There are many factors which determine if you should be applying for a grant and if your grant writer should spend time on crafting a great submission.

1. Grant Writing – What are the
determining factors in applying
for a grant?
By Red Tape Busters

2. Grant Writing – What are the
determining factors in applying for
a grant?

3.  There are many factors which determine if you should be applying for a grant
and if your grant writer should spend time on crafting a great submission. Grant
writing is far more than filling out an application and explaining why you need
that funding.
 The outstanding grant writer will adopt a very strategic and thorough
approach and will not just apply for everything on a whim. Following is a list of
issues to consider when applying for grants
Grant Writing – What are the
determining factors in applying for a
grant?

4.  Organisational Eligibility
 All grants have eligibility criteria relating to the type of organisation Grants
might be restricted to a business, an incorporated non profit, an organisation
with DGR/PBI status for example. So before applying the grant writer will ensure
that the organisation as an entity is eligible to apply for this grant.
Grant Writing – What are the
determining factors in applying for a
grant?

5.  Location Restrictions
 Grants at times can be only available to organisations within a set
geographic location or a project being delivered within a specific
geographic location. Again the grant writer needs to make sure that the
organisation and project is eligible.
Grant Writing – What are the
determining factors in applying for a
grant?

6.  Closing Date
 The closing date for applications might be a consideration in applying
because if you don’t have the time to craft a quality response then it is a
waste of time applying.
Grant Writing – What are the
determining factors in applying for a
grant?

7.  Project Completion Date
 The required completion date of your project also might impact on
whether the grant writer should write an application or not. If your
project wont be completed within the required completion date then
again obviously you would not apply.
Grant Writing – What are the
determining factors in applying for a
grant?

8.  Included/Excluded Expenditure
 The grant writer must also consider what the grant will fund – what
will it not fund – this is generally identified as excluded or included
expenditure. For instance a grant program might exclude salary or
wages or normal operational expenditure from inclusion in the grant
request. This is actually the normality rather than the exception.
Normally fuunding is available for equipment, facility upgrades, funding
for program development/delivery but not for “people”.
Grant Writing – What are the
determining factors in applying for a
grant?

9.  Project Management Experience
 Generally for projects that involve construction or infrastructure
redevelopment work the funding body will want to be certain that the
organisation has the project management experience to effectively
manage this project and deliver the project on time and within budget. If
the organisation does not have this experience within the organisation
or externally say with the building contractor then the organisation
should seriously consider not applying.
Grant Writing – What are the
determining factors in applying for a
grant?

10.  Reporting Requirements
 Sometimes the reporting and acquittal requirements are so extensive
that an organisation may decide not to apply due to this fact alone.
Grant Writing – What are the
determining factors in applying for a
grant?

11.  Grant Amount
 This is a critical consideration – if the funding program will only fund
up to a certain amount let’s say $20k and your organisation needs to
purchase a ride–on lawnmower worth $50k and you have no capacity to
access the other $30k from another funding program, from
donations/sponsorships or your own operational account – again it is a
waste of time applying. You might however have another project that is
more suitable and as such you should consider applying for funding for
that project.
Grant Writing – What are the
determining factors in applying for a
grant?

12.  Overall there are many many considerations organisations need to
assess before madly rushing out and having their grant writer madly
complete a grant submission.
 Again as we have stated many times, grant writing is far more than
writing the grant – there are specific strategies and techniques involved
and that is the reason we are highly successful in this field.
Grant Writing – What are the
determining factors in applying for a
grant?

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determining factors in applying for a
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