Nemours Children's Health · 19 hours ago
Grants Specialist-Research
200 Powder Mill Road, Wilmington, DE, 19803, US
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry, Mid Level
1+ years expNemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system that provides medical care through two freestanding children’s hospitals and a network of care practices. The Grants Specialist performs key oversight functions related to the administration of proposals and awards, providing support in managing federal and non-federal grant proposals and ensuring compliance with institutional and federal regulations.
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Responsibilities
Monitors outstanding grant proposals. Reviews, edits and organizes grant documents, in compliance with the institutional Proposal Review and Submission policy, in preparation for submission ahead of the deadline. Identify and recommend action to resolve proposal content that may conflict with Nemours policies and procedures. Maintain status/tracking reports of all pending and submitted proposals
Maintains up-to-date knowledge of federal, state, and institutional regulations related to proposal development/submissions and grant administration. Serve as a point of contact for inquiries regarding grant policies, procedures, and best practices. Develop and update training materials, SOPs, policies, and resources related to SPA, Grants Administration
Facilitates the Subrecipient Monitoring process in compliance with the institutional Subrecipient Monitoring Policy and SOP by ensuring both pre-award and post award teams collect all necessary information and documentation related to outgoing subawards; Conduct risk assessments on subrecipients for research and non-research subawards; Draft, review, and negotiate outgoing subawards and subcontracts; Create and maintain records of subcontracts including Non-Research and Research; Track and collect subrecipient audit documents for internal and external audits, as required
Maintains a record of all Prime RPPRs and other progress reports. Notify stakeholders (assigned post award specialist, PI, and Program Manager) of upcoming RPPRs in compliance with the internal RPPR SOP. Ensure timely submission of the technical progress reports or deliverables by principal investigators in accordance with grant guidelines or contract provisions
Facilitates the preparation, review and submission of administrative responses to sponsors as Business Officials and Authorized Officials, to ensure oversight/compliance with all applicable institutional and sponsor regulations
Facilitates review and submission of Prior Approval Requests (No Cost Extensions, Carryover Requests, PI Change, Rebudgeting, etc.) for Non-Research and Research
Facilitates the preparation, review and submission of Just in Time (JIT) documentation, when requested
Facilitates the Change of Grantee Application process with the PI, Post Award team, and external organizations
Interprets terms, conditions, and regulations associated with grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements. Facilitate the hand-off of incoming prime grant awards/NOAs to the post award team for processing/project setup
Maintains expertise and provide expert assistance and guidance regarding the sponsor electronic grant processing systems (eRA, ASSIST, eBRAP, HRSA, Proposal Central, Research.gov, etc) as a backup; Keep current on all revisions to those systems utilized and learn to effectively use any systems that are developed for proposal development and submission; Create system accounts for PIs and associates as required (i.e., eRA Commons); Provide job aides/instructions for system/account registration, as required
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree required
Minimum one year of grants management and pre/post award experience required
Preferred
3+ years preferred
Experience in an academic or non-academic research healthcare organization preferred
Company
Nemours Children's Health
Nemours Children's Health is committed to improving the health of children.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$10.5MKey Investors
National Institutes of Health
2021-09-21Grant· $10.5M
Leadership Team
Mark Mumford
EVP, Chief Operating Officer, Nemours Children's Health
Kevin Haynes
Chief Privacy Officer
Recent News
2025-12-02
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