CITY OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT
The City of Bridgeport, CT is now accepting resumes for the position of
GRANTS WRITER
Salary and Benefits: $68,347.00 per year. This position includes a comprehensive benefits package. This
summary provides a brief overview of the benefits available to regular full-time municipal employees;
depending on the employee group some of these benefits may include: retirement pension administered by
CMERS (Connecticut Municipal Employees Retirement System), health insurance (medical, dental, vision,
prescription), life, disability, paid leave, paid holidays, 457(a) deferred compensation plan (employee paid), and
other voluntary employee paid benefits.
To Apply: Please email a cover letter, resume, supplied application and three (3) professional
references (name & contact only) to COB.Jobs@bridgeportct.gov.
Position is open until filled. (Any/all changes to this opening shall be at the discretion of the City of
Bridgeport).
Municipal Profile
The City of Bridgeport is located in Fairfield County at the mouth of the Pequonnock River on Long Island
Sound. It is boarded by the towns of Trumbull to the north, Fairfield to the west, and Stratford to the east;
with an approximate population of 147,000, 50,367 households, and a population density of 9,226 residents
per square mile. The City has a Mayor-City Council form of government. The City’s Mayor is the chief
executive officer of the City and serves four-year term(s). The City Council, which acts as the City’s
legislative body, consists of twenty (20) members elected for two-year terms.
GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES:
Under the supervision of the Director of the Central Grants Office, the Grant Writer researches, develops
programs, applies for and secures state federal and private grants for City initiated projects.
ILLUSTRATIVE DUTIES:
• Acts as a source of information and technical assistance to City Departments and outside organizations
for new grants from the public and private sector.
• Identify the funding needs of the various city departments and seek grants to meet those needs.
• Coordinate collaborative efforts when multiple grant seekers are applying for single funding sources.
• Write/apply for grants and state special act funds.
• Write renewals and extensions for grants.
• Work with legislators, attend public hearings and make presentations to secure grant funds.
• Oversee the execution of grant agreements and grant contracts with funding sources.
• Prepare implementation strategies for each grant to be handed over to the department responsible for
implementing the grant.
• Design, construct, and maintain databases.
• Assist in data collection.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
• College degree with a minimum of three years progressively responsible experience in grant writing and
grant management. Any equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Background in development, fundraising and grant writing is required.