Everblue
Grant Writer
Everblue, Davidson, North Carolina, United States, 28036
About Everblue:
Everblue is a mission-driven, veteran-owned small business. Our team is committed to improving careers, government processes, and energy market transformation. We specialize in energy efficiency training for contractors participating in the DOE Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP), ensuring they have the skills to effectively implement energy-saving measures in homes.
Role Overview:
Are you a skilled grant writer with a passion for energy efficiency, sustainability, and public policy, who can expertly navigate federal RFPs, manage timelines, and communicate proactively with clients? We are on the hunt for an experienced federal grant writer who can craft compelling applications that secure funding to drive impactful projects. Join us in making a real difference and shaping a sustainable future!
Responsibilities:
- RFP Analysis & Compliance: Thoroughly review RFPs, ensuring deep understanding of requirements and compliance. Develop structured outlines, manage deadlines, and proactively track application status.
- Grant and Proposal Writing: Draft persuasive federal grant applications and proposals centered around energy efficiency, clean energy, and workforce development projects.
- Client Communications: Provide regular updates to the client with an organized list of application components, their status, people assigned to each component, and their due dates.
- Cross-check solicitation requirements before submission to ensure completeness and proactively communicate any gaps well in advance of the application deadline.
- Thought Leadership & Proposal Development: Conduct landscape analysis and research, propose strategic ideas, and help define project scope.
- Document Formatting & Structure: Looking for someone experienced with creating heading styles and outlining proposals in alignment with the order in which information is requested in RFPs and other solicitations. Successful candidates should be able to produce proposal narratives with succinct paragraphs or bullets as opposed to long blocks of text.
Requirements:
- Proven experience writing federal and/or state government grants (Department of Energy and EPA are a plus), especially those related to clean energy, energy efficiency, and/or workforce development.
- Proficiency in Microsoft SharePoint and Google Drive for collaborative document management.
- Knowledge of state procurement processes.
- Advanced writing skills, particularly in document structure, RFP alignment, and concise formatting.
- Ability to anticipate client needs, ask thoughtful questions, operate independently in a fast-paced environment, proactively bring ideas, and project manage the grant and/or proposal writing process from initial onboarding to submission.
- Availability in EST, CST, or MST time zones, with a high level of responsiveness for quick-turn requests.
- Basic understanding/background knowledge of energy efficiency, clean energy, and workforce development fields.
Everblue is a mission-driven, veteran-owned small business. Our team is committed to improving careers, government processes, and energy market transformation. We specialize in energy efficiency training for contractors participating in the DOE Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP), ensuring they have the skills to effectively implement energy-saving measures in homes.
Role Overview:
Are you a skilled grant writer with a passion for energy efficiency, sustainability, and public policy, who can expertly navigate federal RFPs, manage timelines, and communicate proactively with clients? We are on the hunt for an experienced federal grant writer who can craft compelling applications that secure funding to drive impactful projects. Join us in making a real difference and shaping a sustainable future!
Responsibilities:
- RFP Analysis & Compliance: Thoroughly review RFPs, ensuring deep understanding of requirements and compliance. Develop structured outlines, manage deadlines, and proactively track application status.
- Grant and Proposal Writing: Draft persuasive federal grant applications and proposals centered around energy efficiency, clean energy, and workforce development projects.
- Client Communications: Provide regular updates to the client with an organized list of application components, their status, people assigned to each component, and their due dates.
- Cross-check solicitation requirements before submission to ensure completeness and proactively communicate any gaps well in advance of the application deadline.
- Thought Leadership & Proposal Development: Conduct landscape analysis and research, propose strategic ideas, and help define project scope.
- Document Formatting & Structure: Looking for someone experienced with creating heading styles and outlining proposals in alignment with the order in which information is requested in RFPs and other solicitations. Successful candidates should be able to produce proposal narratives with succinct paragraphs or bullets as opposed to long blocks of text.
Requirements:
- Proven experience writing federal and/or state government grants (Department of Energy and EPA are a plus), especially those related to clean energy, energy efficiency, and/or workforce development.
- Proficiency in Microsoft SharePoint and Google Drive for collaborative document management.
- Knowledge of state procurement processes.
- Advanced writing skills, particularly in document structure, RFP alignment, and concise formatting.
- Ability to anticipate client needs, ask thoughtful questions, operate independently in a fast-paced environment, proactively bring ideas, and project manage the grant and/or proposal writing process from initial onboarding to submission.
- Availability in EST, CST, or MST time zones, with a high level of responsiveness for quick-turn requests.
- Basic understanding/background knowledge of energy efficiency, clean energy, and workforce development fields.