Tips for Grant Applications

• Before applying for funding, check the guidelines of the relevant program to ensure your project is eligible.
• Read the guidelines and application form carefully to make sure all the information is understood and available.
• Plan your application - a well thought out and written application will be better received.
• Demonstrate the need or demand for the project and highlight who will be impacted upon and who will benefit.
• Check the guidelines to determine if any supporting documentation is required.
• Include letters of support from as many different sources as possible. e.g. Principal, community representatives, local members of parliament.

If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again!

• Review your application- can it be changed to improve your chances.?
• Look at other possible funding sources. Maybe there are some you haven't yet explored.

An excellent site for general grants and application procedures is the Community Funding Centre at:

http://www.ourcommunity.com.au

Here are a few other sites you might wish to investigate:

Australian Government: www.grantslink.gov.au
Queensland Government: www.qld.gov.au/grants
Sport and Recreation Queensland: www.srq.qld.gov.au/funding/funding.cfm
Gambling Community Benefit Fund: http://www.gcbf.qld.gov.au/
Healthy School Communities: www.healthyactive.gov.au/healthy_school
Community Water Grants: http://www.communitywatergrants.gov.au/about.html