Professional Summary
Detail-oriented Grants Development Consultant with 8+ years of experience supporting community organizations, rural municipalities, and non-profit initiatives with full-cycle grant proposal packaging, compliance architecture, and post-award reporting. Demonstrated command of federal standards (2 CFR 200 Uniform Guidance, SF-424/SF-425) and foundation grant cycles across community infrastructure, cultural assets, and youth development. Proven record substantiating Statements of Need through rigorous U.S. Census Bureau ACS demographic extraction and local economic indicators. Highly structured practitioner skilled in building audit-ready program budgets, tracking multi-grant deliverables, and maintaining a 100% on-time submission rate.
Core Competencies
- Full-Cycle Grant Proposal Drafting & Narrative Packaging
- Federal Compliance (2 CFR 200 Uniform Guidance, SF-424/425)
- Program Budget Architecture & Cost Allocation (MTDC)
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS Empirical Demographic Analysis
- Federal & State Portals (Grants.gov, SAM.gov, Fluxx)
- Logic Models, Theory of Change & Evaluation Rubrics
- Post-Award Reporting & Deliverables Calendaring
- GPA & AFP Professional Ethical Standards Adherence
Professional Experience
- Author competitive federal, state, and foundation proposals ($25,000–$500,000) for municipal programs, rural infrastructure, community arts, and youth initiatives with rigorous statutory alignment.
- Construct audit-ready post-award compliance frameworks under 2 CFR 200, including quarterly Federal Financial Reports (SF-425), budget modification memos, and personnel activity records (PAR).
- Establish multi-grant milestone tracking rubrics and board progress briefings, achieving a 100% on-time submission record across all required foundation and state reporting deadlines.
- Direct systematic prospect research across Candid/FDO and state NOFO registries, building prioritized multi-year funding pipelines for organizations lacking full-time in-house development staff.
- Extracted and mapped socio-economic indicators from U.S. Census Bureau ACS and EPA EJScreen to substantiate Statements of Need with authoritative, local empirical evidence.
- Built balanced line-item program budgets and budget narratives, ensuring exact cost-allocation compliance between personnel hours, allowable direct expenses, and indirect rates (MTDC / de minimis).
- Coordinated pre-submission compliance packages, including Letters of Intent (LOI), partner Memoranda of Understanding (MOU), and authorizing municipal board resolutions.
- Streamlined donor documentation repositories and coordinated audit-compliant acknowledgment correspondence under IRC § 170(f)(8).
- Maintained application intake repositories, cross-referenced federal statutory eligibility guidelines, and monitored multi-stakeholder contract milestones.
- Prepared plain-language briefings, public hearing summaries, and administrative status reports for municipal councils and organizational leadership.
- Organized documentation repositories for public procurement reviews and community facility development initiatives.
Education & Credentials
Master of Science in Ecology & Environmental Sciences — Stepan Gzhytskyi National University · U.S. Academic Equivalency Evaluated
Completed
Continuing Professional Development: Federal Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200), Results-Oriented Management & Accountability (ROMA), Federal Budget & SF-424 Packaging Standards.
Technical Systems & Tools
Grant Systems & Portals: Grants.gov, SAM.gov, Fluxx, Submittable, Asana, Google Workspace, Microsoft Office (Advanced Excel / Budget Modeling), Slack, Trello.
Research & Verification: U.S. Census Bureau (ACS / Data.census.gov), IRS TEOS (Tax-Exempt Organization Search), Candid / GuideStar, EPA EJScreen.