Grants Management Specialist

Grants Management Specialist

This position serves as the liaison between the Research and Development Program at the VA Medical Center, the Office of Grants and Contracts at the VA's University affiliate, the VA Non-Profit Research and Education Foundation, and other VA research affiliates as needed, providing day-to-day guidance and counsel to investigators, research, and administrative staff on grants administration and compliance issues.

Major Duties :

• Disseminate, track and meet stringent deadlines to VA Central Office.
• Manage pre-award and post-award duties : preparation, review, and submission of research proposals to VA Central Office.
• Determine and inform investigators of specific Requests for Applications (RFAs) and ensure all submissions are in accordance with VA Central Office requirements.
• Review and manage Research specific software computer programs designed by Central Office to manage all VA research projects regardless of funding source.
• Prepare reports which provide accurate and detailed information on research committee memberships, investigator data, and transfer or resignation information into the ePROMISE / RAFT / VAIRRRS databases.
• Implement federal regulations on conflict of interest to ensure potential findings are reported, reviewed, and managed in accordance with government ethics rules and regulations and VA ethics policy.

Requirements :

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10 / 20 / 2025. Time-In-Grade Requirement : Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Qualifications : To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10 / 20 / 2025.

You may qualify based on your experience / education / combination as described below :

Specialized Experience : You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-07) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience is defined as (1) Interpreting handbooks, directives, policies, guidelines, and procedures in relation to grant and award applications; (2) Determining and Informing investigators of specific Requests for Applications during the pre-award process; and (3) Maintaining and monitoring databases; OR Education : Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related; OR Combination : Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond 1 full year of graduate level education.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position :

Note : A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities.