Lauren Stran Email & Phone Number

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Provide cradle to grave management of portfolio of 90 grants per year to civil society organizations in Europe.Evaluate proposals to determine eligibility to receive funding and capacity to manage funds.Analyze grantee financial reporting to determine compliance with federal regulations and cost principles and to authorize grant fund disbursements.Correspond regularly with grantees to provide grant management training, support reporting deadlines, and troubleshoot international payments.Update organizational database throughout grant life-cycle with focus on data integrity.Liaise across departments and actively involved in internal committees working on institutional projects and process development.Coordinate hiring committees and training/on-boarding of new staff.

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Generate, compile, and route all NED grant documents to grantees in Europe & Eurasia country portfolios.Review and process financial reports and endorsed grant documents; update grant records in database.Assist grants officers with drafting of new grant agreement packages, including analysis of proposed project budget and comparison to program description.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Coordinate two UPP grant competition review processes for more than 60 grant proposals.Draft official program semi-annual report for the US Department of State; draft additional documents for senior staff members as needed.Handle outreach for program funding competitions, UPP social media accounts, and SEE alumni network communications.

Iowa City, Iowa

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Provided administrative support to legislative branch federal agency.Compiled and analyzed complex data for informational handouts delivered to Members of Congress.Recorded, drafted, and dispersed meeting minutes and composed Congressional correspondence.Processed and archived domestic and foreign press and digital images.

Bachelor’S Degree, International Studies; Russian

Activities and Societies: Phi Sigma Pi National Honors Fraternity; The National Society of Collegiate Scholars; The University of Iowa.

International Affairs Program

Full-time Internship with Open World Leadership Center Completed academic course on International Organizations and Humanitarian Law.

National Security Language Initative For Youth Gap Year Study Abroad Immersion Program In Russia, Russian Language And Culture

Recipient of the National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) scholarship sponsored by the U.S. Department of State Lived.

University Studies Abroad Consortium (Usac) Czech Republic Summer Program, European Studies/Civilization; Art And Architecture