Grants Specialist: Funding & Proposal Strategist

COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF GEORGIA I; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

CISGA in Atlanta seeks a grant writer to research funding opportunities from foundations, corporations, and government agencies, prepare concise prospect briefs, and draft letters of inquiry, proposals, and funder reports.

You will coordinate schedules, collect narratives, budgets, attachments from program and finance, maintain grant files, and support post‑award administration while ensuring compliance with funder guidelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in grant writing, nonprofit development, or related field.
• Experience drafting funder proposals, letters of inquiry, and reports.

Responsibilities

• Research foundation, corporate, and government funding opportunities aligned with organizational priorities.
• Draft, edit, proofread, and format letters of inquiry, proposals, grant agreements, and funder reports.
• Coordinate collection of narratives, outcomes data, budgets, attachments from program, evaluation, finance, and other staff.
• Maintain grant pipeline, calendars, and CRM or project records including deadlines and reporting requirements.
• Prepare submission packages and support timely submissions after internal review and authorization.
• Coordinate grant reporting and post‑award administration with program, evaluation, and finance staff.

Skills

Grant writing

Editing

Proofreading

Communications

Organization

Project coordination

MS Office / Google Workspace

CRM

Education

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

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

CRM software

Grant management system

Job description

CISGA in Atlanta seeks a grant writer to research funding opportunities from foundations, corporations, and government agencies, prepare concise prospect briefs, and draft letters of inquiry, proposals, and funder reports.

You will coordinate schedules, collect narratives, budgets, attachments from program and finance, maintain grant files, and support post‑award administration while ensuring compliance with funder guidelines.