Position Title: Grant Writing Intern I - 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: $20/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 How the Job Benefits You as a Student: • Students will gain valuable experience related to their program of study. #LI-DNI