Applying for a community grant
Writing a strong grant application
Prior to writing your application, make sure you have read all grant guidelines and completed a screening call with Mandi Olson.
When writing your application, keep in mind that our grants committee has many applications to review. It is important that you clearly provide all of the information requested in each question, rather than providing long winded answers with a lot of “fluff”. Applications don’t need to have extravagant writing, they just need to convey the information the committee needs in order to understand why you are requesting a grant.
Remember to cover the basics: Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How
Other tips:
Creating a clear budget
Your budget should reflect your needs, and should balance with your income. For example, if your project will cost $14,750, the income should also equal that amount. You may use our sample budget document as a template.
Please use exact numbers wherever possible.
Not recommended
“Equipment: $500”
Recommended
“15 Schwinn brand helmets @ approx. $18.95 each: $285”
Other tips:
Grant Reports
Writing a clear grant report
Much of the same information above applies when writing your final grant report. As shared above, it is more important that you clearly provide all of the information requested in each question rather than providing long winded answers with a lot of “fluff”. Grant reports don’t need to have extravagant writing, they just need to convey the information the committee needs to understand the results of your project or program.
Remember to cover the basics: Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How
Other tips:
Writing a clear budget report (or “budget-to-actual” report)
The purpose of a budget report is to compare your anticipated expenses (from your grant application budget) to what was actually spent. Feel free to use of sample budget report document as a template.
