Grants Specialist II
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Salary
$4,495.00 Monthly
Location
Centennial, CO
Job Type
Full Time
Job Number
OBA00604
Department
Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
Division
Veterans Affairs
Opening Date
08/07/2026
Closing Date
8/14/2026 4:00 PM Mountain
FLSA
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Type of Announcement
This position is open only to Colorado state residents.
FLSA Status
Non-Exempt; position is eligible for overtime compensation.
Department Contact Information
Stefanie.Dutcher@dmva.state.co.us
Primary Physical Work Address
Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, 6848 South Revere Parkway, Centennial, CO 80112
How To Apply
Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.
Description
Benefits
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Department Information
The Colorado Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) has four major operational divisions: Army National Guard, Air National Guard, Civil Air Patrol, and Veterans Affairs. These divisions utilize state and federal resources to provide our communities, State, and nation with a ready military force for national defense and State emergency response as well as providing assistance to our Colorado Veterans. DMVA offers comprehensive benefits programs to its classified work force that includes paid holidays, annual leave, sick leave, medical, dental, life, disability plans, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, and public retirement options. DMVA also strives to assist employees in achieving a healthy work/life balance by offering compressed work weeks, on-site fitness facilities, free parking, and a variety of training opportunities!
Description of Job
This is a remote position within our Division of Veterans Affairs and works to uphold the integrity of the Veterans Affairs grants program by engaging with grant applications, data management, performance tracking, and overall support of the program to provide the best available service on behalf of our Colorado Veterans. Specific duties are listed below:
Grant Reimbursement & Compliance: Independently audits and validates grantee reimbursement requests against budgets and state rules, analyzes spending patterns to propose budget modifications, prepares reports and reviews grant reimbursements processed by the Program Assistant.
System Technical Support: Serves as the primary technical lead for the Neighborly grants management system, implements system workflows, troubleshoots programmatic issues, and develops user manuals.
Training & Compliance Tools: Designs and maintains functional tools for grantees-such as automated reimbursement calculators and reporting templates-to streamline submissions and maintain data accuracy. Facilitates legal tracking of all financial products to the grant for compliance with State and Federal audits and guidelines.
ADA Accessibility: Serves as the unit's technical resource for state ADA accessibility compliance by performing document remediation (tagging, alt-text, reading order) on templates, handbooks, and public materials.
Technical & Operational Support: Research and updates internal manuals and the Grantee Handbook to reflect statutory changes, provides training and guidance to grantees, identifies workflow bottlenecks, and proposes process improvements.
Other: performing other duties as assigned by the senior Grants Specialist, such as re-evaluating grant programs, reviewing applications, handling communication, proofreading, editing documents, policy and grant requirement interpretations and technical advice, as well as ensuring back-up during periods of absence.
Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
Residency Requirement:
This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.
Minimum Qualifications:
Experience Only: Five years of demonstrated full-time professional experience in grants, accounting, or finance administration that included monitoring or administering grants of other restricted funds.
Or
Education and Experience:
Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in Business Administration, Accounting, or Finance. AND One year of professional experience in grants or accounting or finance administration that included monitoring or administering grants or other restricted funds.
Or
Master's degree from an accredited institution in Business, Accounting, or Finance AND
Six months of demonstrated full-time professional experience in grants or accounting or finance administration that included monitoring or administering grants or other restricted funds.
College Transcripts:
If you are using education to qualify, a legible copy of your official or unofficial college transcript(s) must be submitted with your application. Transcripts must show the name of the school, completed credit hours, and (if applicable) that a degree was conferred. Failure to provide a transcript may result in your application being removed from consideration in the selection process for this position.
Supplemental Information
The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected states in accordance with applicable law.
Appeal Rights:If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.An appeal or review must bes ubmitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email (dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department's action.For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go tospb.colorado.gov; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at (303) 866-3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.govunder Rules.
Accommodations:The Department of Personnel & Administration is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator, Tamy Calahan at tamy.calahan@dmva.state.co.usor 720-250-1520.
Employer
State of Colorado
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