Grant Coordinator

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Position Overview

• Serve as an administrative resource preparing and reviewing all proposals submitted by university researchers and faculty (principal investigators) for consideration of funding from external sponsors.
• Work under extreme pressure and inflexible deadlines; collaborate closely with investigators, agency officials and university personnel.
• Perform all pre-award project administration responsibilities from the pre-award stage through the notice of award.

Responsibilities

• Develop an accurate proposal budget in coordination with the Principal Investigator, including the appropriate facilities and administration (F&A) rate.
• Prepare all required agency application forms, consolidate all proposal components, verify correct format and submit approved packages via electronic systems to meet agency-imposed deadlines.
• Analyze agency requests for proposal (RFP) for eligibility, instructions, budgeting requirements and cost sharing; obtain additional university approvals as necessary.
• Resolve time-sensitive problems and interact with investigators, agency officials and university staff to maintain high responsiveness and stellar customer service.
• Revise and establish approved project budgets for new awards; ensure compliance with all research compliance regulations at award initiation.
• Implement the university routing process and verify compliance with requirements for human subjects, animals, biohazards, recombinant DNA, radioactive substances and export control regulations.
• Ensure inclusion and review/approve content of commitment letters regarding financial, space and collaboration needs for successful implementation.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and two (2) years of related professional-level work experience; or GED/HS Diploma and four (4) or more years of related work experience.
• One (1) year of experience interpreting information from contracts, award documents or similar items.
• Strong written communication skills demonstrated by application materials.
• Training and/or education or previous work experience with computer applications to create word processing documents, spreadsheets and databases.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business/Accounting or related field.
• Work experience in sponsored projects administration.
• Experience working with the Uniform Guidance.
• Experience with university business policies and procedures or similar systems.
• Experience requiring time-sensitivity and detail-orientation.
• Experience in a university research environment.

Additional Candidate Instructions

• Cover letter describing how you meet the required and preferred qualifications.
• Resume.
• List of three (3) professional references.

Only complete applications will be considered.

Application Review Begins Monday, January 12, 2026 and will continue until a qualified pool of applicants is identified.

Contact Information:
Brad Bernet, bernet

Advertised Salary Range: $50,000

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Start Date:

Sunday, January 18, 2026