Grants Manager: Funder Relations & Impact Proposals

Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) seeks a Grant Manager to steward its institutional grant portfolio and help secure foundation, corporate, and other funding. You will work with program, finance, and development teams to communicate impact and ensure compliance throughout the grant lifecycle.

You will research opportunities, craft proposals and budgets, manage deliverables, and prepare regular reports while maintaining organized grant files.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field and 3–5 years of grant writing/management experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to craft funder narratives.
• Excellent research, organization, and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Research and identify grant opportunities aligned with TAPS’ mission.
• Maintain grant calendars, deadlines, reporting requirements, and renewal dates.
• Coordinate and prepare grant proposals, budgets, letters of inquiry, and supporting materials.
• Gather program data, outcomes, stories, and other information for proposals.
• Draft compelling grant narratives tailored to funder requirements.
• Coordinate internal review and approval of grant submissions.

Skills

Grant writing

Proposal development

Budgeting

Communication

Project management

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in nonprofit management, communications, English, business, public administration, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) seeks a Grant Manager to steward its institutional grant portfolio and help secure foundation, corporate, and other funding. You will work with program, finance, and development teams to communicate impact and ensure compliance throughout the grant lifecycle.

You will research opportunities, craft proposals and budgets, manage deliverables, and prepare regular reports while maintaining organized grant files.