This is Case Study 6 in our series of grant writing articles. In this instalment we will look at the Bulimba Bowls Club and their efforts to get major repairs to their roof funded.

1. Grant Writing – Case Study 6
By Red Tape Busters

2. Grant Writing – Case Study 6

3.  This is Case Study 6 in our series of grant writing articles. In this instalment
we will look at the Bulimba Bowls Club and their efforts to get major repairs to
their roof funded. An inexperienced grant writer would try and find a funding
program which will fund the entire repair works which was in the vicinity of
$100k.
Grant Writing – Case Study 6
 At Red Tape Busters we realise that grant writing opportunities in the vicinity
of $100k are few and far between. So our skilled grant writer set about
identifying if we could break the project down into smaller sub projects and then
find two or more grants that will be viable to fund the entire project over time.

4.  In the first instance we asked the Club to work with their proposed roof repair
contractor to see if the project could in fact be split into sub projects. The
contractor agreed that we could split the project up into two smaller projects –
and if funding was achieved the club could undertake the repairs in stages.
 First we identified a smaller program where we believed we were a good
chance of winning $35k for the club and then another funding opportunity we
believed was very viable to fund the rest.
Grant Writing – Case Study 6

5.  The strategy of our grant writer was to win the smaller funding first and this
would demonstrate that the roof repair work was well underway and then apply
for the larger funding. In this way we were chasing funding contributions from
different programs thus splitting the request over more than one program and
fund managers love seeing other programs contributing funding to a project so
that there are co-contributions.
 Also one program was a State Government program and the other a local
Council funding program and as such this was a perfect strategy given funding
was being asked for from different levels of Government and again our grant
writer correctly identified this would help in realising funding from both tiers of
Government.
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6.  Our grant writer prepared the initial application for the $35k which was
successful. They then prepared the second application and could show that the
club already had $35k towards the project and that the project had actually
commenced.
 This gave the Council fund manager confidence that the project could be
completed in full. Our grant writer prepared another compelling case and as a
result the remaining funding of around $50k was granted.
Grant Writing – Case Study 6

7.  Grant writing for most organisations is an afterthought sadly. They place no
emphasis on the process or the skills required.
 Grant writing is not a science but it is a skill that is very very hard to learn and
for grant writers to realise that there is more to grant writing than just applying for
the very first opportunity around or trying to fund larger projects via one funding
opportunity.
 We try and maximise the chances of our clients and we are very very strategic
in how we approach our task. Our results over 17 years prove we have the grant
writing skills and the strategies needed to win our clients funding.
Grant Writing – Case Study 6

8.  We are specialists in providing the following services :-
 Lobbying
 Tender Writing
 Resumes/Job Applications
 Grant Writing
 Organisational/Business Development.
Grant Writing – Case Study 6

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