Matthew Hirning
Grant Consultant
Citrus Heights,CA
Summary
Highly motivated and experienced grant writer with a proven history of success securing private foundation and government grant funding. Expertise in stewarding proposals through the grant lifecycle from prospect research, writing, tracking, grant execution and reporting to project close-out. Also has experience in preparing grant budgets and funding strategies.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Grant Consultant
Citrus Heights, CA
01.2024 - Current
- Specializes in proposal preparation and writing, technical writing, funder outreach and funding strategies
- Wrote the Statement of Qualifications for Westervelt Ecological Services, a large national environmental restoration company
- Prepared a Funding Strategy for Fresher Futures, a local nonprofit specializing in food insecurity.
Grants Coordinator
Impact Foundry
Sacramento, CA
01.2020 - 01.2024
- Prepared over 80 grant applications from both public and private funders in the past 4 years
- Secured over $700,000 in municipal government funding in the past 18 months
- Recently managed 4 government grants simultaneously including contract execution, compliance with grant terms, tracking deliverables and preparing reports
- Managed all aspects of the grant process from prospect research, proposal writing, tracking, grant execution and reporting to project close-out via grant management software
- Coordinated with program managers and organizational leadership team to ensure that all grant proposal elements were being satisfied including boilerplate grant language, budgets, organizational documents, project deliverables and measurements of outcomes
- Conducted thorough grant prospect research both internally for the organization and externally for clients
- Performed grant consultations for clients including evaluating grant readiness, reviewing boilerplate language and familiarizing them with various grant research platforms.
Freelance Grant Writer
Citrus Heights, CA
01.2019 - 01.2024
- Secured $317,000 in funding for a subsidized employment program at Pivot Sacramento
- Secured $10,000 in funding for a new computer lab for the Teen Center at Stanford Settlement.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Politics
2011
Skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent writing and copy-editing skills
- Great organizational skills
- Proficiency in
- Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe
- Familiar with project management and customer relationship management software
- Familiar with most grants databases in including federal, state, Instrumentl, FDO, etc
- Diligent reader with the ability to sort through long government requests for proposals
- Expertise in government and strong familiarity with government agencies, regulatory structures
- And legislative processes
- Certifications and Trainings
- Certified grant writer via the Global Grant Writers Collective
- Completed in-house Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Training at Impact Foundry
- Attended two-day seminar about federal grants management for municipal agencies
Certification
- Certified Grant Writer Training - January - March, 2024
Work Availability
monday
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morning
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Timeline
Grant Consultant -
01.2024 - Current
Grants Coordinator - Impact Foundry
01.2020 - 01.2024
Freelance Grant Writer -
01.2019 - 01.2024
University of California Santa Cruz - Bachelor of Arts, Politics