potential grant opportunity with Authority priorities; apprises Strategic Initiatives Director/Executive Team of corresponding requirements, benefits, and challenges.
   
• Coordinates the grant proposal development process; collaborates with agency staff, relevant community partners, and/or subject matter experts on grant development tasks; creates workplan with associated roles, responsibilities, and deadlines/timeline for application preparation; writes and/or reviews narrative and establishes budgets; ensures all forms are completed, attachments are provided, and final application is compliant with funding agency requirements.
   
• Upon grant acquisition, coordinates grant oversight and management including financial actions with relevant Authority departments (e.g., Finance/Accounting, Best Practices, etc.) and the Authority department(s) relevant to the funding; establishes processes to ensure that grant funding amounts are properly identified, allocated, documented, and reported.
   
• Monitors changes in funding agency requirements and/or laws and regulations impacting grant administration and management; recommends and implements actions as directed by the Strategic Initiatives Director/Executive Team.
   
• Prepares reports, presentations and proposals for grant cost feasibility, cost and resources savings, and applicability to the Authority’s strategic goals and objectives for stakeholders, departments, and other applicable parties.
   
• Researches guidelines, procedures, and standards to ensure conformance to Agency’s priorities, local, State and Federal laws and regulations as they relate to grants.
   
• Conducts community, stakeholder and departmental meetings; collaborates with and presents to the Executive Team, Behavioral Health Commission, and the Governing Board on grant programs, as appropriate.
   
• Establishes and oversees a tracking system for grant program opportunities, actions, decisions and outcomes to evaluate effectiveness of the grant acquisition process.
   
• Ensures the maintenance and administration of all grant files, documents, and records
   
• Ensures staff observe and comply with all Authority and mandated safety rules, regulations, and protocols.
   
• Performs related duties as required.