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This vacancy is for a Supervisory Grants Management Specialist in the Economic Development Administration within the Department of Commerce to support implementation of the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (Public Law 118-272) to support implementation of the FY2025 Disaster Supplemental Program and other EDA programs.
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This vacancy is for a Supervisory Grants Management Specialist in the Economic Development Administration within the Department of Commerce to support implementation of the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (Public Law 118-272) to support implementation of the FY2025 Disaster Supplemental Program and other EDA programs.
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nApplicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government.
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This vacancy is for a Supervisory Grants Management Specialist in the Economic Development Administration within the Department of Commerce to support implementation of the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (Public Law 118-272) to support implementation of the FY2025 Disaster Supplemental Program and other EDA programs.
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