Grant Writer

About Impact Justice Impact Justice advances safety, justice, and opportunity through boundary-breaking work that honors and empowers people and is changing expectations about what we can accomplish together. We imagine, build, and scale innovations, leverage research and other knowledge to connect the desire for change with informed action, and work to shift the narrative so that decision-makers and the public understand what’s at stake and what’s possible.

Our innovations portfolio includes a reentry housing program inspired by the sharing economy, an original AmeriCorps program for leaders impacted by the justice system, work to provide meaningful job training and fresh food access through vertical farms, efforts to improve menopause care and food in prisons, and much more.

Who You Are

You are a confident, fast grant writer with real proposal-writing experience — someone who doesn’t need 100% of the information to start a strong draft. You write clear, persuasive language without inflating impact, and you know how to read an RFP or a funder’s strategy and write toward genuine alignment. You’re organized enough to run your own drafting timeline: sequencing input from program staff, building in review rounds, and tracking deadlines. You’re not precious about your drafts, take feedback well, and you bring the confidence to ask questions or flag gaps even as you lean on program staff as the experts in their work.

You’re genuinely curious about criminal justice reform, and eager to build your writing and institutional fundraising skills. That said, we know there are great candidates who may not think they fit into what we’ve described above or who have important skills we haven’t thought of. If that is you, don’t hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself! We welcome all applicants, including formerly incarcerated individuals, those with family members that have been incarcerated, and persons with direct criminal or juvenile legal system experience.

What You Will Do

The anticipated start date for this position is December 2026. You will report to the Director of Development. You’ll be the owner of the organization’s grants calendar and most writing for private and public funders. Your core responsibilities will be: - Grant Writing – You will draft, edit, and submit the majority of Impact Justice’s grant proposals, letters of intent, and concept notes to foundation and government funders.

This means synthesizing program information into clear, funder-aligned narrative, meeting with program staff to gather what you need, and managing the internal review process to get the final language right. - Grants Calendar Management – You will own and manage the organization’s grants calendar. This involves tracking deadlines across 5+ program teams, sequencing your own drafting and review timeline, coordinating required materials, and flagging risks early. - Stewardship Support – You will support grant reporting and institutional funder relationships on an…

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