FEDERAL PROGRAMS

Federal Programs and Grants Manager

Essential Duties

• Oversee overall Federal Programs grant financials
• Assists and advises school administrators in coordinating the school improvement process, implementation, and evaluation of state and federal grants.
• Documents payments and expenditures for all grants within the school
• Optimizing grant administration process
• Identifying grant funding opportunities.
• Writing, submitting, and managing grant proposals.
• Furnishing prospective funders with supporting documents.
• Identifying and managing data for internal and external reporting
• Maintaining accurate records related to budgets, amendments - ensuring complete an accurate financial activity related to the grant program
• Ensures reimbursements and budget amendments are accurate and processed in a timely manner
• Monitors assigned budgets; analyzes and reviews budgetary and financial data; controls and authorizes expenditures by established limitations.
• Preparing monthly financial reports detailing funds expenditures, balances, analyze information
• Ensures compliance with state and federal grant funding regulations
• Effectively monitor funds in EGAP and other grant monitoring systems.
• Educates staff on spending policies guidelines and ensures compliance. Allocate, disburse and monitor federal funds to schools and departments.
• Engage with the Alabama Department of Education for compliance, amendments, coding, spend down.
• Responsible for inventory of entire federal, state and grant funded items and its entities
• Conducts ongoing monitoring of compliant financial and paperwork across the program
• Stays abreast of current regulations and procedures related to Federal Programs regulations and applicable local guidelines.
• Performs other such duties as may be required
• Provide on-going support by engaging with the back office, instructional supervisors, program administrators,, ASDE in regards to Federal and State guidelines

Education, Experience, and Certification/License Requirements:

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Financial Services, Education, Education Administration, or a related field is required.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Strong people skills.