Grants Development and Support Specialist I

Minimum Acceptable Training and Experience 

(The following statement represents the minimum training and experience standards which  will be used to admit or reject applicants for tests.) 

Completion of a bachelor’s degree program at an accredited college or university. One year of full-time, paid, professional experience, as a Grants Development and  Support Trainee. 

OR 

Completion of a bachelor’s degree program at an accredited college or university. Two years of full-time, paid, professional experience, which must have included as a  major responsibility, proposal writing, research analysis, monitoring programs for  compliance to guidelines or providing budgetary support services for a complex federally  funded program.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities  

Demonstrated knowledge of: 

o Legislative and regulatory guidelines, particularly as they relate to funding  procedures.

o Relevant municipal, state, and federal laws and regulations concerning  categorically funded programs. 

o The methods and techniques used in the preparation of funding applications. o The principles of grant development. 

o Federal and state funding sources. 

o Personal computers and PC applications. 

Demonstrated ability to: 

o Prepare and write effective proposals for program funding. 

o Perform research, evaluate data, and prepare useful reports and practical  recommendations. 

o Present data orally, graphically, and in writing in a clear, concise manner. o Establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, officials of  agencies and representatives of government parent groups.