Grants & Sponsorship Officer

Katheryn Curnow katcur@onkaparinga.sa.gov.auPh: 8301 7334

10 years experience with writing Grant applications and Sponsorship proposals: • Community organisations• Not-for-profit sector• Commercial Request For Tender’s

• Community Grants

• Community Training & Development Fund

• Community Streetscape Grants

• Every Generation Onkaparinga ‘Celebrating Seniors’ Grants

• Environment Grants & Awards

• Local Heritage Incentive Scheme

• Minor Capital Works and Facilities Grants

• Sponsorship – Regional and Community Events

Grants & Sponsorship Program

No closing dates for the Community Training & Development Fund or the Local Heritage Incentive Scheme

All other grants applications generally open in late January and close in the first week of March.

– the grants are assessed by a panel

– recommendations approved at Council Meeting

– Note: funding is made available in the following financial year ie: July.

Grant Writing Workshop’s are available to support potential applicants

Timeframe

General Tips• Allow as much time as possible to prepare your

application – it is likely you will require input / support from others …

• Read the Guidelines! If in doubt, speak with the nominated Funding Officer

• Look for opportunities to demonstrate strategic alignment

General Tips

• Highlight key words in the grant application question to maintain focus on what should be in your answer

• Each answer counts – a small word limit does not mean the answer is not important!

• Don’t make assumptions re any prior knowledge of the grant assessors…

Focus on Benefits not Features!• A feature relates to the specific details of the

project / event

• A benefit is the impact of the project /event and how this addresses the need you have identified for your target audience

Funding bodies invest in the benefits / impact of your project!

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