1. Selecia Banner
212 Oakwood Street, SE, Unit#214 Washington, DC 20032
202-306-0420 (mobile)
selecia.banner@yahoo.com
QUALIFICATIONS
• Proven briefing, analytic, and research abilities
• Knowledge of contracts and financial allocation and management policies and practices
• Trained in Grants and Cooperative Agreements for Federal programs in the following subjects:
Introduction, Monitoring, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Advanced Cost Principles, Federal
Assistance Law, Appropriations Law for Federal Grants, and Evaluating Federal Funds Management
Capabilities for Recipients and Subrecipients, Ethics in Federal Assistance, and Grant Management
• Management Concepts Institute – Completion of Grants Management Certificate Program
• Trained in introductory material for Contract Administration
• Warranted Grants Officer – $3million dollar limit
• U.S. Citizen with a security clearance granted by U.S. Department of State: TOP SECRET
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
04/2013 – Present
Grants Officer - GS-13: step 3, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL), U.S.
Department of State, (Washington, DC)
• Accountable for monitoring and evaluating activities, meeting established goals, committing the units to
courses of action and making major recommendations and decisions with significant fiscal, policy
regulatory, and programmatic implications
• Collaborates with grants officer representatives (GORs) on technical aspects of INL programs,
soliciting grant proposals, evaluating proposals, negotiating, administering, and closing-out awards
in a manner consistent with A/OPE’s grants policy directives and INL’s policies and procedures.
• Prepare and execute INL grants policy and procedures documents that provides training, guidance,
and technical assistance to Program Offices, GORs, and pertinent INL staff in Washington and at
post; update template documents, SOPs, and reference materials as needed.
• Oversees the administration of over $100 million dollars of grants to U.S. Non-Profits and Foreign NGOs.
• Represent the grants team in dealings with the supervisor for the purpose of securing needed information on
decisions from the supervisor on grant administrative issues that would arise.
• Articulate and communicate to the grants team the assignment, project, problem to be solved, actionable
events, milestones, and/or program issues under review, and deadlines and time frames for completion.
• Administers training sessions for new/current grant staff and directors within the Embassy as requested.
• Estimate and report to the grants team on progress in meeting established milestones and deadlines for
completion of assignments and projects and ensure that all parties are aware of and participate in the
planning for achievement of the designated goals and objectives.
• Reviews and analyzes budget and program efficiency of all grantees.
• Conducts grant management reviews of implementing partners (Domestic and International).
• Identifies and implements efforts to safeguard against possible fraud, waste, or abuse in the application of
Federal funds.
• Skill in negotiation techniques with government experts and managers sufficient to provide Federal
Assistance for complex programs.
• Prepares correspondence, approvals, and other documentation for approved grants.
• Analyzes and responds to audit reports (including A-133) and recommends appropriate action to resolve
deficiencies disclosed in reports.
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2. • Primary advisor to grantees on the registration process for the Payment Management System and the State
Assisted Management System (SAMS - Grant Solutions).
• Ensure proper implementation and compliance with new and existing grants systems, including
GDMS (Grants Database Management System), CFDA (Catalog of Federal Assistance), Payment
Management System (PMS), SAMS (Grants Solutions), ARIBA, COAST, and GFMS (Global
Financial Management System), during the federal assistance life cycle.
01/2012 – 4/2013
Grants Officer - GS-12, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, U.S. Department of State, (Washington, DC)
• Serves as a liaison and/or advisor for grant management programs and funding issues, providing advice and
assistance regarding grant agreements and policies, as well as agency policy and procedures.
• Oversees the administration of over $100 million dollars of grants to U.S. Non-Profits, Foreign NGOs, and
Public International Organizations.
• Serves as a primary on the review and selection panel of all proposal submissions.
• Reviews and analyzes budget and program efficiency of all grantees.
• Conducts grant management reviews of implementing partners (Domestic and International).
• Reviews reports and correspondence in support of grant management and analysis of grant applications.
• Prepares correspondence, approvals, and other documentation for approved grants.
• Analyzes and responds to audit reports (including A-133) and recommends appropriate action to resolve
deficiencies disclosed in reports.
