Grants Manager

Grants Manager — Beacon Community Solutions

Boston, MA | January 2024 – Present

• Secured $4.2M in federal and private foundation funding by writing and submitting 18 competitive grant proposals, achieving a 28% year-over-year increase in proposal success rate.
• Managed compliance and reporting for a portfolio of 12 active grants, ensuring 100% adherence to Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200) and donor-specific reporting requirements with 0 audit findings.
• Standardized cross-functional project tracking protocols using Fluxx, reducing late program progress submissions by 35% and improving internal report preparation efficiency by 22%.
• Coordinated monthly budget-to-actual reconciliations for $3.0M in grant funds, resolving $145,000 in variance discrepancies and optimizing resource allocation across 4 regional programs.

Associate Grants Manager — Urban Hope Alliance

Boston, MA | August 2021 – December 2023

• Co-authored 14 grant applications targeting local government and private corporate donors, yielding $2.1M in awarded funds to expand youth education and community health programs.
• Maintained the grant management system (GrantHub) and database profiles, updating over 150 donor records and ensuring 100% data integrity for annual development audits.
• Prepared and submitted 48 financial and narrative reports to donors, reducing late submission occurrences by 40% through the implementation of a centralized milestone calendar.
• Facilitated quarterly post-award orientation sessions for 6 program coordinators, enhancing program alignment with grant terms and reducing unallowable expenses by 15%.

Grant writing, Grant compliance, Budget management, 2 CFR 200, Pre-award administration, Post-award management, Financial reporting, Proposal development, Stakeholder management, Fluxx, GrantHub, Salesforce, Smartsheet, Google Workspace, Project planning

Federal Funding Expansion Campaign

Role: Lead Grant Proposal Writer

Tools: Salesforce, Smartsheet, Google Workspace

Secured a $1.8M federal HRSA grant by managing the proposal development process across 5 departments, finishing the application 10 days before the deadline.

Grant Management System Transition

Role: System Administrator

Tools: Fluxx, GrantHub, Excel

Migrated 8 years of historical grant data (over 450 files) from legacy spreadsheets to Fluxx, reducing administrative lookup times by 40%.

• Certified Grant Professional (CGP) (2023)
• Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) (2022)

• Languages: English (Native), French (Conversational)
• Volunteer Work: Volunteer Grants Committee Member for Boston Parks Alliance (2022-present)
• Availability: 2 weeks notice