Grants Manager

About the role

National Capital Treatment & Recovery (formerly Phoenix House), a nonprofit substance use treatment facility in Arlington, VA, is hiring a full-time Grants Manager. This position will research, write, and submit proposals for government and foundation grant funding.

Responsibilities

• Develop proposals to private and corporate foundations.
• Research and identify new funding prospects.
• Develop and write grant proposals.
• Develop budgets for grant proposals with input from Finance, Clinical, and HR teams.
• Conduct research needed to support proposals, including statistics, published research, and input from clinical staff.
• Research government, federal, state, and local grants.
• Coordinate, write, and submit agency responses to government RFPs, federal funding announcements, and other government solicitations.
• Project manage corporate and clinical staff input and information flow concerning responses to RFPs.
• Develop presentations, written responses to questions, or any other material connected with the agency’s response to RFPs.
• For proposals that result in awards, participate in preliminary contract reviews prior to signing.
• Continually research new RFP/funding opportunities.
• Assist with other related special projects as needed.

Requirements

• Minimum of five years in development, corporate/foundation grant writing, and/or a related field.
• Minimum of five years’ experience working with submitting RFPs, government contracts, or procurement.
• History of securing 5-7 figure government grants.
• History of writing and closing grants for DOJ, BOP, SAMHSA, DHHS, HRSA, or similar agencies preferred.
• Bachelor’s Degree required.

Skills

• Prior experience with all aspects of preparing and submitting successful responses to government RFPs and federal funding announcements.
• Prior experience developing and writing successful proposals to private foundations and corporations.
• Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of substance use disorder treatment programs and services preferred.
• Ability to comply with state and federal regulations regarding confidentiality.
• Ability to develop internal organizational knowledge of programs and activities to match grants and donor opportunities.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.

• While performing this job, one typically spends time sitting, walking, standing, climbing stairs, carrying, lifting up to 10 pounds, listening, speaking, typing, reading, and writing.

Work Environment

The work environmental characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential duties and responsibilities of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.