Get your grant information ready!

Responding to questions within a grant application is one of the many tasks that need to be ticked off before you can hit that send button and relax! From researching relevant and useful statistics to preparing budgets and collecting letters of support, there can be lots of information to gather to complete your funding application.  

Often, collating this information causes the most grant seeking stress and takes time away from writing a successful application. To help alleviate this pressure and set you up for future grant success, we recommend starting a grant folder with information that is readily available for you to access. This gives you a head start so that you can focus extra efforts on preparing your application responses. 

Gathering grant information helps you put together strong evidence that will assist in demonstrating your capabilities, links to a community, the importance of an issue, and how your project will benefit from the funding. 

Grant applications are so much easier to prepare if you have your information readily available. Here’s an example of what your grant folder could include:

• Useful statistics (for your own school/business/organisation, region and state)

• Photos showcasing your organisation

• Project overviews

• Project costings

• Statement of need (why the project is needed)

• Examples of previous grant applications

• Letters of support (don't forget to ask your local MP and other schools/businesses/organisations who support your idea)

• Videos or Interviews (by your organisation or a supporting organisation that focus on the benefits of your idea)

• Content from social media or public meetings.

Make sure you adapt the information you've gathered for each application you prepare so that it is relevant and current. 

Start gathering that information and preparing your grant folder now to give you a head start for when funding becomes available.