Strategic Pre-Award Grants Specialist II

Iowa State University; Ames (IA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Iowa State University, through the Bioeconomy Institute, is seeking a Pre-Award Grants Specialist II to manage outgoing proposal activity and coordinate submissions across multiple teams. You will serve as the main contact for ISU PIs and collaborators, tailoring services to each proposal’s needs while supporting administrative review and document preparation.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree with related experience and knowledge of grant administration, including budgets, timelines, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 2 years of related experience.
• Experience supporting proposal development activities, including preparation, coordination, review, and submission of grant or sponsored project proposals.
• Experience developing, reviewing, or managing budgets related to grants, contracts, sponsored projects, or other complex funding sources.
• Experience working directly with faculty, researchers, principal investigators, industry contacts, or research support staff in a higher education, government, or research setting.
• Certified Research Administrator (CRA), Certified Pre-Award Research Administrator (CPRA), or related certification; or active progress toward obtaining certification.
• Knowledge of Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200), federal sponsor regulations, and/or policies and procedures related to sponsored funding administration.

Responsibilities

• Represent the Bioeconomy Institute as a first point of contact for all new proposal efforts, liaising between ISU Principal Investigators (PIs) & collaborators and other ISU departments.
• Provide services tailored to each proposal team, based on PI experience, communication style and preferences.
• Prepare and revise budgets and budget justifications for large, complex research proposals.
• Proposal routing in coordination with the Office of Sponsored Programs Administration.
• Develop action-item focused timelines and checklists of required documentation.
• Collect, draft, and distribute templates; prepare forms and attachments for submission.
• Pre-submission, financial and administrative (non-technical) review of application package for completeness.
• Proposal file uploads and final submission to a variety of federal and non-federal web portals.
• Work with BEI administration to market pre-award services to new and existing internal customers.
• Contribute to process improvement and assist institute administration and post-award counterpart during annual reviews and as needed, providing proposal statistics and trends.
• Locate and/or review funding opportunities aligned with institute priorities, disseminate to institute affiliates.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Iowa State University, through the Bioeconomy Institute, is seeking a Pre-Award Grants Specialist II to manage outgoing proposal activity and coordinate submissions across multiple teams. You will serve as the main contact for ISU PIs and collaborators, tailoring services to each proposal’s needs while supporting administrative review and document preparation.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree with related experience and knowledge of grant administration, including budgets, timelines, and