What are the responsibilities and job description for the Grants Administrator (20059777) position at Ohio EPA?
What We Need YOU To Do
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency wants you to be our newest grants administrator in the Division of Surface Water (DSW), working at our Central Office in Columbus, Ohio.
A-ha! There you are.
We are looking for a reliable, motivated go-getter (psst, that’s you) to help our DSW team. As a grants administrator you will be dealing with state and federal grant programs, coordinating with DSW grant program managers to develop and implement comprehensive Clean Water Act Sections 106 604 (b), and 319 Nonpoint Source Implementation, Gulf Hypoxia Task Force, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, H2Ohio, and additional grant applications, agreements, payment requests, and closeout documents.
You will supervise, coordinate, and administer state and federal subgrant agreements while tracking grant budgets and spending – and providing timely updates to DSW administration and grant program managers. You will help program staff with the selection of subgrantees, ensure appropriate subgrant workplan and environmental deliverables, and coordinate activities like contract executions, payment approvals, and fiscal status reports.
You are going to ensure subgrantee compliance with federal and state grant guidance and regulations, and review and approve quarterly fiscal reports, payment requests, and progress reports through a grant tracking system. You are also going to prepare written correspondence, guidance documents, and reference materials.
Here’s That Recap
Agency Contact Name and Information
Erika Carleski
Unposting Date
May 4, 2026, 11:59:00 PM
Work Location
Lazarus Government Center
Primary Location
United States of America-OHIO-Franklin County-Columbus
Compensation
$35.68 - $50.75
Schedule
Full-time
Classified Indicator
Classified
Union
Exempt from Union
Technical Skills
Budgeting, Accounting and Finance, Clerical & Data Entry, Equipment Operations, Grants Administration, Public Relations, Law
Professional Skills
Customer Focus, Presenting, Reasoning, Verbal Communication, Written Communication
Agency Overview
What We Need:
Ohio EPA Grants Administrator
What We Do
At the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, our primary goal is to protect the environment and public health. We do this by ensuring compliance with federal and state environmental laws.
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency wants you to be our newest grants administrator in the Division of Surface Water (DSW), working at our Central Office in Columbus, Ohio.
A-ha! There you are.
We are looking for a reliable, motivated go-getter (psst, that’s you) to help our DSW team. As a grants administrator you will be dealing with state and federal grant programs, coordinating with DSW grant program managers to develop and implement comprehensive Clean Water Act Sections 106 604 (b), and 319 Nonpoint Source Implementation, Gulf Hypoxia Task Force, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, H2Ohio, and additional grant applications, agreements, payment requests, and closeout documents.
You will supervise, coordinate, and administer state and federal subgrant agreements while tracking grant budgets and spending – and providing timely updates to DSW administration and grant program managers. You will help program staff with the selection of subgrantees, ensure appropriate subgrant workplan and environmental deliverables, and coordinate activities like contract executions, payment approvals, and fiscal status reports.
You are going to ensure subgrantee compliance with federal and state grant guidance and regulations, and review and approve quarterly fiscal reports, payment requests, and progress reports through a grant tracking system. You are also going to prepare written correspondence, guidance documents, and reference materials.
Here’s That Recap
- Coordinate with DSW grant program managers to develop and implement comprehensive programs.
- Supervise, coordinate, and administer state and federal subgrant agreements.
- Provide timely updates to DSW administration/grant program managers.
- Help program staff with the selection of subgrantees, ensuring appropriate subgrant workplan.
- Ensure subgrantee compliance with federal and state grant guidance and regulations.
- 24 mos. trg. or 24 mos. exp. in preparation & monitoring of grants &/or other fiscal accounts; AND 12 mos. trg. or 12 mos. exp. in supervisory principles/ techniques.
- OR completion of undergraduate core program in accounting &/or finance; AND 12 mos. trg. or 12 mos. exp. in supervisory principles/techniques.
- OR 12 mos. exp. as Grants Coordinator 2, 63162.
- OR alternative, equivalent evidence of the Major Worker Characteristics noted above.
Agency Contact Name and Information
Erika Carleski
Unposting Date
May 4, 2026, 11:59:00 PM
Work Location
Lazarus Government Center
Primary Location
United States of America-OHIO-Franklin County-Columbus
Compensation
$35.68 - $50.75
Schedule
Full-time
Classified Indicator
Classified
Union
Exempt from Union
Technical Skills
Budgeting, Accounting and Finance, Clerical & Data Entry, Equipment Operations, Grants Administration, Public Relations, Law
Professional Skills
Customer Focus, Presenting, Reasoning, Verbal Communication, Written Communication
Agency Overview
What We Need:
Ohio EPA Grants Administrator
What We Do
At the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, our primary goal is to protect the environment and public health. We do this by ensuring compliance with federal and state environmental laws.
Salary : $36 - $51