This Grant Writing and Application workshop focused on the Greater Cities andnbsp; Regional Sport Facility Grant, presented by “The Grants Guy”, Keith Whelan, in conjunction with the NSW Positive Rugby Foundation.
This workshop dives deep on everything you need to know to plan and prepare your grant application, with a host of tips for success that will apply to any grant application.
What makes for a successful proposal?
- A program/project that is within the scope of the funder’s area of giving
- Sufficient documentation supported with facts
- A project that reflects people needs, not orgainsational needs
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Why are Projects declinednbsp;
- The problem has not been documented properly
- The problem does not strike the reviewer as significant (it failed to ‘grab’ the reader)
- Prospective client groups have not been involved in planning and determining project goals
- Proposal is poorly written, hard to understand
- Proposal objectives do not match objectives of the funding sourcenbsp;
- Proposal budget is not within the range of funding available through the funding agency
- Proposal program has not been coordinated with individuals and organisations working in the same area
- Funding source does not know the capabilities of those submitting the proposal
- Proposal objectives are too ambitious in scope
- Writer did not follow the guidelines provided by the funding agency
- Insufficient evidence that the project can sustain itself beyond the life of the grant
- Evaluation procedure is inadequate
The Grant Writing Top Ten
- Make it about your reader (your prospective client)
- Answer the question
- Try not to waffle
- Make it clear what’s in it for them
- Be direct
- Avoid sweeping statements
- Give great examples
- Remember – looks can kill
- Jog their memory
- Make it word perfect
