- Position Title
- Grants Management Specialist
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Announcement Number
- 25-EHT-PPS-FS2529-7911FS-MB Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, December 30, 2024 to Monday, January 6, 2025
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBILITY QUESTIONS CAREFULLY. Your answers will be used to determine your eligibility to apply to this job opportunity announcement. You will be considered under the eligibility option(s) to which you answer YES. Select YES to all eligibility options for which you want to be considered. If you respond NO to meeting the criteria for all the eligibilities, you will not be considered for the position(s) under this announcement.
NOTE: You must submit the required supporting documentation to receive consideration for EACH selected eligibility. Failure to provide the required documents will result in an ineligible rating and your application will be excluded from consideration.
NOTE: You must submit the required supporting documentation to receive consideration for EACH selected eligibility. Failure to provide the required documents will result in an ineligible rating and your application will be excluded from consideration.
1.
Are you a current Forest Service employee who currently holds a career or career conditional appointment?
2.
Are you a Forest Service employee who currently holds a career or career conditional appointment AND you have held or currently hold a position on a permanent basis in the competitive service with the same or higher promotion potential of the position being advertised?
3.
Are you a current USDA employee who meets the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee, in which received official notice that your job is no longer needed or that you will lose your job by Reduction-in-Force (RIF)? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
4.
Are you a current or former employee of the US Forest Service who is claiming eligibility under the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act and:
- was originally hired to a time-limited position under a competitive appointment; and,
- served one or more time-limited appointments at a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of two or more years; and,
- most recent period of qualifying service was with the US Forest Service; and,
- performed at an acceptable level of service during each period of service; and,if you are no longer employed by the US Forest Service, have been separated for no more than two years, and whose most recent separation was for reasons other than misconduct or performance?
5.
Have you registered for reemployment consideration AND meet one of the below:
• Are you a current or former competitive service USDA employee who will be or was separated by Reduction-In-Force (RIF) and received a rating of satisfactory or above as your last annual performance rating?
OR
• Are you a former USDA competitive service employee who separated due to a compensable injury or disability?
• Are you a current or former competitive service USDA employee who will be or was separated by Reduction-In-Force (RIF) and received a rating of satisfactory or above as your last annual performance rating?
OR
• Are you a former USDA competitive service employee who separated due to a compensable injury or disability?
Preferences
1.
Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
2.
Are you a current or former Political appointee, Presidential appointee, and/or non-career Senior Executive Service (SES) appointee?
3.
Please enter at least 3 references below. Include first and last name, phone number and email address.
Assessment 1
This section will be used to determine if you possess the experience needed to qualify for this position.
For the following question, choose the response that best describes your experience and training. Mark only one response for the question. Please note that your answer will be verified against the information you provide in your resume or application, as well as information provided by your references. Failure to respond to this question will result in an ineligible rating.
1.
Select the statement that best reflects your experience and/or education for the Grant Management Specialist position at the GS-07 grade level. Experience claimed must be supported in your resume.
2.
Select the statement that best reflects your experience and/or education for the Grant Management Specialist position at the GS-09 grade level. Experience claimed must be supported in your resume.
3.
Select the statement that best reflects your experience and/or education for the Grant Management Specialist position at the GS-11 grade level. Experience claimed must be supported in your resume.
For each task in the following group, choose the statement from the list below that best describes your experience and/or training. Please select only one letter for each item.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
4.
Review statements of work and financial plans to determine appropriate instrument and applicable provisions.
5.
Perform standardized duties in support of the execution and administration of agreements, contracts, permits, or related instruments.
6.
Use internal administrative and financial controls or systems to maintain and update existing grants and agreements.
7.
Review grants and agreements applications for clarity and completeness prior to submittal for consideration.
8.
Examine appropriate legislative and program authority prior to execution of each grant or agreement.
9.
Provide advice and guidance to federal and non-federal agencies; state, local, and tribal governments; and educational, private, and corporate entities for all aspects of grants and agreements.
10.
Enter grant and agreement data and fund information into internal systems.
11.
Use internal/external communications tracking system of grants/cooperative agreement to maintain and update existing grants and agreements information.
12.
Manage the full grants and agreements lifecycle by developing instruments within the delegated authority, circularizing requests for proposals, reviewing and analyzing responses, and accepting or recommending acceptance by higher authority as appropriate.
13.
Approve all grants and agreements for the unit.
14.
Plan and conduct meetings or workshops for agency and cooperator personnel for maintaining partnership agreement and grant expertise.
15.
Provide responses to address modifications and/or extensions of performance periods for completion of partners' grants and agreements work.
16.
Inform appropriate agency offices of needed adjustments to payments under grants and agreements.
17.
Provide advice and guidance to partners to address grants and agreements approvals, agency policies, and review processes.
18.
Provide interpretation of laws and regulations concerning use of Federal funds and qualifying program expenditures.
19.
Make authoritative recommendations that are accepted and serve as the basis for committing the agency or activity to course of action on projects which may be multi-year in duration or set precedents for future agreements.
20.
Negotiate grants and agreements within the limits of delegated authority.
21.
Advise on grant or agreement modifications and extensions of performance period(s) for completion of work submitted by the partner.
22.
Analyzes straightforward budget proposals and financial plans to assess the partners' ability to meet financial performance requirements associated with agency programs.
23.
Follow standard procedures and guidelines to develop correspondence regarding approval and maintenance of grants and agreements.
24.
Research interpretation of laws and regulations on the use of Federal funds and qualifying expenditures to determine appropriate grants and agreements instruments.
25.
Maintain awareness of changes in policies, regulations, and legal authorities affecting grants and agreements to determine appropriate grants and agreements instruments.
26.
Ability to interpret laws and regulations concerning use of federal funds and expenditures for grants agreements.
27.
Provide advice to managers on a wide variety of grants, cooperative agreements, and other agreements.
28.
Review grants and agreements applications for clarity and completeness prior to submittal for consideration.
29.
Approve grants and agreements for the unit, as well as notification(s) of funding availability within the limits of delegated authority.
30.
Approve case-specific official correspondence sent to partners, program personnel, and other interested parties.
31.
Review reimbursement requests, payment requests, and close out agreements within established procedures.
Your responses to the Announcement and Assessment Questionnaires, along with your supporting documentation, are subject to evaluation and verification to ensure accuracy. Please take an opportunity to review your responses for their accuracy.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
32.
I certify I have read the announcement and have attached all supporting documents as required.
33.
Have you read the "Required Documents" section of the vacancy announcement and understand that failure to submit all required, legible documents prior to the closing date of the announcement may result in loss of consideration?
34.
Your responses to the Announcement and Assessment Questionnaires, along with your resume and all supporting documentation are subject to evaluation and verification to ensure accuracy. Submitting false information or attempts to falsify information may be grounds for disqualifying you or for terminating you after you have been hired. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy.