Title: Grants Specialist
REMOTE: Washington, DC
Duration: 2 months contract to start with
Middle Mile Grants Programmatic Reviewers (Environmental) - 267817
Develop the framework and procedures for conducting efficient, robust reviews with a lens for environmental protection, historic preservation, and compliance with other environmental regulations and executive orders
Review application of Department of Commerce pre-defined categorical exclusion list and implementation procedures for NEPA, NHPA, and other environmental regulatory compliance
Help identify gaps in procedures and processes in environmental regulatory compliance, recommend changes, and determine if programmatic NEPA documentation is warranted
Support FPO’s Environmental Compliance Specialist to develop initial rough order of magnitude (ROM) estimates for expected timeline and costs to perform additional reviews beyond a categorical exclusion
Support planning and technical implementation for projects which require environmental documentation
Expected Deliverables: Will contribute to application reviews but not develop deliverables
Middle Mile Grants Merit Reviewers - 267818
The Department of Commerce (DOC) Grants and Cooperative Agreement Manual stipulates that the Merit Review process include “a thorough, consistent, and independent examination of an application based on pre-established criteria by persons knowledgeable in the field of endeavor for which support is requested. A merit review must be conducted by an impartial, objective, unbiased individual with the requisite expertise, knowledge, and experience in a technical field who can evaluate or assess a proposal for its value, quality, and likelihood of success. One who conducts a merit review must not have a conflict of interest, or the appearance of a conflict of interest, regarding any application under his or her review.”
Minimum years of work exp: Two or more years of professional experience in a related industry (e.g., telecom, broadband infrastructure development/engineering, constructing/operating a broadband network, financial/budgetary analysis, and environmental permitting), preferably in the telecommunications industry. (A combination of years for all qualified experiences is acceptable)
Education: Bachelor’s Degree
Expertise, knowledge, and experience as demonstrated by one or more of the following:
Direct exposure to public grants (i.e., Federal, State, local, Tribal), including, but not limited to, policy development, execution, administration, etc.
Middle Mile Grants Programmatic Reviewers (Technical) - 268815
Review grants applications from to evaluate broadband-specific components and develop written insights and recommendations
Assess risk associated with proposed business plans and provide guidance to the financial feasibility of a proposed project
Use an online tool/checklist and user guide and follow prescribed steps to review applications and move them forward in the application review process
Responsible for quality assurance practices and fostering completion and accuracy of tasks
Attend all required trainings; all trainings and technology enablement will be provided by the project team
Expected Deliverables: Will contribute to application reviews but not develop deliverables
Middle Mile Grants Programmatic Reviewers (Financial) - 286613
Experience evaluating the viability of a proposed project
Understanding of financial statements, financial ratios, financial account methods and concepts
Understanding of annual reports, P&L statements, and market data including National Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (NRSRO) risk rating methodology for infrastructure, telecommunications industry (Moody’s Investors Service, Fitch Ratings, Standard & Poors’s)
Experience conducting grants application reviews and/or providing post-award grants management support
Ability to gather, analyze and evaluate information and apply new approaches to address issues related to the grants management process
Functional experience using tools and systems to manage grants data and documentation
Review grants applications from a financial feasibility perspective and determine if applications meet the requirements published in the NOFO
Assess risk associated with proposed business plans and provide guidance to the financial feasibility of a proposed project
Use an online tool/checklist and user guide and follow prescribed steps to review applications and move them forward in the application review process
Responsible for quality assurance practices and fostering completion and accuracy of tasks
Attend all required trainings; all trainings and technology enablement will be provided by the project team
Expected Deliverables: Will contribute to application reviews but not develop deliverables
If you are interested in this opportunity, please respond back with an updated copy of your word-format resume. Please also advise me on the following details:
- Availability
- Expected Compensation (on W2 in ball park range)
- Work Authorization Status
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