Common components of a grant writing submission

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• Grant writing is a competitive situation if you
  want to be successful in winning a grant your
  grant application must stand out from all the
  other applicants.
• Grant writing also requires the commitment of
  time to research and write the proposal and a
  good level of written communication skills to
  complete the process effectively.
• It is certainly not a simple or quick activity
  and requires certain knowledge and skills.

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• A grant submission is usually reviewed by
  experts, so the grant writer needs to have done
  their research and provide information within the
  submission that demonstrates the ability of the
  applicant to utilise the grant funding
  effectively and efficiently.

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• The grant writer needs to be organised and
  methodical to cover all expected components in
  their grant submission.
• When grant writing the first and most important
  task is reading the grant program guidelines and
  creating for themselves a list of requirements
  that they will work through to write the grant
  submission.

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Summary/Abstract

• This is usually written last and is a brief
  summary of the project and the need for the
  project the people it will benefit and a brief
  description of the goals and objectives of the
  project.

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Introduction

• The grant writer will introduce the
  applicant/organisation, detail their experience
  and qualifications relevant to the funding area
  and give a brief overview of their values,
  mission statement etc.

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Statement of need

• In this section of grant writing we describe the
  problem that funding is being sought for, the
  target group that requires assistance, how the
  applicant or organisation plans to solve the
  problem or fill the need.

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Objectives

• Objectives for the application and the program
  should be clearly stated and written as SMART
  objectives Specific.
• Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time sensitive.

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Methods

• In this section of the grant submission the grant
  writer states how the applicant will achieve
  their objectives and answer the questions of who,
  when, where and how as they relate to the project
  in greater detail.
• They can provide research and evidence in this
  section to quantify their application.

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Evaluation

• Here we detail how we will measure success
  whether we will use quantitative or qualitative
  measurement.
• How will the applicant know they are achieving
  their stated objectives?

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Future Funding

• Will the project require funding after the grant
  funding ceases?
• If so the grant writer needs to provide
  reassurance to the grant program fund overseers
  that the applicant has a plan in place to
  continue the program.

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Budget

• A detailed budget is required to demonstrate
  exactly how the potential grant funding will be
  disbursed.
• In this section we cover any staff costs,
  expenses, equipment, resources and goods required
  to successfully achieve the goals of the project.

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Management plan/key personnel

• Who will be responsible for managing the funding
  what are their qualifications experience in
  managing budgets etc.
• What staff will be required to achieve the stated
  objectives.

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Conclusion

• In this section the grant writer provides a brief
  summary restating why the funding is required and
  who will benefit

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Appendices

• The appendices should include any additional
  documentation requested as part of the grant
  program guidelines.

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• If the grant writer wants to be successful the
  grant submission needs to convince the funder
  that the funding from the grant will have a
  positive and measurable outcome for the community
  or target group.
• This requires time and effort and a professional
  approach.

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