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Hours Part-time
Location Waterbury, Connecticut

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Job Description

Job Description

Position Title: Grant Writing Intern II - Remote

Department: Compliance 

Reports To: Nicole Steck / The Soulful Forest, Inc

Location: The Soulful Forest, Inc, 202-10 Soundview Ave, Stamford, CT 06902

Rate of Pay: $23/hr

Position Summary

The Soulful Forest Inc. is a new Connecticut 501(c)(3) nonprofit bringing nature, music, and Social-Emotional Learning together in schools and healthcare facilities. This position helps secure the grant funding that brings The Soulful Forest to more communities.

Key Responsibilities
  • Research foundation, corporate, and government grants that match our mission in schools, children's mental health, and caregiver wellness, to find the right funders.
  • Build and maintain a grant calendar of deadlines, requirements, and status, so no opportunity is missed.
  • Draft letters of inquiry, grant narratives, program descriptions, and budget justifications, which are the core of each application.
  • Gather supporting materials such as program outcomes, photos, letters of support, and organizational documents, to complete applications.
  • Prepare grant reports and thank-you letters for funders, to keep funders engaged for renewal.
  • Help build a reusable library of grant language, to make future applications faster.

Qualifications & Skills

  • Required: 
    • Current Post University student with a Federal Work-Study award.
    • Excellent research and writing skills
    • Strong attention to detail
    • Ability to manage multiple deadlines and work independently.
  •  Preferred: 
    • Coursework in nonprofit management, English, communications, public administration, education, or psychology
    • Prior grant writing or research experience
    • Familiarity with Google Workspace and online grant portals


  • Intern II: Meets the required qualifications plus related coursework or prior grant writing or research experience. Drafts full letters of inquiry and narratives independently.


How the Job Benefits You as a Student:

  • Students will gain valuable experience related to their program of study.


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Posting ID: 1307649423 Posted: 2026-10-23 Job Title: Grant Write