How do I allow users to add members to a specific database role? I want to GRANT permissions to a new database role so that defined users can add and remove members from that role WITHOUT granting ALTER ANY ROLE permissions.

Here's how my query runs/dies:

CREATE ROLE [NewDBRole]
GO


The command(s) completed successfully.

GRANT ALTER ON [NewDBRole] TO [domain\username] WITH GRANT OPTION AS DBO
GO


This statement returns this error:


  Server: Msg 15151, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
  Cannot find the object 'NewDBRole', because it does not exist or you do not have permission.  


But clearly the Role exists and I do have permissions, because I am able to DROP it:

DROP ROLE [NewDBRole]
GO


This statement works fine and returns:


  The command(s) completed successfully.


Is there special syntax needed for this GRANT, and if so, what syntax will be required to REVOKE it in the future?
Look at the syntax diagram a little more carefully. Typically, above object level, you must specify the type you are applying permissions to with &lt;entity_type&gt;::&lt;entity_name&gt;.

GRANT ALTER ON ROLE::[NewDBRole] TO [domain\username] WITH GRANT OPTION AS dbo;