Grant Writer Consultant 

Grant Writer Consultant 

Program Area: Grants Development

Engagement Classification:  Independent Contractor, Consultant

Engagement Term: Approximately 6-9 months, based on project needs

Anticipated Start: August 2026

Anticipated End: December 2026

Updated: April 2026 

About Rising Communities 

Rising Communities (RC), formerly Community Health Councils (CHC), is a non-profit, community-based, health education, advocacy and policy organization established in 1992 in response to the growing health and healthcare crisis. RC’s mission is to co-develop transformational social equity models and systems in service to BIPOC communities, to help each person thrive. RC has been at the forefront of systems change work to eliminate disparities in health and well-being. Our policy areas include Health Systems, Food Justice, and Community and Economic Resiliency. Each area represents a unique opportunity to engage members of impacted communities in program and policy development through a wide variety of community interventions and strategies as well as representation and leadership through the coalitions and collaborations convened. With a primary focus on South Los Angeles, RC works at the local, state, and national level to improve the health of under-served and marginalized communities. 

Project Summary

RC seeks an Independent Contractor Grant Writer to strategize and develop all aspects of program planning, implementation, and evaluation for proposals, as well as coordinate and write grant proposals for government, corporate and foundation funds. The Independent Contractor Grant Writer will also perform prospect research on grant opportunities that match the goals and objectives of the company, including sending prospective grants to RC, and understanding our programs and strategic grant goals by gathering information from various departments and working with the team to ensure alignment and coordination. Lastly, the Grant Writer is responsible for leading efforts to compile and organize RC’s Grants Development SharePoint inclusive of pertinent historical submissions and data relevant for re-purpose.

The Contractor will be responsible for completing the contracted deliverables and managing day-to-day workflows independently. RC will provide project goals, required compliance guidelines, and deadlines but will not control the manner or means by which work is executed.

Scope of Work and Deliverables

The Contractor agrees to provide the following services and deliverables during the contract period:

• Project Management: Follow through on strict deadlines, flexibility, creativity, research skills, and interpersonal skills. Ability to adjust the writing style to account for the preferences of each organization to whom you are sending grant requests.
• Collaboration: In partnership with Executive Director, Rising Communities Foundation and/or Vice President, Learning and Advancement, strategize, coordinate, and collaborate on all aspects of grant writing from government agencies and private foundations.
• Collaborate with other RC’s departments as it pertains to proposal writing, grant reporting and management.
• Research: Research and evaluation of grant opportunities; careful and timely coordination of grant components (i.e. careful reading of opportunity and understanding of funder, workplans with deliverables from responsible parties, etc.); collaboration in the development of programs for proposals, including the needs assessment research, planning, implementation, and evaluation components; and working with internal team members in the writing, editing and timely submission of grant proposals.
• Ownership of project (s): Serve as a point-of-contact and/or liaison with designated contractors and consultants to support grant processes and activities;
• Communication: Determine and communicate contractor and consultant project priorities, timelines, deadlines, and expectations; facilitates effective communications between contractors, consultants, and internal stakeholders to ensure grants and grant proposals meet RC’s strategic objectives.

Contractor Independence

To remain consistent with independent contractor status under California law, the CHW Contractor:

• Determines their own schedule, workload management, and methods for performing services.
• Provides their own tools, equipment, and supplies (excluding systems RC must provide for legal access, such as logins).
• Is not integrated into RC’s employee supervision structure and does not participate in internal employee-only activities.
• May perform services for other clients during the contract term.
• Is responsible for own taxes, insurance, and business expenses unless otherwise required by law.

RC’s role is limited to identifying deliverables, deadlines, and regulatory requirements, not controlling how work is performed.

Contractor Qualifications

• Excellent research and communication skills, in both writing and verbally.
• Highly qualified and seasoned grant writer who can understand RC’s grant making goals and take the initiative to work independently with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines without close supervision to develop, research past grant applications, write, research, complete forms, budgets, and submit professionally designed grant applications.
• Bachelor of Arts degree from accredited college and 5+ years’ professional experience in grant-writing with proven track record of successful federal/state/local agency and philanthropic grant applications.
• If no degree, experience of at least 7 years of successful grant-writing track record.
• Familiarity with social enterprises preferred

Additional Requirements

• Contractor must maintain business practices that comply with applicable laws.
• Contractor must meet any safety or privacy requirements necessary for the project (e.g., HIPAA, EHR training, NDA).

How to Submit Interest

• A proposal or letter of interest
• A resume
• Must provide at least one (1) example of successful federal/state grant application and one (1) philanthropic grant application to be considered.
• Evidence of business insurances including General Liability, Professional Liability (Errors & Omissions), Workers Compensation, Auto Liability, Cyber liability
• Business entity documentation (EIN, business license, LLC/S-Corp documentation).

Send materials: Please email attachments as PDFs to Myra at mrytko@risingcommunities.org with the title “Grant Writer Consultant” - [Your Name] in the subject line.