Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. Research available grants applicable to governmental agencies. 2. Prepare strategic work plans for the development of proposed grant applications, including key dates, timeline with milestones, responsible personnel, and specific deliverables. 3. Provide grant application development to address all the requirements of specific grants, including but not limited to grant writing services and budget development. 4. Provide grant writing expertise to address all required grant components of federal and state grant applications. 5. Provide grant writing expertise to comply with Justice 40 Initiative criteria which demonstrates how grant funds will be used to serve Federal investments including clean energy and energy efficiency; clean transit; affordable and sustainable housing; training and workforce development; the remediation and reduction of legacy pollution; and the development of clean water infrastructure for disadvantaged communities. 6. Provide grant management and reporting assistance to maintain compliance with grant requirements. 7. Provide specific grant application guideline interpretation to assist County staff with successful and timely proposal development. 8. Engage with County staff to identify creative strategies for project development. 9. Explore potential community resources for grant research, collaboration, or potential partnerships to enhance grant opportunities. 10. Initiate, develop, and document the scope of grant project-related partnerships with community organizations as required by the grantor. 11. Work with County staff to identify community grant partners as appropriate. 12. Demonstrate resourcefulness, creative thinking, and innovation in order to generate high quality plans for program and proposal development. 13. Assist County staff with preparation of budgets and budget narratives to obtain funding for project activities that complies with all government regulations. 14. Design graphs, charts and visuals that illustrate and explain key processes, programmatic concepts, and cycles of work/timelines. 15. Secure all required supplemental documentation, including drafting and collecting signed copies of letters of support, and other documents that correspond to the project description in the proposal. 16. Write well-organized, compelling Letters of Interest and proposal drafts that follow the requirements of the grant application and submit for review to appropriate County staff, and if applicable, to partners, adhering strictly to the timelines and deadlines, identified by the grantor, throughout the process. 17. Provide draft version to County staff with adequate time to review, edit and comment as necessary in advance of the grant application deadline. 18. Provide final draft to County in time determined by County to allow for adequate review and submission of the final grant application. 19. Assist County with grant application submission while ensuring County retains control of final submission of the grant unless otherwise determined by County. 20. Notify applicable state and/or federal partners of grant proposal submission and provide additional advocacy suggestions regarding outreach.