In our series of grant writing case studies – this is the third installment. Again in this article will showcase the skills of our grant writers and give readers tips on how to improve their grant writing chances.

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By Red Tape Busters

2. Grant Writing – Case Study 3

3. Grant Writing – Case Study 3

4.  In our series of grant writing case studies – this is the third installment. Again in
this article will showcase the skills of our grant writers and give readers tips on
how to improve their grant writing chances.
 We were approached in this instance by a club in a rural area affected by
drought which was seeking funding to restump their community hall. The project
was going to cost $50000 and the club needed assistance in finding appropriate
funding programs which would fund a $50k project.
Grant Writing – Case Study 3

5.  At Red Tape Busters we are very strategic in our approach to the grant writing
task. So initially we worked with the client on their project to identify if there was
any way of breaking the project up into smaller components in case there were no
$50k funding opportunities around given the higher the funding amount needed –
the less funding opportunities that exist.
 In working with the client we identified that there is not much scope to restump
a hall in different stages given that the entire hall needed to be completely
restumped at the same time given the extra costs of splitting the project and
restumping part now and part later and also the fact that the hall was in fact
dangerous with the stumps in the condition they were in and essentially unusable
Grant Writing – Case Study 3

6.  In pondering on the project our Grant Writer Melbourne identified the
possibility of splitting the project in two stages – the first stage being to dig the
holes for the new stumps and remove the old stumps and prepare the hall to await
the new stumps and the second stage of the project could encompass the purchase
of the new stumps and the erection of the new stumps under the hall – thus
completing the project.
 As such we were able to split the project into two grant writing tasks – the first
stage needed a $15k funding grant and the second stage required $35k to
complete.
Grant Writing – Case Study 3

7.  In order to identify what funding was currently available our Grant Writer
Melbourne undertook extensive research to identify current available funding
programs. Two prospects were available – one through the local Council which
related to community infrastructure projects with a maximum funding amount of
$20k, the second prospect was available through the Department of Sport and Rec
and given this was a sporting club this was an ideal program with a maximum of
$50k available.
 We could have maybe applied for the entire $50k from the Department of Sport
and Rec however our view is that the closer your project is to the maximum amount
– the less chance you have of success. So we decided to pitch two different
submissions to the two different programs.
Grant Writing – Case Study 3

8.  While this was slightly more costly to our client given we were now preparing
two submissions instead of one – we were convinced that the prospects of grant
writing success were substantially increased.
 Our Grant Writer Melbourne prepared the two applications which were both
successful. The club was successful in receiving the full $50k all because our
grant writer was highly skilled and understood fully the strategies involved in
the grant writing process and in implementing a cost effective grant writing
approach.
Grant Writing – Case Study 3

9.  We are specialists in providing the following services:-
 Lobbying
 Tender Writing
 Grant Writing
 Resumes/Job Applications
 Organisational/Business Development.
Grant Writing – Case Study 3

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