Management Specialist Grants
Resume:
Curtis Colston
Burtonsville, MD 20866
****************@*****.***
********@*****.***
QUALIFICATIONS
Αdvanced knowledge of laws, regulations, rules, policies, procedures, and methods governing the administration of Federal grants and cooperative agreements.
Advanced knowledge of financial methods, procedures, and practices to assess the financial stability of recipients of Federal grants and/or cooperative agreements.
Advanced knowledge of grants/assistance management processes and techniques consistent with sound business, fiscal, and industry practices.
Ability to manage and oversee a grants management program
Ability to use computer systems and related software.
Analyze problems to identify factors, gather pertinent data, and recognize solutions.
Conduct cost analysis, financial analysis
Communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Excellent customer service, organizational and multitasking skills
.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Contemporaries Inc. (Contract) 9/2024 to 4/2025
DHHS/AHRQ/OMS/DGM Rockville, MD
Grants Management Specialist
Contract as GMS duties consistent with the job series 1109
Perform GMS duties for DHHS - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality /Division of Grants Management
DHHS, Health Resources & Services Administration 8/1988 to 10/2023
Office of Federal Financial Assistance Management Rockville, MD
Division of Grants Management Operations
Grants Management Specialist - 1109 series
Senior Grants Management Specialist (GMS) lead contact for several complex programs and cooperative agreements.
Review, manage, process and monitor grant programs for the Department of Grants Management Operations (DGMO); grant programs – AHEC infrastructure/Point of Service Maintenance & Enhancement (POSME); Bureau of Health Workforce (BHW); (Health Center Program; Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC); Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program; HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB); Training grants; Mental and Child Health Bureau (MCHB).
Program Lead and senior GMS contact for the Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) program; AHEC/AHEC SET program; Primary Care Training Enhancement (PCTE); PCTE-Physician Assistant Rural Training (PCTE-PAR); Geriatrics Academic Career Award program (GACA).
Manage the complicated and comprehensive Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) program that has a 25/75 ratio program office to center funding allocation; and a required 100 percent non-Federal cost share match. (1 to 1-Federal to non-Federal amount)
Provide training, technical assistance, policy and procedures oversight, ethics advice, expertise, and consultation to program officials, awardees, ORC panel members, applicants, and recipients as needed.
Develop and implement reconciliation and unobligated balance reports for processing and monitoring.
Review and evaluate adequacy of grants relating to policies and procedures.
Serve as liaison between Government and grantee organizations to provide resource assistance specifically for fiscal and grants administrative management matters. Serve as representative for the Branch for DGMO workgroup/s related to grants administration.
Determine award eligibility using formulas, methodology and established eligibility criteria, such as competitive rating factors.
Process, oversee, review, analyze, and evaluate Notice of Awards (NoAs) for completion and issuance.
Verify the accuracy of NoA, funding memos, budget, name, address and completeness before submission to the Grants Management Officer (GMO) for signature.
Negotiate terms and conditions for grant awards and funding memos to include costs, schedules, and oversight responsibilities.
Meet with the Program Officers (BHW), and Division of Independent Review Committee to present complex information on fiscal and administrative matters and discuss program goals and objectives.
Prepare, process, and track pre and post award issues for inquiries on grant and program issues on allowable/disallowable costs, schedules, and oversight responsibilities.
Review, analyze and monitor various financial reports. (PMS/FFR/reconciliation sheets)
Conduct program evaluations, monitor and assess grantees performance, and establish performance measures.
Provide guidance and interpretation to the DGMO, BHW, BPHC, HAB, and the MCHB staff on budget, fiscal and policy procedures necessary for management and financial decisions.
Consult with the Division of Financial Integrity (DFI) to initiate and/or recommend that an audit be performed.
Receive and review incoming prior approval request; determine type of request; and distribute request to appropriate Program staff.
Review and analyze the Payment Management Services financial data to determine grantee/recipient fiscal responsibility, drawdowns and reconciliation.
Perform quality control (supervisor) duties by signing non-monetary NoA actions and determine drawdown restrictions due to fiscal non-compliance.
Conduct post-award reviews and analyses to identify business, financial, and administrative issues.
Liaison with external customers, recipients, and the program officers to clarify, interpret, and resolve grants management and program issues.
Use a web-based computer system (EHB) to process, review and administer awards; a wide variety of record keeping, correspondence, and tracking operations throughout the grant lifecycle.
Respond to grantee inquiries regarding all prior approval categories including change of scope; successor of interest; re-budgeting; request for unobligated balances, and Federal Financial Reports.
Perform final review of completed awards; make appropriate adjustments or disallowances; and process re-obligated and de-obligated close-outs.
Train and assist Grants Management Specialists on implementing and managing Federal grants and cooperative agreements.
Review and assist in the development of the Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcements.
Assist in writing draft letters/memos and funding memos based on grant programs and subject matters for final preparation for GMO final signature, and assist and provide substantial information for reference tools for grants related programs.
Conduct a budget and cost analysis to ensure accurate funding amounts are assigned to applicants/recipients.
TRAINING
Federal Grants Update
Monitoring Grants and Cooperative Agreements
Introduction to Grants and Cooperative Agreements
Appropriations Law
Closeout of Grants For Federal Personnel
Indirect Cost Fundamentals
Alert List Training
Uniform Administrative Requirements for Federal Grants
Advanced Grants Management
Audit of Federal Grants And Assistance Awards
Grants Management Financial Analysis
Professional Skills for Quality Grants Management,
Grants Management Process and Authorities
Cost Principles/Advanced for Federal Grants
Payment Management System
Federal Financial Report reconciliation
Cooperative Agreements & Substantial Involvement
Annual training (No Fear Act; Records Management; Cyber Awareness; Emergency Preparedness; Ethics)
COMPUTER/IT EXPERIENCE
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Google Chrome/Internet Explorer
Adobe Acrobat
Electronic Handbook (EHB)
Payment Management System
Reconciled Fiscal Year Grant awards with PMS Representative as a (Computer Programmer) into a Paradox software used by PMS.
eRA modules web based grant system - NIH partner
AWARDS
QSI (WIGI) Performance Award
Excellent Performance Award
On-the-Spot Award
Grants Management Group Award
35 years of service award, DHHS, HRSA
REFERENCES
George Gardner - Director of AHRQ/DGM 240-***-****
Maddie Erwin - Contemporaries Inc. 301-***-****
******@*********.***
Jamie King - Chief of HSB/DGM 301-***-****
*****@****.***
Contact this candidate