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Federal Grants Management Specialist

You will apply practical federal grants administration knowledge to materials used for AI training. The work covers pre-award, award, and post-award activities, with a focus on regulatory accuracy, procedural correctness, and federal requirements such as 2 CFR Part 200.

Field
Business & operations
Where
United States
Commitment
part time
Posted
8 days ago

How this pay compares

At $73/hr (the midpoint of $60 to $85), this role pays more than 57% of the 167 open business & operations roles with a listed pay range, above the median of $68.

Among platforms with 10 or more priced business & operations roles, Mercor has the highest median ($78/hr across 20 roles) and Alignerr the lowest ($53/hr across 31).

OpenTrain AI roles that closed since late October stayed listed a median of 31 days (122 roles). OpenTrain AI posted this one 8 days ago.

Computed from 2,746 open roles we track across Mercor, micro1, Handshake AI, Alignerr, Appen and OpenTrain AI, refreshed daily. Midpoints of listed ranges; “up to” ceilings are left out of medians.

What you would earn at this rate

Per week, before tax

$1,088

Per month, if the work is steady

$4,713

Tax
Contract pay arrives with no tax withheld. A US contractor at this rate and these hours would set aside about $1,191 a month for self-employment tax plus federal income tax at the 12% bracket (25%, before state tax). Outside the US, your own country's rules apply.

Assumes paid hours only; unpaid assessments, onboarding and gaps between projects lower the real figure. Full take-home calculator · Track what you actually earn

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The full listing

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The work

You will apply practical federal grants administration knowledge to materials used for AI training. The work covers pre-award, award, and post-award activities, with a focus on regulatory accuracy, procedural correctness, and federal requirements such as 2 CFR Part 200.

You will review source materials and assess AI-generated grants management content. You will also create realistic examples, reference answers, and evaluations that show what accurate grants work should look like.

  • Draft federal funding announcements and Notices of Funding Opportunity with clear objectives, eligibility rules, application instructions, and evaluation criteria.
  • Review and score grant applications for eligibility, project merit, budget justification, and alignment with funding requirements.
  • Prepare monitoring findings that document compliance deficiencies, supporting evidence, applicable regulations, and corrective actions.
  • Review and annotate grant applications, award documents, budgets, and compliance reports for AI training materials.
  • Evaluate AI-generated grants management outputs for regulatory and procedural accuracy.
  • Develop grants management scenarios, reference answers, and evaluations.

What it pays and takes

This is remote, part-time contractor work for professionals with federal grants expertise. The role is open to candidates in the United States and requires fluent English.

  • Pay: $60 to $85 per hour.
  • Location: Remote; open to candidates in the United States.
  • Experience: Professional federal grants management experience, including GS-1109 work or equivalent federal, state, or local government grant administration.
  • Required experience: Drafting funding notices, reviewing or scoring applications, and documenting monitoring or audit findings.
  • Knowledge: Federal grants processes, compliance standards, reporting requirements, and 2 CFR Part 200, also known as the Uniform Guidance.
  • Communication: Clear, accurate written and verbal communication and effective collaboration in a remote setting.
  • Helpful background: AI training, model evaluation, content review, or experience with pre-award work, award administration, amendments, closeout, or post-award monitoring.

How it works

You apply here in about two minutes and finish on the hiring platform. The next step is a short AI interview (technical roles include a coding challenge). Passing it is how you qualify for paid tasks, so take it soon after you are invited.

The hiring platform's application for this job asks for your resume, your LinkedIn profile, your phone number, your location and answers to 6 screening questions.

About AI training work

AI training is the human work behind artificial intelligence, including reviewing documents, writing examples, rating model outputs, and checking whether generated content is accurate. People with professional subject-matter expertise help models produce more reliable results in specialized fields such as federal grants management.

From applying to your first payment on OpenTrain AI

  1. 1

    Create a profile

    Create a free OpenTrain profile with your domains, languages and hourly rate.

  2. 2

    Apply

    Apply to the listing. Some listings hire through OpenTrain; others send you to the hiring platform.

  3. 3

    Funded milestones

    The client funds each milestone before work starts.

  4. 4

    First payment

    OpenTrain pays out to your connected payout method when the client approves the milestone. It doesn't publish a fixed payout schedule.

Sources: OpenTrain: AI training careers, OpenTrain docs: invoicing and payouts

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Pay history

OpenTrain AI has listed this role at $60-85/hr since Nov 3, 2026 with no change.

Across OpenTrain AI's business & operations roles, the median listed pay was $60/hr on Nov 1, 2026 (40 roles) and is $75/hr as of Nov 11, 2026 (83 roles).

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