Grant Writing for LOCAL Government
12 MONTHs to Assign a place to a team member
1-4 people
5-9 people
10+ People
No longer for the privileged few, these courses unpack how you can find, map, prepare, apply for and deliver grant programs time and time again as you grow. The courses cover everything from getting prepared to reporting once you have been successful with winning a grant. The Introduction to Grant Writing Course covers the bare essentials, while the Strategic Courses give an in depth knowledge of how to unlock grants: it’s a comprehensive guide to successful grant writing.
We break grant getting into 4 easy to understand steps:
1. Think right: understanding the Australian $90 billion plus grants space.
2. Grant strategy: before you put pen to paper: develop your strategy.
3. Grant writing: how to sell your project through words, numbers and some white spaces.
4. Reporting: sealing the deal - contracts, compliance and legals.
The purpose of grants for local government
Where do grants come from?
Funding sources for local government
Financial Assistance Grants
Federal, State and Non-Government Funding Unsolicited ‘Discretionary’ Funding
Record Levels of Funding
Major projects and marketing
What is a grant?
Putting grants in context
Where to find grants?
Clearing up misconceptions
Building the shortlist
Define the project
Understanding grant information
Choosing which grant
Preparing to apply for a grant
Proactively deal with negatives
Into the grant makers mind
Design
Supporting documentation
Impact assessment
Dealing with jargon
Buzz words
The budget
Before you submit
The assessment process
Contracts & Legals
Compliance reporting
Building relationships
Each step contains several learning modules which are divided into bite sized topics designed around custom videos, reading lessons and interactive exercises that provide an engaging learning environment. With our real case studies, you can read about innovative organisations across Australia who have followed a successful grants strategy and seen success. Quizzes at key points in the modules are opportunities to test your knowledge and provide evidence for certification. You’ll gain a grant tool kit that includes cheat sheets, top tips and templates.
On completion of the course, you will know the importance of each step and be ready to implement so that you can win the grants to fund your projects.
You can start anytime and take as long as you need. You can come back to it after you've completed it. You need to progressively do every part of the course to reach the end. Once you've completed a part of the course, you can go back to that part.
Whether you are new to the grant space or you are a seasoned writer with some grant applications under your belt or somewhere in between, this course is designed for you.
You may already have a great set of skills and knowledge around grant getting. It’s always good to formalise your knowledge and prove to employers or clients that you are appropriately certified. And, you may learn an extra things to help you go to the next level.
It will provide you with a winning strategy and practical tools to help you be successful wherever you are on the grants journey. On successful completion of the course, you will receive the digital certificate and badge and be registered as completing the course. You can proudly display your certified badge on social platforms and email!
Strategic Grant Writing will take 2 intensive days. While you can complete this course in two days full time; we suggest for optimal learning you space out your sessions in smaller pieces. Create a schedule for yourself that provides regular times you can learn and set yourself a plan and a completion goal date to keep you motivated. Each module contains an estimated time for completion according to an average learner, use this as a guide to help you map out your learning plan.