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.

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, business or human services-related field from an accredited institution preferred.
• A minimum of two years’ experience in grant writing.