Grant Writing – Case Study 6

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Grant Writing Case Study 6
By Red Tape Busters
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Grant Writing Case Study 6
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Grant Writing Case Study 6

• This is Case Study 6 in our series of grant
  writing articles. In this instalment we will look
  at the Bulimba Bowls Club and their efforts to
  get major repairs to their roof funded. An
  inexperienced grant writer would try and find a
  funding program which will fund the entire repair
  works which was in the vicinity of 100k.

• At Red Tape Busters we realise that grant
  writing opportunities in the vicinity of 100k
  are few and far between. So our skilled grant
  writer set about identifying if we could break
  the project down into smaller sub projects and
  then find two or more grants that will be viable
  to fund the entire project over time.

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• In the first instance we asked the Club to work
  with their proposed roof repair contractor to see
  if the project could in fact be split into sub
  projects. The contractor agreed that we could
  split the project up into two smaller projects
  and if funding was achieved the club could
  undertake the repairs in stages.
• First we identified a smaller program where we
  believed we were a good chance of winning 35k
  for the club and then another funding opportunity
  we believed was very viable to fund the rest.

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Grant Writing Case Study 6

• The strategy of our grant writer was to win the
  smaller funding first and this would demonstrate
  that the roof repair work was well underway and
  then apply for the larger funding. In this way we
  were chasing funding contributions from different
  programs thus splitting the request over more
  than one program and fund managers love seeing
  other programs contributing funding to a project
  so that there are co-contributions.
• Also one program was a State Government program
  and the other a local Council funding program and
  as such this was a perfect strategy given funding
  was being asked for from different levels of
  Government and again our grant writer correctly
  identified this would help in realising funding
  from both tiers of Government.

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• Our grant writer prepared the initial
  application for the 35k which was successful.
  They then prepared the second application and
  could show that the club already had 35k towards
  the project and that the project had actually
  commenced.
• This gave the Council fund manager confidence
  that the project could be completed in full. Our
  grant writer prepared another compelling case and
  as a result the remaining funding of around 50k
  was granted.

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• Grant writing for most organisations is an
  afterthought sadly. They place no emphasis on the
  process or the skills required.
• Grant writing is not a science but it is a skill
  that is very very hard to learn and for grant
  writers to realise that there is more to grant
  writing than just applying for the very first
  opportunity around or trying to fund larger
  projects via one funding opportunity.
• We try and maximise the chances of our clients
  and we are very very strategic in how we approach
  our task. Our results over 17 years prove we have
  the grant writing skills and the strategies
  needed to win our clients funding.

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Grant Writing Case Study 6

• We are specialists in providing the following
  services -

• Lobbying

• Tender Writing

• Grant Writing

• Resumes/Job Applications

• Organisational/Business Development.

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• Contact us at Red Tape Busters
• http//www.redtapebusters.com/ should you require
  more
• information about this article or if you require
  specialist
• grant, tender or job application writing
  experience. We can
• assist you to achieve your goals and objectives!

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