Grants Specialist
2 - 5 years
Greater Chattanooga
Full-time
Onsite
1 month ago
About the role
Company Overview
The Chattanooga Area Regional Council of Governments (CARCOG), practicing business under the
established name of Southeast Tennessee Development District (SETD), is owned and governed by local and municipal governments throughout Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia. Our work is
accomplished by utilizing local, state, and federal funds to deliver programs and services to the local
governments we serve.
Job Title : Grants Specialist
Job Entry: Class II
Department: Community & Economic Development (CED)
Job Maximum: Class III
Reports to: Director of Community & Economic Development
Resumes & cover letter must be received by Monday June 15, 2026, and should be sent to Don Kellerman, Chief of Staff at [email protected]
Position Overview
The Grants Specialist position is responsible for professional community and economic development grant writing, grant management, developing a professional rapport with elected officials, federal/state officials, engineers, city/county staffs, and other duties as assigned.
Duties and Responsibilities
• Researching and successfully authoring state and federally funded projects. Assists in administering projects, as needed.
• Coordinates with CED Project Administration Director and departmental Director to ensure that SETD enters into Project Administration Agreements with grantees who wish to have SETD administer their project. Uses 2023 SETD Grant Administration Fee Schedule as reference.
• Serves as staff liaison to state and federal programs to ensure that all programmatic and financial objectives are met during grant writing and grant administration process.
• Participates in the research of funding source requirements and works with local governments to develop proposals for grants; participates in developing requests for grant funding.
• Conducts on-site audits, analyses of grant projects and otherwise monitors projects to determine compliance to pertinent federal, state, and other regulations and provisions of contracts; makes recommendations on improvements which recipients should make to more properly execute provisions of grant contracts; assists in the revision of grant contracts as indicated.
• All other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree OR
Qualifying full-time professional analytic experience may be substituted for the required education, on a year-for-year basis, to a maximum of four years.
Note: This job description is not intended to be all inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.
The Chattanooga Area Regional Council of Governments (CARCOG), practicing business under the
established name of Southeast Tennessee Development District (SETD), is owned and governed by local and municipal governments throughout Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia. Our work is
accomplished by utilizing local, state, and federal funds to deliver programs and services to the local
governments we serve.
Job Title : Grants Specialist
Job Entry: Class II
Department: Community & Economic Development (CED)
Job Maximum: Class III
Reports to: Director of Community & Economic Development
Resumes & cover letter must be received by Monday June 15, 2026, and should be sent to Don Kellerman, Chief of Staff at [email protected]
Position Overview
The Grants Specialist position is responsible for professional community and economic development grant writing, grant management, developing a professional rapport with elected officials, federal/state officials, engineers, city/county staffs, and other duties as assigned.
Duties and Responsibilities
• Researching and successfully authoring state and federally funded projects. Assists in administering projects, as needed.
• Coordinates with CED Project Administration Director and departmental Director to ensure that SETD enters into Project Administration Agreements with grantees who wish to have SETD administer their project. Uses 2023 SETD Grant Administration Fee Schedule as reference.
• Serves as staff liaison to state and federal programs to ensure that all programmatic and financial objectives are met during grant writing and grant administration process.
• Participates in the research of funding source requirements and works with local governments to develop proposals for grants; participates in developing requests for grant funding.
• Conducts on-site audits, analyses of grant projects and otherwise monitors projects to determine compliance to pertinent federal, state, and other regulations and provisions of contracts; makes recommendations on improvements which recipients should make to more properly execute provisions of grant contracts; assists in the revision of grant contracts as indicated.
• All other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree OR
Qualifying full-time professional analytic experience may be substituted for the required education, on a year-for-year basis, to a maximum of four years.
Note: This job description is not intended to be all inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.
Skills
OtherGovernment Administration