Public Safety Grants Strategist

City-of-Minneapolis; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Minneapolis invites applications for a Grants Coordinator to provide grant administration services to the Minneapolis Police Department, securing funds for initiatives and ensuring compliance with policies and legal requirements.

The role coordinates annual grant plans, manages reporting to grantors, processes payment requests, tracks revenues, and collaborates with MPD leadership and external partners to optimize grant outcomes and proper fund utilization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Public Administration, Development Finance, or a closely related field.
• Five (5) years of work experience including 2 years of supervisory experience dealing with federal grants and/or public safety grants.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience closely related to the duties of the position may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and supervise development, approval and implementation of annual plans to receive federal entitlement funding for the MPD.
• Design, implement and manage interdisciplinary grant management and compliance systems for the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) and other enterprise grants as assigned.
• Supervise the negotiation, review and execution of grant agreements, amendments and other related documents, so that grant funds can be properly expended and costs reimbursed on a timely and accurate basis.
• Negotiate modifications and/or extensions to existing grant agreements with the Grantors.
• Ability to research, develop and craft grant proposal and application.
• Supervise the City's comprehensive annual and periodic reporting to the Grantors pursuant to all applicable program and contract requirements.
• Prepare and process grant payment requests and close out reports from developers, including all required documentation.
• Create and maintain a grant application and administrative fee system, generate invoices, prepare deposits and track all revenues.
• Communicate or meet (in-person or virtual) with MPD management and their staff to discuss the status and information needed for their projects that have been awarded development grants.
• Communicate and negotiate with developers and their consultants regarding the form and timing of information that they need to submit to the City in order to access their project’s grant funds.
• Maintain and provide period status reports to Senior Management and City Council.
• Oversee preparation of annual/quarterly performance reports to federal, state and county agencies
• Review grant applications, as requested, prior to submission to grantors.
• Work with Grantor staff and the consulting community to develop and implement industry best-practices.
• Supervise monitoring federal, state, county, and privately funded projects to ensure compliance with federal guidelines allowing for eligible City expenditures.
• Regularly present federal funding performance and updates to Mayor, Police Chief, and City Council.
• Participate and advise in the city budget process.

Skills

Grant admin

Supervisory exp

Federal grants

Budgeting

Negotiation

Reporting

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Public Administration or related field

Job description

The City of Minneapolis invites applications for a Grants Coordinator to provide grant administration services to the Minneapolis Police Department, securing funds for initiatives and ensuring compliance with policies and legal requirements.

The role coordinates annual grant plans, manages reporting to grantors, processes payment requests, tracks revenues, and collaborates with MPD leadership and external partners to optimize grant outcomes and proper fund utilization.