Position Overview The Grants Manager is responsible for the full lifecycle management of SVDP Louisville's grant portfolio

• currently representing approximately $4.

25 million in annual revenue, including federal housing-related funding and private foundation grants. This role converts an existing contractor relationship to a permanent staff position, bringing institutional knowledge, compliance ownership, and strategic prospecting capacity in-house. SVDP Louisville has a strong Finance team that tracks grant spending and program teams that submit receipts connected to specific grant budgets

• a model validated by peer organizations.

The Grants Manager owns the funder-facing side: relationships, compliance, reporting, and portfolio growth. Finance owns the financial compliance infrastructure. Programs owns grant deliverables. The Grants Manager connects all three. Compliance Reporting Structure The Grants Manager maintains a dotted-line reporting relationship to the Compliance/QI Manager (reporting to COO) for regulatory compliance oversight, federal reporting sign-off, and audit readiness. Grant strategy, funder relationships, and portfolio growth remain with the CAO. This structure ensures that compliance decisions

• particularly those related to federal funding under 2 CFR Part 200 (Uniform Guidance)
• are validated by a dedicated compliance owner with deep institutional knowledge of SVDP Louisville's regulatory obligations. The Grants Manager and Compliance/QI Manager are expected to maintain a close working relationship with clear protocols for shared decisions. Core Responsibilities Grant Portfolio Management
• Serve as the primary owner of SVDP Louisville's full grant portfolio
• managing all deadlines, reporting requirements, funder relationships, and compliance obligations across federal, foundation, corporate, and local grants
• Maintain a comprehensive grant calendar tracking application deadlines, reporting due dates, site visits, and funder communications
• Collaborate with Finance and program staff to prepare accurate grant budgets, financial reports, and programmatic outcome documentation
• Maintain organized grant files and records in compliance with funder and audit requirements
• 3+ year retention
• Prepare regular grants pipeline and portfolio reports for the CAO and Finance team Federal Compliance
• in partnership with Compliance/QI
• Ensure full compliance with federal grant requirements, including housing-related HUD or HHS-funded programs
• including 2 CFR Part 200 (Uniform Guidance)
• Coordinate with the Compliance/QI Manager on federal reporting sign-off, audit readiness, and regulatory documentation
• the dotted-line relationship gives Compliance sign-off authority on federal compliance decisions
• Support the Retail Pickup Program and other food programs by maintaining awareness of compliance requirements connected to Dare to Care and TEFAP-related grants Funder Relationships & Portfolio Grow.

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