Grant Analyst

About the Role

The Grants Analyst, under general supervision, performs a variety of functions and activities required for Federal Grants acquisition, compliance, and administration.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the development of grant applications for capital, operating, planning, training, and other programs to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).
• Maintains accurate records of all grant-related correspondence and documentation.
• Coordinates and participates in meetings with project teams and stakeholders.
• Ensures timely submission of all required documentation for grant applications and reports.
• Monitor progress of awarded grants and ensure compliance with funding requirements.
• Track submission deadlines and ensure proposals meet all formatting and regulatory standards before applying.
• Details and tracks fund utilization; ensures compliance with reporting requirements.
• Assists with audit-related grant-funded projects; provides needed financial documentation and explanations to auditors; confers with program managers to monitor grant-funded projects; tracks progress and ensures financial resources are appropriately allocated.
• Develops and drafts grant program documentation, reports, and documents; prepares and submits periodic reports to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).
• Prepares necessary grant amendment requests, extensions, revisions, and progress updates for electronic submission to the FTA.
• Reviews, outlines, and ensures consistent compliance with federal, state, and regional project development requirements, including the Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) and Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).
• Drafting and submitting interim and final progress reports detailing programmatic achievements and financial data.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, public administration, or a directly related field.
• 2 to 3 years recent professional experience in research, finance, accounting, public administration, or a related field is required.
• Experience must include grant administration, grant management, grant coordination, grant writing, regulatory compliance, financial reporting, or obtaining funding for grant-supported projects and programs.
• Must have experience with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, etc.).

Work Environment

Normal office environment. Must be able to remain stationary 80% of the time and constantly operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, office machinery, copy machine, etc.