The overall goal of the Grant VISTA is to assist the Grant Manager to strategically manage the full lifecycle of grants—from pre-award to post-award—in order to advance the organization’s mission, enhance program and fiscal effectiveness, and maintain strong regulatory integrity. The VISTA will support the grant management process to ensure that nonfederal grant-funded projects are compliant, efficient, and successful, building the capacity of Catholic Charities of Kansas City-St. Joseph to lift people out of poverty. This VISTA program provides a living allowance of $513.94, bi-weekly, that enables each member to live very frugally, like members of the communities they are serving. For more information about the VISTA program please visit https://www.americorps.gov/.
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Grant Development Assistant VISTA
Essential Duties
· Create a comprehensive grant record library.
· Research for potential funders (non federal grants).
· Follow through and communicate with funders as directed.
· Organize and update all grant documentation, including proposals, budgets, correspondence, and compliance materials.
· Assist with fulfilling programmatic and financial reporting requirements
· Ensuring accurate and timely grant reporting.
· Track expenditures against approved budgets to ensure compliance and flag any discrepancies.
· Help identify and implement more efficient ways to manage grant documentation, reporting, and tracking.
· Monitor deadlines for applications, renewals, reports, and closeouts to keep everything on schedule.
· Coordinate communications and support the grant application process.
· Create an internal grants calendar.
· Help maintain positive relationships with funders by ensuring prompt, professional, and accurate communication and reporting.
· Draft and proofread grant applications.
