Job  Board

JOB TITLE:             Grant Writer

Supervisor:             Chief Planning Officer

Status:           Exempt

Salary:           Starting at $58,511

Location:         Fulton, MI

Posting Closes:    07-20-2026 at 9am

Excellent Benefit Package for Eligible Team Members

1. Employees contribute minimal cost sharing towards medical, dental, and vision insurance
2. Employer Paid premiums on short term disability, life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment
3. Flexible Spending Account for Medical Reimbursement
4. 100% Employer paid Short Term and Long Term Disability, Life Insurance, and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
5. Dependent Care FSA
6. 401K Plan with eligible match
7. MERS Plan for Law Enforcement 
8. A generous paid time off program where all employees begin earning accrued paid time off immediately upon hire
9. Generous Tuition Reimbursement Program with Educational Release Time
10. Thirteen Paid Holidays
11. Employee wellness and fitness programs
12. Opportunities to participate in NHBP Sponsored activities
13. Public Student Loan Forgiveness eligible employer

POSITION SUMMARY

This position assists the Chief Planning Officer in performing the goals and functions of community planning for the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi. The Grant Writer is responsible for all facets of grants including: researching grant opportunities, preparing grant proposals, and performing grants management of awarded grants. Furthermore, the Grant Writer is responsible for maintaining current needs-based demographic and department specific data including NHBP Census data and outside local, state, and national data.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Conducts the full range of grant writing responsibilities including: research potential funding opportunities in local, state, and national sectors; write competitive proposals in response to RFP’s; manage and evaluate grants post grant award.
2. Dedicates a high level of effort to the writing and management of grants that support the goals and initiatives of the Health and Human Services Department. 
3. Conducts the full range of preparing contract renewal documents relative to formula-based federal and state contracts.
4. Works with the NHBP staff to prepare required grant reporting.
5. Performs internal grant evaluations through continuous data collection and collection of narrative reporting from the NHBP staff.
6. Continuously monitors and prepares funding summaries of local, state, and national programs.
7. Works in concert with the Chief Planning Officer in preparing grant proposals and presentation materials for Committee and Tribal Council approval.
8. Maintains current grant records in electronic and paper file format.
9. Prepares annual Fund Development Plans that align with the NHBP Tribal strategic goals.
10. Researches, gathers, and analyzes census, demographic, and other applicable data in order to assist in identifying the NHBP department needs and evaluates and/or supports proposed projects or programs.
11. Coordinates with the NHBP staff on funding sources and grant development initiatives.
12. Represents NHBP or delivers speeches at conferences and meetings as necessary; provides support to committees as requested; attends Tribal Council meetings as directed.
13. Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

1. Bachelor’s degree in business administration or closely related field or equivalent experience.
2. A minimum of three years combination of experience in development and management of grants.
3. Understand or gain knowledge of and appreciate the Native American culture and customs.
4. Complete and pass a comprehensive background investigation and drug screening in accordance with NHBP standards.
5. Provide two grant proposals or equivalent writing samples in which the applicant was the lead writer (required to be submitted when applying).
6. Experience working with highly confidential and sensitive information and both preserving and maintaining confidential and sensitive information.
7. Experience organizing and maintaining electronic and physical files.
8. Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel as demonstrated through skills assessment testing.
9. Experience in office organization, management and procedures.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

1. Bachelor’s degree in urban studies/planning, business administration, public administration, or closely related field.
2. Five years of experience in development and management of federal grants.
3. Experience working within a Tribal Government.
4. Experience working within health and human services programming.
5. Certifications in grant writing and/or grant evaluation.

SECURITY SENSITIVE

This position may contain information that is security sensitive and thereby subject to additional provisions including HIPAA.

INDIAN PREFERENCE

Indian preference will be applied in the selection of qualified applicants in accordance with the NHBP Indian Preference in Employment Code, which affords employment preference to NHBP citizens, spouses/parents of NHBP citizens, and citizens of other Federally and Tribally recognized Indian tribes.