Grants and Agreements Coordinator

Core responsibilities of the Grants and Agreements Coordinator wll include, but are not limited to

• Support and promote best grants management practices and internal controls.
• Serve as an administrative contact to grant applicants, recipients, and NOAA officials for matters related to funding announcements and awards.
• Coordinate development of a grants plan.
• Generate reports on status, delinquencies, etc.
• Serve as program officer (non-fed) on request for applications, applications, and awards; and coordinate with appropriate federal program officer on inherently governmental grant activities.
• Participate, lead, and report on grant related meetings or briefings.
• Obtain and Maintain certification as a program officer.
• Serve as the OCM point of contact and office-wide coordinator of the portfolio for current and planned agreements and matters related to all types of agreements based on congressional legislation and federal policies, procedures and regulations.
• Develop and maintain an Annual Agreements Plan (spreadsheet) in real-time that tracks the status of all agreements from development, submission, tracking, funding, maintaining, close- out.
• Provide technical assistance to OCM federal managers and staff in developing various types of funded and unfunded agreements to ensure compliance with legal and financial requirements.
• Prepare, submit, and facilitate the processing of agreement packages through the administrative review, legal clearance, and allotment processes.
• Collect information and data and assist with the preparation of data call responses.
• Coordinate with Budget Execution personnel on the receipt of incoming funds for grants and agreements to ensure funds received are obligated and expended in accordance with the regulations, appropriations, and policies.

The Ideal Grants & Agreements Coordinator should have the Following