Carrie Mitchell

Experience

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  U.S. Department of Justice, The Office on Violence Against Women

  Sept 2007 - Jan 2022

  Grant Program Specialist

  • Provided expert advice and guidance to OVW leadership on broad grant and/or cooperative agreement related projects, including policy recommendations and incorporating office-wide priorities into program solicitation requirements. • Extensive expertise drafting program solicitations, supervising peer and internal reviews of applications, conducting risk assessments of potential grantees, and making funding recommendations to OVW leadership. • Extensive expertise successfully managing all aspects of grant awards and cooperative agreements under the Justice for Families (JFF) Grant Program by conducting programmatic and financial reviews, assessing progress reports, reviewing grantee policies, and performing onsite and office-based desk reviews to ensure compliance with award requirements. • Identified technical assistance (TA) and training needs of JFF grantees; work with OVW-funded TA Providers to develop trainings and technical assistance, including associated curricula, agendas, and faculty; and ensure TA are progressing in line with the terms of each cooperative agreement.• Served as primary point of contact on multiple special initiative projects. Duties included developing and finalizing a solicitation, leading a pre-application information session for potential applicants, managing the peer review process, and developing recommendations for awards. • Selected for and successfully completed competitive one-year Department of Justice Leadership Excellence and Achievement Program (LEAP). Show less

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  U.S. Department of Justice, Office of International Affairs

  Feb 2018 - Jun 2018

  International Affairs Specialist

  • Coordinated a Memorandum of Understanding between current employer (OVW) and OIA to complete a four-month detail at OIA through the Department of Justice Leadership Excellence and Achievement (LEAP) Program. • Reviewed incoming and outgoing requests for legal assistance and extraditions to ensure that required documents were translated, authenticated, and submitted in accordance with U.S. law and applicable treaty provisions.• Analyzed documents, including factual portions of legal assistance and extradition requests, received from foreign governments in criminal matters. • Prepared clear and concise summaries of investigative reports, allegations, and facts in international criminal cases for attorneys’ review.• Researched the laws cited in documents from foreign governments and included applicable parallel U.S. laws in summaries for attorneys’ review. • Corresponded with counterparts in foreign governments to coordinate the exchange of legal evidence and documents.• Coordinated logistics for the successful return of multiple individuals from foreign countries to the U.S. to face criminal charges in accordance with extradition treaties. Show less

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  The National Institutes of Health

  Jan 2022 - now

  Assistant Grants Policy Officer

  - Provides guidance and consultation on interpretation and application of grants policy and procedures to staff of institutes and centers, and the public.- Analyzes policy issues and develops new policies or modifies existing grants policy source documents.- Plans and conducts a variety of analytical studies, reviews, and trend analysis of assistance policies and procedures of all awarding units.- Responds to Congressional and other inquiries regarding policy and procedural issues which frequently relate to far-reaching public policy issues. Show less