Chivas Grannum

Chivas Grannum serves as Director of the Office of Grants Management (OGM) at the Economic Development Administration, providing leadership and oversight of grants management policy, compliance, and business operations. She leads the development and institutionalization of harmonized grants management policies, standards, procedures, and training to promote consistency and effectiveness across the agency. She represents EDA within the Department of Commerce grants management community, oversees grants data and audit inquiries, chairs the Data Governance Board, and supports grants management systems enhancements. She also directs grants management for EDA’s national program portfolio, strengthening accountability and stewardship of federal investments.

Previously, Chivas served as Acting Director and Deputy Director of EDA’s Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, overseeing national initiatives supporting technology-based entrepreneurship and innovation. Chivas also served as an Economic Development Representative in EDA’s Philadelphia Regional Office, where she managed national program and Partnership Planning investments and Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies (CEDS) and served as the state representative for Connecticut. Before joining EDA, she was a City Planner for the City of Philadelphia, supporting infrastructure investments.

Chivas holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics with a minor in Business Administration from Drexel University and a master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from Rutgers University.