Grants office; establishment

There shall be established within DDOE a grants office that shall have a grants development staff that will support DDOE grant writing efforts by: (a)(1) Identifying potential grant opportunities; (2) Writing grant applications; (3) Assisting DDOE programs in grant writing, including providing letters of support to community organizations seeking grants upon request; (4) Reviewing draft proposals; and (5) Following approval by the Director, or his designee, pursuant to § 8-151.07(9) timely submit grant applications and proposals.