Senior Grants Administrator – Disaster Management

ICF

Senior Grants Administrator assisting with disaster management projects across the U.S. Collaborating with various stakeholders to enhance disaster recovery and hazard mitigation initiatives.

Posted 5/21/2026full-timeRemote • California, Florida, Illinois, Montana, North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $70,000 - $84,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support small teams to conduct open-source policy research and data analysis to support long-term recovery planning and hazard mitigation grant application development.
Scope and manage grants in accordance with federal policy requirements, guidelines, and best practices.
Support technical leads with developing hazard mitigation and long-term recovery and resilience strategies, including grant funding roadmaps for project implementation.
Develop first drafts of written products (e.g., grant applications, grant funding strategies, checklists, reports, etc.) and tools (e.g., dashboards, etc.) to support the design and implementation of client projects.
Develop agendas and deliver presentations to clients and other contractors to support project implementation activities.
Support project managers with deliverable reviews and budget and schedule tracking for deliverable submission.
Assist with business development activities, including proposal writing, white papers, opinion pieces, and other marketing support.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Planning, Public Policy, Environmental Policy/Justice, Economics, Engineering, Public Administration, or a related field.
5+ years of experience supporting disaster recovery, hazard mitigation, or resilience planning and implementation for public sector clients (state, local, tribal, and territorial governments).
5+ years of experience developing and/or administering federal disaster, disaster recovery or risk reduction grants, such as FMA, ARPA, BRIC, HMGP, CDBG-DR applications and awards.
3+ years of experience demonstrated experience conducting policy research; analyzing qualitative and quantitative data; and translating findings into clear technical deliverables (e.g., plans, grant applications, funding strategies/roadmaps, checklists, reports, SOPs, or training materials).
2+ years of experience in technical writing and editing skills, including producing first drafts and incorporating feedback for final submission. Examples include: policies, SOPs, needs assessments, federal government waiver requests, RFP responses.
Able and willing to travel up to 25% domestically (flight and vehicle) based on client and program needs.
Must have a valid U.S. driver’s license and successfully pass a Motor Vehicle Records (MVR) check.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Upward mobility opportunities
Guidance and mentorship from a world-class team of professionals
Professional, collaborative, and engaging work environment

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Hard Skills & Tools

data analysispolicy researchgrant application developmenttechnical writingbudget trackingschedule trackingqualitative data analysisquantitative data analysisgrant funding strategiesdisaster recovery planning

Soft Skills

communicationpresentation skillsteam supportbusiness developmentorganizational skillscollaborationattention to detailfeedback incorporationclient engagementproject management support