Also called: Grants & Contracts Manager
Tracks every grant a nonprofit wins: budgets, deadlines, and reports to funders.
A grants manager builds a calendar of deadlines, makes sure money is spent the way each funder required, and writes reports showing what the grant achieved.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's degree; Grant Professional Certification helps.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Business, English, Nonprofit Management.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years). Tracks business operations specialists.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI builds deadline calendars, tracks spending and drafts funder reports, so fewer grants staff are needed.
Classes: Accounting, AP English Language, Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1199.
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