Grants Development Lead: Government & Foundations

Healthy Community Initiative; Northfield (MN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pay: $85,000 - $90,000 annually

IRA Contribution: Simple IRA

Voluntary Benefits Access via TriNet

Monthly Benefit Stipend: $400/month

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Professional Development support

Make a Difference in Rice County

Diversity and inclusion culture

Job summary

Healthy Community Initiative is seeking an experienced Government and Foundation Grant Writer & Manager in Minnesota to lead grant development, manage a diverse funding portfolio, and coordinate with leadership and partners. The role targets securing substantial annual government and foundation support and ensuring rigorous evidence-based proposals.

You will oversee the full lifecycle of applications, maintain records in Salesforce, and ensure compliance with regulations while coordinating with

Qualifications

• Demonstrated success securing federal, state, and local government and foundation grant funding.
• Proven ability to navigate complex government RFPs and application systems.
• Strong skills in developing budgets and work plans.
• Excellent project management, organizational, and communication skills.
• Attention to detail and ability to juggle multiple large proposals at once.
• Experience managing post-award compliance and reporting including coordination of grant reporting calendars, deliverables, budgets, and renewal requirements.
• Experience with multi-agency or consortium grant applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead HCI’s grant development strategy and implementation, with responsibility for securing $3.4 million in annual government and foundation funding opportunities.
• Collaborate with the Executive Director and Senior Program Director to align funding strategies.
• Proactively research and identify grant opportunities.
• Lead the full lifecycle of grant applications: eligibility research, strategy development, timeline creation, data gathering, letters of support, budget design, work plan, forms, narrative writing, and timely submission.
• Coordinate with the Executive Director, Senior Program Director, Data Manager, program staff and community partners to ensure applications reflect strong evidence, outcomes, and community need.
• Build and maintain relationships with key staff at partner organizations to strengthen applications and coalitions.
• Maintain accurate grant records, deadlines, reporting requirements, funder communications, and application and award documentation in Salesforce and other HCI systems.
• Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations, including reporting and audit requirements.
• Supervise and collaborate with contract grant writers as needed.

Skills

Grant writing

Fundraising strategy

Project management

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Budget development

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Healthy Community Initiative is seeking an experienced Government and Foundation Grant Writer & Manager in Minnesota to lead grant development, manage a diverse funding portfolio, and coordinate with leadership and partners. The role targets securing substantial annual government and foundation support and ensuring rigorous evidence-based proposals.

You will oversee the full lifecycle of applications, maintain records in Salesforce, and ensure compliance with regulations while coordinating with