Jordan Gwarjanski

Responsibilities:

- Developing and writing high-quality requests for proposal and contracts, including narratives, budgets, statistics, and other supporting documentation

- Coordinating unsolicited inquiry responses for research and data sharing, including preparation and negotiation of contracts/data share agreements

- Manages and oversees all aspects of national program grant and service contract proposal projects to ensure all steps are executed on time and within budget to include:

○ Developing project plan & budget, leading project team, and facilitating completion of tasks according to timelines

○ Managing scope, cost, schedule, internal staffing and external vendors, and contractual deliverables

○ Preparing reports for upper management

○ Researching, recommending, and negotiating resources, terms and conditions

- Following protocol and documentation requirements for each national program contract ensuring audit readiness to successfully engage in and pass audits

- Analyzing and mitigating risk in all contracts and grant related activities

- Other duties as assigned

Accomplishments include:

· Secured over $750,000 in both government and foundation grant funding during my tenure, including a $550,000 contract with the Department of Defense;

· Managed over $3,500,000 in government and foundation contracts including reporting, compliance, and any additional post-award requirements;

· Established brand new standards of practice for the grants department, including an innovative system for monitoring and tracking all grants organization-wide.

• Company Overview: The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Research Institute (UTC-RI) is a groundbreaking research center focused on smart-city transportation solutions and innovative quantum technology. This new institute fosters an unprecedented level of collaboration among faculty from diverse scientific disciplines, breaking down traditional barriers and unleashing the full potential of interdisciplinary innovation.
• Work with the research team to develop and administer proposals for federal agencies including NSF, USDOT, EPA, and NIH;
• Create budgets and budget narratives for research projects;
• Handle the administration of grant applications including drafting supplementary documents, assuring compliance with guidelines, and facilitating proposal submissions;
• Prospect for sponsors and potential funding opportunities;
• Assist with the writing and administering of quarterly, annual, and final reports for research projects;
• Assist with various other tasks including editing research papers and speeches, researching data to support proposals, and assisting with the management of the internal UTC grants database
• The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Research Institute (UTC-RI) is a groundbreaking research center focused on smart-city transportation solutions and innovative quantum technology. This new institute fosters an unprecedented level of collaboration among faculty from diverse scientific disciplines, breaking down traditional barriers and unleashing the full potential of interdisciplinary innovation.
• Successfully securing over $3 million in federal funding, including a recent award in September 2023 for over $1.1 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation;
• Participated in several collaborations comprised of industry partners, educational institutions, government agencies, and nonprofits to develop proposals that total over $20 million in funding;
• Obtained a comprehensive understanding of the grants process at the highest level.

• Company Overview: Sight Savers America is a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) that assists underserved children with obtaining eye exams, glasses and other needed eye care from local eye care providers and clinics. Children are referred to Sight Savers America via failed vision screenings at school, referrals from teachers, school administrators, school nurses, eye-care professionals and parents.
• Follow up with parents of over 10,000 children that failed the school vision screenings;
• Assist the development department with grant proposals for various programs;
• Collect and analyze household financial information when a child is uninsured and in need of eye care assistance;
• Coordinated donated exams for over 250 uninsured low-income children;
• Update and maintained the online CRM database of referrals;
• Coordinate with eye care providers to provide eye care assistance for children;
• Assist with school health screening events across the state including: setting up computers for the different screening stations, instructing and assisting the nurses with the database software, and collecting the results.
• Sight Savers America is a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) that assists underserved children with obtaining eye exams, glasses and other needed eye care from local eye care providers and clinics. Children are referred to Sight Savers America via failed vision screenings at school, referrals from teachers, school administrators, school nurses, eye-care professionals and parents.