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Ascension

Specialty coffee roaster and cafe chain

Government Grant Director

Business OperationsPosted on Nov 11
Full-timeElk Grove Village, IL, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A high school diploma equivalency and five years of applicable cumulative job-specific experience, including two years in leadership or management; or an associate's or bachelor's degree and three years of applicable cumulative job-specific experience, including two years in leadership or management.

Responsibilities

  • Identify grant funding opportunities from nonprofit, local, and federal sources.
  • Coordinate the development and submission of grant proposals, and lead or facilitate negotiations as needed.
  • Oversee grant-funded projects to ensure milestones and reporting requirements are met.
  • Manage the tracking and distribution of grant funds, review financial and progress reports, and ensure timely submission to the funding source.
  • Create grant proposals and award applications through program design development, needs assessment and research, budget analysis and justifications, logic models, work plans, outcome metrics, sustainability measures and deliverable schedules.

Desired Qualifications

  • A master's degree.
  • A proven track record leading public sector grant administration and compliance within Illinois state or local government agencies.
  • Demonstrated mastery in full-cycle grant development, including budget justification, outcome metrics and federal reporting standards.

About the Company

Ascension

Specialty coffee roaster and cafe chain

Ascension runs a multi-channel specialty coffee business in Dallas, operating Australian-style all-day cafés and a wholesale roasting operation, plus online direct-to-consumer sales. It blends a chef-driven café menu with craft coffee, wine, and a farm-to-cup sourcing approach that builds direct relationships with producers and centers on ethically sourced beans. An in-house quality team, including certified Q Arabica Graders, verifies every batch before it’s distributed, and the company emphasizes supporting women coffee producers. Its goal is to deliver high-quality, transparently sourced coffee and food while expanding its café footprint and wholesale/direct-to-consumer channels to strengthen community hubs.

Company size
51-200
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Not listed
Founded
2012

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