Grants Manager (Manager III), Grade M3

Grants Manager (Manager III), Grade M3

Salary

$101,474.00 - $179,619.00 Annually

Location

401 Hungerford Dr Rockville MD 20850 USA

Job Type

State/County

Remote Employment

Flexible/Hybrid

Job Number

2026-00435

Department

Department of Health and Human Services

Division

HHS 60 Chief Operating Officer Division

Opening Date

08/03/2026

Closing Date

8/10/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

FLSA

Exempt

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About the Position

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THIS IS AN INTERNAL "ONLY" JOB POSTING, AVAILABLE TO CURRENT MONTGOMERY COUNTY GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.

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Please note: The salary range above represents this position's earning potential. The anticipated hiring range for this position will be $101,474 to $158,064, based on the candidate's qualifications and experience.

Grants Manager (Manager III)

Office of the Chief Operating Officer

WHO WE ARE

Montgomery County is located adjacent to Washington, D.C., and with over one million residents, is the most populous County in the State of Maryland. The County is also the most diverse County in the State and ranks among the top ten most diverse Counties in the nation. Montgomery County contains many major U.S. government offices, scientific research and learning centers, and business campuses.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is responsible for delivery of the County's public health and human services that meets the needs of our community's most vulnerable children, adults and seniors. The Department provides services through more than 120 programs at more than 20 locations. With over 2,000 employees, the Department of Health and Human Services is the largest County Department.

As a department, we believe the health and wellness of the county can only be achieved by ensuring that every resident has fair opportunities to reach their fullest potential. This means access to quality housing, transportation, education, employment, health care, human services, safe neighborhoods, and healthy food. HHS provides critical services for residents who face a variety of obstacles in achieving their full potential. HHS plays an essential role in building a healthy and strong community.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

The Office of the Chief Operating Officer (OCOO) is currently recruiting for a professional, knowledgeable Manager of the DHHS Grants Team.

What Youll Be Doing

As the DHHS Grants Manager, you will:

• Develop and submit the DHHS Grant Budget

• Gathering information, editing, organizing and making recommendations to the CFO about the grant submission.

• Entering information into the budget systems, ensuring the information is correct and complete, and making necessary edits and adjustments to ensure that the budget is submitted accurately.

• Ensuring information entered into the system by staff is accurate and complete

• Supervise the House Bill Grant

• Ensuring that the House Bill Budget is complete and accurate

• Ensuring that all reports to the state for the House Bill are complete and accurate

• Perform expenditure analysis on DHHS Grants

• Running reports to see how much as been expended for grants

• Developing spreadsheets that capture information needed about future financial transactions

• Meeting with service areas to discuss grants expenditures, including House Bill.

• Developing regular analyses of grants budgets

• Supervise and manage the Grants Team staff.

• Meet regularly with Grants Team staff to ensure their performance and work with them to grow their understanding and capabilities

• Overseeing staff work, and communicating with them to explain areas of misunderstanding and ensure improved performance

• Training staff on systems and tools, as well as explaining how things work to enable them to better perform their duties

• Develop and maintain relationships with internal and external staff.

• Meeting regularly with DHHS Staff, State contacts, Department of Finance, and other stakeholders

• Working to ensure that all information needed to be known is known and is shared with the appropriate entities.

• Approve DHHS transactions that are grant related.

• Reviewing and approving Web ADIs

• Reviewing and approving Grant Documents

• Reviewing and approving Journal Entries

• Reviewing and approving CAWs for contract actions

• Reviewing and approving personnel transactions including PMFs used for personnel actions.

• Reviewing and approving other DHHS transactions that are grant related.

• Making others aware of transactions when needed, including CFO, OCOO Chief, DHHS Director and OMB staff.

• Seeking clarification and corrections to actions when needed and holding meeting about actions to better understand them to ensure they are necessary and accurate.

• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Experience: Five (5) years of progressively responsible professional experience in the government budgeting process, including grant budgeting.

Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree.

Equivalency: An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted. Note: Based upon legislative requirements, some positions may be subject to different minimum qualifications.

Preferred Criteria, Interview Preferences

Preferred Criteria:

The applications of those individuals meeting the minimum qualifications will be reviewed to determine the extent, relevance of training, and experience in the following areas:

• Montgomery County Employee
• Experience with the Montgomery County Grant Process
• Experience with the House Bill Grant
• Experience analyzing and reporting on County budgets
• Supervisory Experience

Interview Preference Criteria:

Preference for interviews will be given to applicants with experience in the following:

• Experience with the Montgomery County Grant Process
• Experience with the House Bill Grant
• Experience in analyzing and reporting on County budgets
• Supervisory Experience-Ability to plan, direct, and supervise the work of subordinate supervisory, professional, and administrative personnel.
• Teamwork-Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with officials, managers, employees, and the public.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

The Office of Human Resources (OHR) reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position.

