About This Role
Managing the organization's institutional grant portfolio and supporting efforts to secure and maintain foundation, corporate, and other grant funding is the core of this role. The Grants Manager oversees the entire grant process, from prospect research and proposal development through award administration, reporting, and renewal, working closely with various internal teams to ensure accurate communication of the organization's mission and needs.
Responsibilities
- Research and identify prospective foundation, corporate, and other institutional funding opportunities aligned with the mission and programs
- Maintain a calendar of grant opportunities, deadlines, reporting requirements, and renewal dates
- Coordinate and prepare grant proposals, letters of inquiry, applications, budgets, and supporting materials
- Gather program data, outcomes, statistics, stories, and other information needed for proposals
- Draft clear, compelling, and accurate grant narratives tailored to funder requirements
- Coordinate internal review and approval of grant submissions
- Manage an assigned portfolio of grants from award through closeout
- Monitor grant deliverables, budgets, timelines, and reporting requirements
- Prepare and submit interim, annual, and final grant reports
- Work with Finance to reconcile grant expenditures and ensure financial information is accurate and consistent with grant requirements
- Track restricted funding and identify upcoming reporting or compliance needs
- Maintain complete and organized electronic grant files and documentation
- Support positive relationships with current and prospective funders
- Coordinate funder communications, updates, site visits, meetings, and requests for information
- Prepare briefing materials and talking points for staff and leadership participating in funder meetings
- Monitor funder interests, priorities, and changes in funding opportunities
- Work closely with Development, Finance, Programs, and senior leadership to develop competitive and accurate grant proposals
- Build an understanding of programs and services to effectively communicate their impact to funders
- Help program staff identify measurable outcomes and information needed for grant reporting
- Ensure grant commitments are clearly communicated to appropriate internal staff
- Maintain accurate grant records in grant management and development systems
- Track proposal submissions, awards, renewals, reporting deadlines, and funding history
- Prepare regular grant pipeline and portfolio reports for Development leadership
- Maintain current information regarding funders, grant opportunities, and funding history
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in nonprofit management, communications, English, business, public administration, or a related field preferred
- 3–5 years of experience in grant writing, grant management, nonprofit development, or a related field
- Demonstrated experience developing successful grant proposals and reports
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent research, organizational, and project management skills
About the Company
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) is a national nonprofit organization providing compassionate care and comprehensive resources to all those grieving a death in the military or veteran community. Since 1994, TAPS has provided comfort and hope 24/7 through a national peer support network and connection to grief resources, all at no cost to surviving families and loved ones.
