Founder of the Grants Hub, Jessie Ballantyne, and I sat down to talk about what it means to be grant ready and submit a competitive, not just eligible, grant application.
The conversation covers grant readiness documentation you need to get in place such as your:
- M&E Framework
- Project Rationale
- Letters of Support
- Detailed Budget
- Theory of Change.
We also cover broader topics like:
- The increasing sophistication of Australian funders, their funding application forms, and assessment processes
- The lost opportunity cost of missing grant deadlines and not submitting a competitive grant application
- How investing in grant readiness makes managing your grant easier
- What is startup funding? What does it fund? What doesn’t it fund?
- The difference in a funder’s expectations for small compared to larger grants
- How monitoring government policy can help predict future funding opportunities
- The thrown around idea that ‘you should get a grant for that’ and how it can lead to mission drift.
We definitely covered A LOT of info. But if you are relatively new to the world of grants or want to increase your effectiveness, this is 37 minutes that is well worth your time! Most of this content is typically only shared in paid courses and seminars… Have a listen and let me know if there are other topics you’d like covered in a future discussion.