• Close-out expired grants.
• Primary advisor to grantees on the registration process for the Payment Management System and the State
Assisted Management System (SAMS - Grant Solutions).
• Approves all payment requests.
• Briefs staff on legal procedures within the grants process.
• Train all new and current personnel on grant procedures and applications.
02/2008 – 1/2012
Grants Specialist (Contractor – CTP, Inc. and ATSG, LLC; GS-11 equivalent), Bureau of Political-Military
Affairs, U.S. Department of State, (Washington, DC)
• Serves as a liaison and/or advisor for grant management programs and funding issues, providing advice and
assistance regarding grant agreements and policies, as well as agency policy and procedures.
• Oversees the administration of over $100 million dollars of grants to U.S. Non-Profits, Foreign NGOs, and
Public International Organizations.
• Assess and document grants which support programmatic objectives.
• Reviews reports and correspondence in support of grant management and analysis of grant applications.
• Prepares correspondence, approvals, and other documentation for approved grants.
• Analyzes and responds to audit and investigation reports and recommends appropriate action to resolve
deficiencies disclosed in reports.
• Close-out expired grants.
• Advise grantees on the registration process (Payment Management System) and approve payment requests;
• Record all awarded grants in Grant Management Database System (GDMS).
• Approves all payment requests.
• Briefs staff on legal procedures within the grants process;
• Draft statement of works.
• Assists in Property grant execution.
• Train all new and current personnel on grant procedures and applications.
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3. 01/2007 – 01/2008
Program Analyst PSC-9 (GS-9 equivalent), Overseas Building Operations, U.S. Department of State
(Washington, DC)
• Managed the monthly project performance review by collecting data on project activities in the form of
PowerPoint presentations and excel spreadsheets. Documents were then distributed to executive level
officials.
• Managed monthly updates of project assignments for all oversea regions.
• Managed and analyzed procurement and planning data for design, maintenance, repair, and upgrades of
overseas real property.
• Created various correspondences to inform and/or confirm ongoing overseas building operations travel
clearance.
• Responsible for creating and distributing various memorandums within an outside the department.
• Controlled visa and diplomatic passport documentation and routing.
• Documented training requests, travel authorizations, and trip reports.
01/2006 – 01/2007
Program Support Assistant, (Contractor – Scientific Research Corp.; GS-5 equivalent), Office of Construction
Management, U.S. Department of State (Washington, DC)
• Created/revised various spreadsheets/reports for Construction and Execution and CSI Division Action
Log.
• Created various correspondences to inform and/or confirm ongoing overseas building operations travel
clearance.
• Duplicated reference material in various formats as requested.
• Proofread sensitive and classified documents for accuracy.
• Consolidated and organized electronic filing system for procurement actions and other various data.
• Reviewed budget and expenditure charts for organizational purposes.
• Served as program manager and meeting liaison for building management projects.
• Created power point presentations for branch website updates.
05/2004 – 01/2006
Office Automation Assistant/ Program Analyst - GS-4, Bureau of International Organizations, U.S.
Department of State (Washington, DC)
• Provided administrative assistance to various divisions of the International Organizations Bureau.
• Responsible for filing documents and distribution of incoming mail.
• Summarized objectives of international organizations in preparation for briefings.
• Checked inventory tracking of office supplies and furniture.
• Requested and collected contracting information on various oversea building operations.
• Created various spreadsheets, reports, and charts for acquisition annual program meetings.
• Created and organized filing system.
• Confirmed bids for potential property sites with contractors and awarded contracts accordingly.
• Researched property status information for particular sites and developed reports to reflect findings.
EDUCATION
Trinity University College (Washington, DC)
-Master of Science Administration in Organizational
Management
-Concentration in Federal Program Management
Completion Date: 12/2009
George Washington University (Washington, DC)
-Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
Minor in Interpersonal Communications
Completion Date: 05/2005
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4. George Washington University (Washington, DC) – ESI International
-Project Management 101 Certificate: 3.75 Graduate Credits
Completion Date: 5/2014
-Project Management Program Master’s Certificate Candidate
Scheduled Completion Date: 6/2016
REFERENCES
Provided upon request
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