Grants Manager

St. Cloud State University; Florida; On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of St. Cloud seeks a strategic Grants Program Manager to lead the grants management program, securing federal and state funding for infrastructure and community services. The role collaborates with departments and partners to drive compliant, impactful funding initiatives.

Key duties include managing the grant system, preparing proposals, and ensuring reporting accuracy, with a Monday–Friday schedule and standard office hours.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, Public Administration, Financial Management or related field plus six years of government/grant experience.
• Valid state driver’s license with acceptable driving history.
• Experience in grant writing, reporting and compliance with regulations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee theCity’s grants management program and ensure compliance.
• Administer the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.
• Prepare competitive grant applications and required reporting.
• Collaborate with City departments, leadership and community partners.
• Support strategic funding initiatives aligned with City priorities.

Skills

Accountability

Empowerment

Innovation

Ownership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, Public Administration, Financial Management or related field

Job description

Description

Grants Program Manager

Monday – Friday | 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Make an Impact in the City of St. Cloud

The City of St. Cloud is seeking a strategic and driven Grants Program Manager to lead and oversee the City’s grants management program. This role is responsible for securing and managing federal and state funding that supports infrastructure, community development, and essential public services.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the City’s grants management program and compliance
• Administer the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program
• Prepare competitive grant applications and required reporting
• Collaborate with City departments, leadership, and community partners
• Support strategic funding initiatives aligned with City priorities

We’re Looking for Someone Who Demonstrates

Accountability through strong compliance and oversight,

Empowerment by supporting departments and partners,

Innovation in developing funding solutions and improving processes, and

Ownership from application through award and reporting.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to help shape the future of St. Cloud by securing resources that create meaningful, lasting improvements for our community.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Serves as the primary administrator for the grant management system.
• Assess new grant opportunities and applications to ensure alignment with City’s strategic priorities. Evaluate potential costs and benefits, including matching requirements, operating expenses, and potential program expansion.
• Writes and develops grant proposals to secure funding from diverse programs and projects. Collaborates with external consultants hired by the City for technical or complex grant preparation.
• Provides direction in the establishment of a grant planning and development program, offering support and guidance to departmental staff. Ensures robust controls and systems are implemented to uphold compliance with relevant statutes, regulations, policies, procedures, and contracts.
• Provides pre-planning and technical support to City departments. This includes reviewing applications to ensure compliance with grant requirements, collaborating on narrative edits, developing timelines, facilitating communication with grantors, aligning grant proposals with City priorities, and offering guidance on budget details.
• Creates, oversees, and coordinates a centralized grants management, tracking, and reporting system. Provides detailed information to City departments, and external agencies and effectively monitors all aspects of grant applications, reimbursements, reporting obligations, and performance metrics across all programs.
• Administers grant program funds through program analysis and financial reporting.
• Creates and manages a master file containing all information related to funding administration.
• Collaborates with staff to optimize program implementation for efficient data collection, accurate and timely reporting, and achieving required outcomes.
• Creates policies, procedures, and systems to ensure the effective administration of grants, focusing on compliance and robust internal controls.
• Performs additional tasks as assigned or deemed necessary, which are related or logically connected to the position.

Minimum Education And Experience Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, Public Administration, Financial Management or related field supplemented by six (6) years of government and grant related experience; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

Must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license with an acceptable driving history.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.

Mathematics

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Language Ability

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Reasoning

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

The City of St. Cloud is an equal opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination, harassment, or retaliation in all of its employment practices based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran or family status, genetic information, or any other status or condition protected by applicable state or federal laws. The City participates in employment eligibility verifications through E-verify. Veteran’s preference is given in accordance with Florida Law.

City Of St. Cloud Benefits Package

We believe our City employees to be our most valuable asset. To attract and retain those employees, we offer a competitive wages and benefits package including on-the-job training, seminars, and performance appraisals.

We invite you to look at the benefits the City of St. Cloud has to offer. We think you will find that the rewards of the job are equal to the challenge.

All of our Full-time regular employees are eligible for the city's benefits package, which includes:

• On-Site Employee Health Care Center - free for employees and their dependents on the health insurance plan
• Paid Vacation
• Sick Leave (Ability to roll over from year to year)
• 11 Paid Holidays for General Employees – Sworn Fire department employees can earn up to 156 holiday hours per fiscal year, and sworn Police Officers earn up to 116 holidays hours per fiscal year. (Both are prorated from the employee’s start date.)
• One (1) Floating Holiday for General Employees.
• Medical and Dental Coverage
• Pension Plan
• Awards Programs
• Deferred Compensation Plan
• Discounted Automobile Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Account
• Flexible Work Schedules
• Holiday Bonus – subject to City Council approval
• Take-Home vehicles policy (Police Officers)
• Life and Accidental Death (One-time annual salary paid by City)
• Long Term Disability Coverage (paid by City)
• Management Leave
• Sick Leave Bank available for all employees - for Fire Union sick leave bank information, see union contract