Shape your ideas into credible, competitive grant applications.
Move from last-minute scrambling to clear, confident grant submissions.
Most sport organisations are juggling a lot: competitions, facilities, volunteers, programs, pathways. Grants can be a vital funding stream – but they’re also time-consuming, confusing, and easy to get wrong when you’re already stretched.
This service helps you identify, shape and write grant applications that are:
aligned with funding priorities
backed by clear evidence and budgets
realistic for your capacity to deliver
written in plain language that makes assessors’ lives easier.
Who this is for.
This is a good fit if you are:
A club or association applying for local, state or federal grants
A CEO/GM or board trying to prioritise which opportunities to chase
A staff member or volunteer suddenly responsible for “doing the grants” on top of everything else
Tired of scrambling days before deadlines with half-finished drafts and unclear budgets
You don’t need to be a “grants expert” – you just need to be serious about putting forward strong, honest applications.
Common challenges we work on
Chasing every grant, not the right grants
Applying for anything that pops up, even when it doesn’t really fit your strategy or capacity.
Not speaking the funder’s language
Great stories and genuine need, but weak alignment with the funder’s outcomes, frameworks and assessment criteria.Unclear project scope and budget
Vague projects, rough numbers, or budgets that don’t match the narrative of the application.No evidence behind the story
You know you’re busy and making an impact, but you’re not clearly using participation data, waitlists, demographic info or economic impact.Poor internal coordination
Committee/board, staff, coaches and partners providing input at the last minute – or contradicting each other.Acquittals as an afterthought
Reporting left to the last minute, making it harder to be trusted for future funding.
What I help you do
1. Grant strategy & opportunity filtering
Review your strategic priorities (facilities, participation, inclusion, performance, workforce)
Map the types of grants and programs that actually suit you
Create a simple grant calendar so you’re not constantly surprised by deadlines
Help you decide which opportunities to say yes to – and which to politely park
2. Application planning & design
Before we write anything, we clarify:
The problem you’re addressing
The project you’re proposing (what, who, where, when)
The outcomes you’ll deliver – for your members and for the funder
How you’ll measure success
The partners involved and what they’re bringing
A realistic budget, including in-kind support and co-contributions
This makes the writing stage much faster and cleaner.
3. Writing & editing applications
Depending on your needs:
I can draft the full application based on conversations and documents you provide, or
Review and edit your drafts to strengthen alignment, clarity and impact.
This includes:
Aligning responses to each assessment criterion
Tightening language and removing jargon
Ensuring consistency across narrative, budget and attachments
Helping you tell a compelling story without exaggerating or over-promising
4. Support documents & attachments
Project plans, simple logic models or theory of change summaries
Letters of support (drafts for partners to adapt and sign)
Data summaries – participation, waitlists, demand, demographics
Brief risk assessments or delivery plans where needed
5. Reporting & acquittals
Planning for evaluation and data collection before the project starts
Drafting or reviewing acquittal reports, focusing on outcomes, lessons and future opportunities
Helping you communicate honestly about what worked, what changed and what you learned
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