Stephanie Graves
Texas
Summary
Experienced Federal Grants Manager with expertise in managing large-scale portfolios, ensuring regulatory compliance, and driving operational success. Skilled in training and development, budget oversight, and performance reporting to support organizational goals. Adept at fostering teamwork and streamlining processes for effective grant management.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Federal Grants Manager
CDC Foundation
05.2021 - Current
- Responsible for managing a complex portfolio of approximately $87 million in programs funded by federal grants.
- Sets appropriate work priorities and applies knowledge of organizational needs and deadlines.
- Participates in the planning, development, and review of grant funding requirements and serves as subject matter expert in interpreting and applying appropriate regulations, policies, and procedures that pertain to grants and cooperative agreements.
- Provides consultation and technical assistance to CDC Foundation staff, subrecipients, and subcontractors on post-award aspects of Federal grants and cooperative agreements.
- Oversees budget and workplan development and modifications to ensure costs, proposed activities and outcomes are reasonable, allowable, allocable, and necessary using Federal regulations, policies and procedures.
- Oversees subrecipient and subcontractor agreement development and amendments, inclusive of scope of work, budget, and type of invoicing.
- Participates in funder specific conference calls and meetings.
- Creates training tools with content specific to CDC Foundation processes and Uniform Guidance.
- Consults with project staff to assist with complex/problem situations and provide technical expertise.
Grants Director
Women's Center of East Texas (WCET)
Longview, Texas
10.2019 - 03.2020
- Provided overall grant management expertise on city, county, state, federal, and foundation grants.
- Supported the Executive Director of WCET, was responsible for planning, organizing, directing, and controlling the execution/deployment of all grants.
- Extensive knowledge and experience with WCET operational activities, business procedures, policies, deployment practices, regulatory requirements, and protocols.
- Procurement of city, county, state, federal, and foundation grants that allow for program execution, including grant writing and research.
- Created and maintained budgets for all agency grants.
- Quality assurance and performance reporting for all agency grants.
- Identified new funding sources applicable to agency needs.
Grants Manager
Women's Center of East Texas (WCET)
Longview, Texas
01.2015 - 01.2019
- Provided overall grant management expertise on city, county, state, federal, and foundation grants.
- Supported the Executive Director of WCET, was responsible for planning, organizing, directing, and controlling the execution/deployment of all grants.
- Extensive knowledge and experience with WCET operational activities, business procedures, policies, deployment practices, regulatory requirements, and protocols.
- Procurement of city, county, state, federal, and foundation grants that allow for program execution, including grant writing and research.
- Created and maintained budgets for all agency grants.
- Quality assurance and performance reporting for all agency grants.
- Identified new funding sources applicable to agency needs.
Office Manager
Women's Center of East Texas (WCET)
Longview, Texas
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Responsible for the facilities' day to day operations.
- Quality assurance for data reporting.
- Financial planning and budgeting.
- Provided general office and administrative support to WCET staff.
Self-Sufficiency Advocate
Women's Center of East Texas (WCET)
Longview, Texas
01.2013 - 01.2014
- Worked with state regulations to assist with homelessness prevention.
- Responsible for the execution of the Emergency Solutions Grant.
- Assisted clients in the tools to become self-sufficient and gain economic stability.
- Provided assistance with job skills training, education, money management, credit counseling.
Legal Secretary/Assistant
Freeman Mills PC
Longview, Texas
01.2010 - 01.2013
- Legal secretary responsible for administrative duties in an established law firm.
- Respect for confidentiality and discretion with keen attention to detail.
- Excellent interpersonal skills communicating with senior level attorneys, partners, clients, opposing counsel, court reporters, vendors, staff, and others.
- First point-of-contact for clients, responsible for all correspondence; answered inquiries.
- Handled procurement for all office needs.
- Liaise with clients, vendors, and security.
- Produced information by formatting, editing, and transmitting data; prepared invoices.
Receiving Office Supervisor
Neiman Marcus Group
Longview, Texas
01.2009 - 01.2010
- Receiving Office Supervisor responsible for ensuring staff entered purchase orders correctly for accurate product placement.
- Provided expertise for problematic purchase orders within a short timeframe.
- Responsible for staff meeting daily goals.
- Interacted with buying office staff in problem resolution to maintain product flow-through.
- Managed the day-to-day activities of over 15 employees; including hiring, coaching, disciplining, performance evaluations and development.
- Utilized MPS and WS systems to facilitate merchandise processing.
Education
Master of Business Administration -
Stephen F. Austin State University
Nacogdoches, TX12-2008
General Business Course Study Abroad
Stephen F Austin State University
Costa Rica07-2008
General Business Course Study Abroad
Stephen F Austin State University
Europe05-2008
Bachelor of Business Administration - Finance
The University of Texas At Tyler
Tyler, Texas12-2006
Finance Study Abroad
Victoria University of Wellington
New Zealand11-2005
Skills
- Grant and Subrecipient Oversight
- Budget and Financial Management
- Regulatory Knowledge
- Training and Development
- Operational Effectiveness
- Performance Reporting
Timeline
Federal Grants Manager
CDC Foundation
05.2021 - Current
Grants Director
Women's Center of East Texas (WCET)
10.2019 - 03.2020
Grants Manager
Women's Center of East Texas (WCET)
01.2015 - 01.2019
Office Manager
Women's Center of East Texas (WCET)
01.2014 - 01.2015
Self-Sufficiency Advocate
Women's Center of East Texas (WCET)
01.2013 - 01.2014
Legal Secretary/Assistant
Freeman Mills PC
01.2010 - 01.2013
Receiving Office Supervisor
Neiman Marcus Group
01.2009 - 01.2010
Master of Business Administration -
Stephen F. Austin State University
General Business Course Study Abroad
Stephen F Austin State University
General Business Course Study Abroad
Stephen F Austin State University
Bachelor of Business Administration - Finance
The University of Texas At Tyler
Finance Study Abroad
Victoria University of Wellington
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