Grant Writer

Position Overview: Describes the overall purpose of the position or why the position exists

The Grant Writer plays an important role in prospecting, preparing, executing, and reporting on grants as part of Neighborhood Family Practice’s (NFP) Fund Development Team. The grant writer drives a key revenue source by securing unrestricted and program specific funding from the private and public sectors, including foundation, corporate, and government grant sources. Reporting to the Grants Manager, the Grant Writer directly supports the sustainability and growth of programs and initiatives that increase access to health care for everyone, regardless of ability to pay.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: The following description is a general representation of the essential duties and responsibilities of the position.

• Develop, write, edit, and submit compelling, data-informed grant proposals, cover letters, executive summaries, letters of Inquiry (LoIs), reports, and other supporting documentation in response to foundation, corporate, and government Request for Proposals (RFPs). Ensure proposals and reports align with NFP’s priorities and are uniquely tailors to the funder’s guidelines and requirements.
• Research foundation, corporate, and government grant opportunities. Remain knowledgeable about current funding trends, particularly within the healthcare industry and in the Cleveland area non-profit sector.
• Maintain and develop high-quality proposals and reports using templates; following proposal-writing standards including readability, consistency, and tone; updating standard narrative information regularly. Communicate and coordinate meetings with NFP employees to gather narrative information and data as part of proposal and reporting process.
• Meet proposal deadlines by establishing priorities and target dates for information gathering, writing, review, approval, and submission. Maintain a schedule of grant proposal and report deadlines.
• Attend grant writing workshops, webinars, and/or conferences to develop and enhance grant writing skills. Continuously evaluate and redesign processes when indicated to improve processes, approach, coordination, and template language to enhance results.
• Collaborate with Grants Manager, Finance Team, Fund Development team, and other appropriate staff to develop accurate, compliant, and well-justified grant budgets.
• Participate in monthly Fund Development and Finance team meetings.
• Build and maintain a comprehensive understanding of NFP and the North Coash Health Foundation (a supporting organization of NFP)’s missions, priorities, and initiatives, and remain abreast of Federal, State, and Local funding landscape and trends.
• Contribute to a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing team culture that encourages open communication, respect, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Other duties as assigned.