Grant Development Manager

Lutheran Services Florida (LSF) envisions a world where children are safe, families are strong, and communities are vibrant.

LSF is seeking a talented Grant Development Manager who wants to make an impact in the lives of others.

LSF Health Systems, an arm of Lutheran Services Florida (LSF), is one of the seven behavioral healthcare Managing Entities serving the state of Florida through a contract with the Department of Children and Families. LSF Health Systems oversees a 23-county region in Northeast and North Central Florida, including Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Citrus, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Flagler, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Hernando, Lake, Lafayette, Levy, Marion, Nassau, Putnam, St.

Johns, Sumter, Suwannee, Union, and Volusia counties. Our network consists of more than 50 leading behavioral healthcare provider organizations that deliver mental health and substance use prevention, intervention, treatment and recovery support services. The Grant Development Manager is a full‑time, exempt position within LSF’s Substance Abuse & Mental Health (SAMH) program. The position is based in Jacksonville, FL.

The Grant Development Manager identifies and evaluates new funding opportunities, develops written proposals and coordinates the application submission process for various funding sources (local, state, federal, foundations and other businesses) to increase resources within the Managing Entity's system of care. This position leads the development of complex proposals with multiple partners and/or subcontractors and ensures, in collaboration with program leaders, that project design is responsive to funder requirements.

Additional responsibilities include developing and cultivating relationships with community stakeholders, local businesses, and foundations to secure support for LSF Health Systems’ Training Institute and other key Managing Entity initiatives.

• Researches local, state and federal government, as well as corporate and foundation grant opportunities that align with LSF Health Systems’ mission, needs, goals, and strategic objectives.
• Evaluates opportunities based on established criteria and leads the Go/No Go meetings in collaboration with program and management staff.
• Develops and maintains a grant/funding opportunity calendar outlining viable options for housing, criminal justice integration, training, and care coordination resources within the Northeast and North Central Florida region.
• Researches, organizes and maintains a resource library that includes relevant statistics and trends in behavioral health, housing, child welfare, and criminal justice for each of the 23 counties served by LSF Health Systems.
• Secures financial resources for operations through successful grant awards.
• Targets to be negotiated annually with LSFHS senior leadership.
• Coordinates the proposal and application development process with program and finance staff.
• Writes, edits, and submits grant and other business proposals that meet funder specifications within the required timeline; this includes but is not limited to developing the project narrative and draft letters of commitment, preparing all required forms and attachments, and ensuring alignment between the project narrative and the project budget.
• Maintains updated grant application records and prepares monthly reports for management and board meetings.
• Leads grant kick-off meetings post‑award to facilitate the transition of new grant projects to project coordinators, including working with LSF’s contract department to assist in developing subaward and subcontractor agreements.
• Prepares continuation applications for multi‑year grants.

• Assists project coordinators in preparing grant progress reports as needed.
• Assists in providing technical assistance to provider organizations regarding resource and grant development.
• Other duties as assigned to advance the mission of LSF Health Systems.

• Ability to perform work primarily in a sedentary office environment, including sitting for extended periods while working at a computer.
• Frequent use of hands and fingers for typing, data entry, document…