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FIPSE Grant Manager

Position Number: 7008246
Location: Reno, NV
Position Type: Sponsored Programs, Grants, and Contracts

FIPSE Grant Manager

Thank you for your interest in Truckee Meadows Community College. If you need assistance or have questions regarding the application process, please contact Human Resources at (775) 673-7168 or humanresources@tmcc.edu.

Job Description

Are you a detail-loving coordinator with a passion for workforce education, student success, and turning big federal ideas into real-world impact? Do apprenticeships excite you? If you thrive in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment and want to make a regional impact through workforce education, TMCC wants you!

TMCC is seeking a Full-Time FIPSE Grant Manager to lead the day-to-day management of a high-impact federal grant supporting innovative workforce and apprenticeship pathways. This role is perfect for someone who loves collaboration, values accountability, and wants to help students turn hands-on training into real careers. As the FIPSE Grant Manager, you'll be the central hub connecting students, employers, faculty, finance, and federal partners. Your work ensures the grant runs smoothly, stays compliant, and delivers real results. You will love this role by playing a direct role in expanding access to high-quality workforce training. Your work will support students, apprentices, and employers across our region. You'll help TMCC demonstrate national leadership in innovative, employer-driven education. This is a grant funded position with funding to 12/31/29 and renewable contract is contingent upon available funds from secured grants.

Job Duties:

Manage and monitor the full grant budget, ensuring expenditures align with approved grant objectives and timelines.
Track spending, forecast budgets, and coordinate closely with TMCC finance and grants offices.
Ensure all purchases and reimbursements meet federal, institutional, and FIPSE guidelines.
Maintain detailed, audit-ready records in full compliance with Workforce Pell requirements.
Track student eligibility, enrollment, completion, and outcomes tied to Workforce Pell reporting.
Lead the ordering, tracking, and documentation of grant-funded equipment and instructional resources.
Ensure procurement follows federal grant and TMCC purchasing requirements.
Serve as a key liaison with apprentices, faculty, and local employer partners.
Support apprenticeship program operations, coordination, and continuous improvement.
Facilitate communication between TMCC and industry partners to align training with workforce needs.
Prepare detailed, timely, and accurate reports for the U.S. Department of Education
Track grant performance metrics, outcomes, and milestones.
Ensure full compliance with federal regulations, reporting schedules, and documentation standards.
Other Duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree and 2 years of related experience; OR
Associates degree and 4 years of related experience; OR
6 years of related experience

Related experience:

Experience in grant management, education/workforce development, or program coordination in a government or higher education setting.

Preferred Qualifications

Previous experience with Department of Education grants.
Previous experience as a principal investigator or with oversight of a grant funded position.
Knowledge of the processes to develop and manage registered apprenticeships.

Salary and Benefits Information:

Salary: $65,105 - $81,381, initial salary placement will be dependent on education level and years of experience

Perks of TIAA

Our retirement plan is beyond compare. Your 19.25% contribution is generously matched by the College. With the faculty retirement plan, you are 100% vested your first day. Sit back and watch your retirement dollars grow! All permanent employees on an annual "A" or "B" contract who are employed at least 50% full-time are eligible to participate in the NSHE retirement program unless they are members of PERS of Nevada.

Perks of Working at TMCC

Health insurance options including dental and vision - Health Insurance
19.25% retirement match in TIAA
Life insurance, long-term disability, generous annual and sick leave - NSHE Benefits
Employer-paid long term disability (LTD) at 60% of salary up to $7,500 per month-UNUM.
Sports and Fitness Center with annual or monthly membership options for employee and spouse/domestic partner.
ComPsych supports employees through life's difficult moments.
Professional Grant-in-Aid: TMCC is proud to provide a reduced-rate tuition benefit to faculty and qualified dependents. Faculty can take up to six credits per semester at a reduced rate. Dependents of faculty have unlimited credits, but in order to be eligible children must be unmarried and under the age of 24 and must receive at least 50% of their financial support from the employee and/or employee's spouse or domestic partner.
Free parking on all TMCC campus locations.
No State income tax
All full-time faculty and staff are provided with a variety of discounts and employee purchase programs.

Additional Information

Degrees

Degrees must be accredited by CHEA - and USDE-Recognized Accrediting Organizations.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. Any expense related to the evaluation will be the responsibility of the candidate.

Sponsorship

TMCC is not able to support sponsorship for employment. Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States at the time they begin employment.

Exempt
Yes

Full-Time Equivalent
100.0%

Required Attachment(s)

Please note, once you submit your application the only attachment/s viewable to you will be the attachment/s to the resume/CV section of the application. Any additional required attachment/s to the cover letter, references, additional documents sections of the application, will not be viewable to you after you submit your application. All uploaded attachment/s will be on the application for the committee to review. To request updates to attachments, prior to the committee review of applications, please contact humanresources@tmcc.edu.

In order to be given full consideration all of the following must be attached to your application.

1) Resume/CV
2) Cover Letter
3) Contact Information for Three Professional References - Please make a note if you do not want your present employer contacted unless necessary to determine your qualifications for the position.

Posting Close Date
04/16/2026

Note to Applicant

Applicants should fully describe their qualifications and experience with specific reference to each of the minimum and preferred qualifications. Search committees will use this information to determine that applicants meet minimum qualifications as listed in the job announcement.

This posting will close at 12:00 am on the date listed above. The posting will no longer be available to apply to after 11:59 pm the day prior.

All documents, including unofficial transcripts for academic positions, must be received prior to the closing date listed on the job announcement.

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check upon hire.

As part of the hiring process, applicants for positions in the Nevada System of Higher Education may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform job-related tasks.

Schedules are subject to change based on organizational needs.

To apply, visit https://nshe.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/TMCC-External/job/TMCC---Applied-Technology-Center/FIPSE-Grant-Manager_R0150875-1

Truckee Meadows Community College is a comprehensive educational institution located in Reno, Nevada and is part of the Nevada System of Higher Education. TMCCs five instructional sites and numerous community locations serves an increasingly diverse population of more than 11,000 students each semester. TMCC, an HSI (Hispanic Serving Institution), is a progressive institution that celebrates inclusion and diversity while supporting core themes of academic excellence, student success, and access to lifelong learning.

A vital leader in the New Nevadas growing economy, TMCC is located near the beautiful Sierra Nevada Mountains in an environment rich with a thriving arts, culture, food scene, abundant outdoor activities, and a family-friendly local community. It is only a 3.5 hour drive to San Francisco, CA, a 40-minute drive to Lake Tahoe, and within easy driving distance of four national parks (Great Basin, Yosemite, Lassen, and Death Valley). For more information, please go to www.tmcc.edu or view our virtual tour at tour.tmcc.edu.

The Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) is committed to providing a place of work and learning free of discrimination on the basis of a persons age, disability, whether actual or perceived by others (including service-connected disabilities), gender (including pregnancy related conditions), military status or military obligations, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, race, or religion.