Grants Project Manager

Job Description

VPD Government Solutions is a rapidly growing, employee-centric professional services company providing Strategic Communications & Stakeholder Engagement, Acquisition and Grants Management, PMO, IT PMO, and Data Analysis & Governance support to our federal clients. Our employees proudly serve as trusted advisors and innovative problem solvers for our clients. We are seeking a Grants Project Manager to join our diverse and talented team.

Position Overview:

The Grants Project Manager will manage a contract to administer competitive Discretionary Grant Review and Non-Competing Continuation Process of the Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) in the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), an office within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF),.

Information on ACF is available at: https://acf.hhs.gov · Information on ACYF is available at: https://acf.hhs.gov/acyf · Information on FYSB is available at: https://acf.hhs.gov/fysb

Responsibilities:

• Manage a team of 10 – 20 staff.
• Provide project management oversight to project panels.
• Oversee the Notice of Funding (NOFO) Review Process where each review cycle requires several pre-review planning meetings between the Contractor, the Contracting Officer Representative (COR), Program Office Lead (POL), and Review Directors (RDs) identified within each of FYSB’s programs.
• Integrate several simultaneous NOFO review activities for projected panels.
• Provide training, technical assistance, oversight, ethics advice, expertise, and consultation to program officials, grantees, review panels, applicants, recipients, and sub-recipients.
• Prepare and track grants through review and funding process.
• Monitor timeliness, receipt and accuracy of grant applications, financial reporting documents and financial draw downs.
• Manage and oversee grant applications: (1) fully remote reviews, and (2) hybrid reviews grant applications

Qualifications:

• Experience managing similar sized projects consisting of dozens of panels.
• Demonstrated interest in social science and human services; social science research communication.
• 3+ years’ experience related to federal discretionary grants management, non-profit or for-profit financial management, and/or regulatory compliance monitoring and oversight.
• 1+ year knowledge and experience with the administration of discretionary grants is required; with a preference (not requirement) for Administration for Children, Youth and
• Families (ACYF), Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB), or Administration for Children and Families (ACF) grants management
• Grants management lifecycle experience
• 5 plus years related experience
• U.S. Citizenship required

Why work for VPD?

● VPD is proud to be a certified Great Place to Work in 2022-2023! See more about what our employees think! Working at VPD Government Solutions | Great Place to Work®

● Robust employee benefits package beginning on 1st of the month following hire date including health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance

● 401(k) with 5% employer matching- immediate vesting!

● Flexible time off program

● Tuition reimbursement program

● Opportunities for professional development

● Employee-centric work culture including company sponsored events, happy hours, and team-building opportunities, frequent communications/information sharing from Leadership, supportive and positive teamwork environment, “open door” policy, etc.

Work Location: Hybrid – Washington, D.C. – Administration for Children and Families

VPD is Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ● VPD Uses E-Verify – Right to Work Poster ● VPD Uses E-Verify – Participation Notice

Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws: ● EEOC Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal ● EEO is the Law – Federal Contractors/Subcontractors ● Employee Polygraph Protection Act ● Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision