Hi Greg Clouston,
We are not able to reproduce the reported issue with rendering Grid in nested partial views.
Refer the sample which is attached in the below link.
http://www.syncfusion.com/uploads/redirect.aspx?&team=support&file=Sample-1421195401.zipIn this sample we have rendered the grid in nested partial views (three layers) and you can see that the Grid is working fine.
If you are able to reproduce the issue in the sample given, please get back to us, so that we can update you with more appropriate solution.
Please let us know if you have any queries.
Regards,
Krishnaraj D