Free range approach to grant writing

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• As a grant writer it can be tempting to try to
  write the perfect grant as soon as you commence
  the project.
• Reality is that when grant writing it is often
  more effective to let creativity flow for the
  first draft of the application.
• As you read the grant invitation start writing
  what comes into your head in note form, bullet
  points or sentences. The important part of this
  process is to simply let your thoughts and ideas
  flow. They can be organised later.

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• As you write the first rough draft, add notes
  about facts or research you want to include or
  information you need to find out, documentation
  you have to read or include.
• It can be useful to use different coloured fonts
  to highlight these in your draft.

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• If the grant writer finds themselves struggling
  during this process and unable to get the
  sentences to form or the paragraph to be complete
  simply highlight them to look at later and
  continue moving on.
• This first draft the free-range draft if you
  will is all about brainstorming and following
  the flow of thoughts that are prompted by the
  grant invitation.
• This is your rough diamond the cutting and
  polishing can come later.

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• On this first draft dont try and stick to word
  counts or word limits. It is actually better to
  have too many words and be able to refine and
  edit than to have to add more words later.
• Our grant writer in Sydney can edit the
  free-range draft to be more specific and focused
  after all their ideas and thoughts are committed
  to either paper or screen.

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• When the grant writer starts editing, they can
  highlight the key words from the grant invitation
  in order to demonstrate that they have addressed
  each criterion in focused and specific detail.
• The most effective time to write the introductory
  summary that will be in the grant submission is
  after everything else is written, edited,
  polished and finalised.

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• Having written all the more detailed requirements
  of the grant submission such as the work plan,
  the benefits, the needs statement for the grant
  application writing the summary should be
  relatively easy and straight forward.

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• The grant writer will demonstrate clearly why the
  project or program funding is being sought for is
  important.
• They will provide an outline of what the need is
  and how it can be addressed as well as why the
  applicant organisation is best qualified to
  provide a solution for the need.
• This is where the grant writer is persuading and
  motivating the selection committee to select the
  organisation and their project or program to
  receive the funding so be persuasive and
  convincing.

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• When the free-range draft is complete the grant
  writer can then begin their polishing process. As
  part of their editing and polishing the grant
  writer pays attention to formatting
• Using short sentences short paragraphs and
  bullet points rather than large blocks of
  information.
• Using bold headings to clearly identify each
  section of the grant application.

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• Selecting a professional and legible font and
  appropriate font size for clarity and ease of
  reading.
• Checking word counts

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• The grant writer also ensures the free-range
  brainstorming draft has now become a
  professionally written grant application that is
  simple and concise to read.
• Avoid the use of jargon instead choose concise
  and clear language. The grant writer attaches all
  the requested documentation and supplies detailed
  information about the applying organisation or
  company and the core personnel who will be
  associated with putting the grant project into
  place.

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