Grant Writing Associate

Who We Are

Krista Kurlinkus, LLC is a national, purpose-driven grant writing consulting firm that helps visionaries and changemakers get the grant funding they deserve. Our mission is to help our students and clients improve their grant writing so they can do more of the work they love.

We design and implement future-ready grant programs—powered by strategy, systems, and AI.

At Krista Kurlinkus, LLC, we don’t just write grants. We build the infrastructure organizations need to win grants now and for years to come. Through high-impact strategy, expert writing, and custom AI-powered tools, we help visionary nonprofits secure the funding they deserve.

We are deeply invested in social, racial, economic, and environmental justice; insist upon integrity in all interactions with clients and students; and have a high-growth mindset.

We center diversity, equity, and inclusion. Systemic inequality impacts how we show up in our jobs, the opportunities available to us, how others respond to us, and how we live as both grant professionals in the nonprofit and academic spaces and as members of other larger communities.

Job Description

• Use Notion and NotionAI to set up our clients' Grants Hubs. Facility with AI and systems design is essential to this role.
• Follow detailed Standard Operating Procedures for all client projects to ensure quality and consistency.
• Find and evaluate grant opportunities, using a variety of grant databases and AI tools, such as Instrumentl, Grants.gov, and ChatGPT Deep Research.
• Conduct research for grant proposals.
• Write, revise, and edit grant proposals.
• Use AI to assist in grant writing, revision, and data analysis.
• Read and understand nonprofit budgets and financial statements, and then be able to translate those budgets into the required grant formats.
• Guide clients through budget development for programs.
• Create or guide clients through the creation or gathering of required grant attachments.
• Enter grant applications into online submission portals or compile grant submission materials for email or mail-in submission.
• Work collaboratively with our clients to accurately capture their work in the proposal and design feasible programs, budgets, and timelines for their organization.
• Manage grant projects well by maintaining clear communication and timelines with clients, problem solving, and anticipating roadblocks.
• Use Notion to track task deadlines, time for client projects, update team on progress, and communicate needs with internal team.

Location

Remote. Computer and reliable internet access is required.

Education & Experience Required

B.A. required.

At least 3 years of full-time experience in grant writing is required.

1-2 years of experience with using AI for research and proposal development.

Experience with international grants, particularly in human rights, peace, and democracy.

OR

Experience with grants for racial justice, reproductive freedom, LGBTQIA+ liberation, immigrant justice, disability rights and accessibility, economic equity, democratic advocacy, and efforts resisting genocide, displacement, state violence, and militarism.

Soft Skills Required

• Perform duties dependably, reliably, and with minimal supervision.
• Pay attention to detail. This is the most important skill for this position as we need a second set of eyes to make sure we don't miss anything.
• Interact positively with clients and staff.
• Communicate clearly in emails and meetings.
• Use a friendly and professional tone while speaking with clients by email and Zoom.
• Follow company policies and procedures for creating positive client interactions.
• Think ahead to anticipate roadblocks and other issues that may arise with client projects and interactions.
• Maintain awareness of current events and sensitivity to language around social and racial justice.

Apply

To apply, email your résumé, cover letter, and a grant writing sample to krista@kristakurlinkus.com with the subject line: “Grant Writing Associate.”

Please anonymize your grant sample. It should be a grant that you wrote on your own.

All materials must be emailed in PDF.

We will not review applications submitted on Idealist.

Krista Kurlinkus, LLC is an equal opportunity employer.