Grant Writing – Case Study 5

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Grant Writing Case Study 5
By Red Tape Busters
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Grant Writing Case Study 5
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Grant Writing Case Study 5

• This is Case Study 5 in our series of grant
  writing articles highlighting different cases and
  strategies we at Red Tape Busters have worked on
  since we commenced business in 2000. This article
  will focus on how to create some selling points
  when preparing a grant application for a rural
  based organisation.

• The skilled grant writer will be able to easily
  sell the project and the need for funding if
  the organisation is based in a rural or remote
  area. Rarely if ever are we unsuccessful with a
  grant submission for a rural or remote
  organisation.

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Grant Writing Case Study 5

• With this particular organisation they were
  seeking funding for a youth based training and
  skills development program. Given most of the
  youth had left town over the years and the
  general population numbers were dwindling the
  organisation felt they did not really have a
  sound case to pursue funding.

• Our skilled grant writer however initially
  worked with the client on their project and
  worked hard to identify what sorts of training
  and skills development did the local young people
  need. To identify this we developed a survey
  which was sent to all of the people in town
  seeking their views and input.

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Grant Writing Case Study 5

• After an extensive consultation process we
  identified that the main area for jobs in and
  around the area was in customer services so we
  developed a project to train and skill the young
  people in delivering outstanding customer service
  and in being able to work in a shop, be part of a
  team and accept money, use a register and acquit
  money at the end of the day.

• We then discussed the project with a number of
  businesses and gained their support to employ the
  young people once they completed the training IF
  funding was provided. We ensured we obtained
  letters of support from each business.

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Grant Writing Case Study 5

• We then identified the perfect funding program
  to pursue and our grant writer then set about
  creating an amazing grant writing story which
  identified why young people were leaving town,
  identifying the findings of our research and
  consultation, detailing the impacts of the
  drought in the area the economic impacts, the
  mental impacts and the massive social impacts and
  then identified how this project supported the
  focus of the funding program AND how this project
  would benefit the young people AND the community.

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Grant Writing Case Study 5

• Further we reinforced that employers would
  employ these young people if they had the right
  skills and attitude to work hard and deliver
  outstanding service to their clients. Many
  businesses did not in fact have a vacancy but
  came on board because they could see this project
  was vital to the survival of the community.

• Through the fantastic efforts of our grant
  writer, we were successful in winning 75k in
  funding for this great project. Another
  outstanding grant writing success by the team at
  Red Tape Busters.

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Grant Writing Case Study 5

• 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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• Red Tape Busters Pty Ltd.
• ABN 39 094 823 417
• PO Box 3126
• WARNER QLD 4500
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• Email Address admin_at_redtapebusters.com.au

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