Montgomery County Government(MCG) is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should email OHR at Hiring@montgomerycountymd.gov. Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.

MCG also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference.

All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicants responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria or interview preference status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on the Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for an interview.

This will establish an Eligible List that may be used to fill both current and future vacancies.

If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.

Montgomery County Ethics Law: Except as provided by law or regulation, the Countys "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriffs office) are subject to the Countys ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at 19A-12 of the County Code. Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the Ethics Commission website.

Leave Benefits

Our generous leave package starts with non-MLS permanent and term employees earning 15 days of sick leave and 15 days of annual leave in their first year, as well as up to three additional personal days each calendar year. Positions in MLS earn 35 days of paid time off each year. In addition, we offer all employees 10 paid holidays. Our leave policies adhere to the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, and we provide six weeks of paid parental leave for new parents.

Retirement Benefits

All permanent and term positions are eligible for robust retirement plans. Public safety positions are eligible for a defined benefit pension plan in which they are vested after only five years. Employees in non-public safety positions can participate in retirement plans that contribute up to 12 percent of their annual salary. All employees can also participate in a supplemental retirement plan, the 457 Deferred Compensation Plan, to contribute even more to their retirement goals.

Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Forgiveness

Montgomery County employees are eligible to participate in the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. Participants who meet all requirements may qualify for forgiveness on the remaining balance on their Direct Loans after making 120 qualifying monthly payments under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time in a qualifying public service position. To learn more about PSLF, please visit the Student Loan Repayment Benefits page. Our tuition assistance program allows you to receive up to $2,130 annually in tuition assistance to help you achieve a degree that supports your career path.

Free Mass Transit Benefit

County employees are entitled to use the RideOn Bus service for free with a valid County-employee ID. This benefit can be used any time of the day or evening, including weekends. We also offer a pre-tax flexible spending account to reduce the cost of other mass-transit options such as MARC trains and Metro.

Reduced Child and Health Care Costs

Working for Montgomery County also entitles permanent and term employees to participate in healthcare and childcare Flexible Spending Accounts. These plans allow eligible employees to save on a pretax basis for healthcare and dependent care costs incurred during the plan year.

Employee Wellbeing

We deeply care about your holistic wellness. Our award-winning wellness program, LiveWell, will support you in improving and maintaining your physical, mental, financial, social, and intellectual well-being.

Learn more about our wonderful benefits available to you once you join our team. Montgomery County Benefits

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What is your highest level of completed education?

• N/A
• High School/GED
• Associates Degree
• Bachelors Degree
• Masters Degree
• Juris Doctor
• Doctorate

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How many years of progressively professional experience do you have in government budgeting processing, to include grant budgeting?

• No Experience
• 1-2 Years of Experience
• 2-3 Years of Experience
• 3-4 Years of Experience
• 4-5 Years of Experience
• 5-6 Years of Experience
• 6-7 Years of Experience
• 7-8 Years Experience
• 9+ Years of Experience

03

Are you a current Montgomery County Government employee?

• Yes
• No

04

Do you have any experience with the Montgomery County Grant Process?

• Yes
• No

05

If you answered "Yes" to the above question, please provide a brief description of your experience in this area and identify where on your resume the work was performed. If you answered "No", please enter N/A below.

06

Do you have any experience with the House Bill Grant?

• Yes
• No

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If you answered "Yes" to the above question, please provide a brief description of your experience in this area and identify where on your resume the work was performed. If you answered "No", please enter N/A below.

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Do you have any experience analyzing and reporting on County budgets?

• Yes
• No

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If you answered "Yes" to the above question, please provide a brief description of your experience in this area and identify where on your resume the work was performed. If you answered "No", please enter N/A below.

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Have you previously held any roles with supervisory responsibilities?"

• Yes
• No

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If you answered "Yes" to the above questions, please provide a brief description of your experience in this area, your years of experience as a supervisor, and identify where on your resume the work was performed. If you answered "No", please enter N/A below.

Required Question

Employer Montgomery County (MD)

Address 101 Monroe Street

7th Floor

Rockville, Maryland, 20850

Phone 240-777-5000

Website https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/ohr