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Grants Associate (Research Administration & Sponsored Projects)

Baltimore, MD, United States🌐 Remote💼 Full-time💰 $64,470–$64,470🗓 2026-08-19 → 2026-09-23

Core

Manage the full lifecycle of grant activities including proposal submission, award acceptance, and closeout for assigned research departments.

Role type

Grants Associate (Research Administration)

Builds

Grant proposals and award acceptances for university research departments

Domain

Higher Education Research Administration

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

Grant lifecycle management, Proposal compliance review, Exception letter drafting, Grant application submission, Regulatory interpretation, Faculty/staff communication, Prior approval processing, System troubleshooting

Preferred skills

University research administration experience, Research compliance regulations knowledge, Federal agency terms experience, Federal grant systems experience

Technologies

grants.gov, eRA Commons, Assist, Workspace, Research.gov

Responsibilities

Manage grants process from proposal submission through closeout, Review proposals for completeness and compliance, Write exception letters, Approve and submit grant applications and Just-In-Time requests, Interpret grant guidelines and apply to specific applications, Communicate with faculty and staff for instruction and advice, Review prior approval requests and administrative updates, Serve as a resource for sponsored projects issues, Provide training on pre-award software and submission sites, Contribute to process improvement

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC

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