Grant Writing for Larger Funding Success
Act Local Pilbara: Grant Writing Workshop Series Karratha and Wickham
Ready to take your grant writing to the next level?
This free Grant Writing Workshop Series is designed to support volunteer-involving groups, community organisations and clubs across the City of Karratha to become grant-ready and confident applying for larger funding opportunities.
Building on previous Act Local Pilbara workshops focused on funding, fundraising and sponsorship, this series goes deeper into project planning, addressing selection criteria, and writing strong, competitive grant applications aligned to local and regional priorities - including City of Karratha Large Community Grants, industry funding, Lotterywest, and other major programs.
Participants will gain practical tools, real-world examples, and hands-on guidance from experienced Pilbara-based facilitators who understand local needs, funding expectations and community capacity.
Workshop Sessions
📍 Karratha - Full-Day Masterclass
🗓 Monday 9 February | 9:00am - 3:00pm
📍 Red Earth Arts Precinct - Read Room
📍 Karratha - Evening Workshop
🗓 Monday 9 February | 5:30pm - 7:30pm
📍 Red Earth Arts Precinct - Read Room
📍 Wickham – Evening Workshop
🗓 Tuesday 10 February | 5:30pm - 7:30pm
📍 Wickham Recreation Precinct - Multipurpose Room 3
🎟 FREE to attend – registrations essential
Tea, coffee and light refreshments provided.
You’ll learn how to:
- Plan strong, fundable projects
- Become grant-ready (budgets, evidence, partnerships)
- Address selection criteria with confidence
- Align your application to funder priorities
- Strengthen your project’s impact and sustainability
This Grant Writing Workshop Series is proudly delivered by Town Team Movement in collaboration with Care for Hedland as part of the Act Local Pilbara Program, supported by the Department of Communities and the City of Karratha.
Overview of each workshop:
1. Karratha - Full-Day Grant Writing Masterclass
Day 1: Monday 9 February | 9:00am - 3:00pm
A comprehensive, practical workshop suitable for groups seeking larger grants or preparing complex applications.
Key components include:
- Project Planning Foundations
- Clarifying your problem, need, and beneficiaries
- Defining project outcomes and aligning to funding priorities
- Developing project logic and a simple Theory of Change
- Becoming Grant-Ready
- Budgets, quotes, governance requirements, capacity and capability statements
- Demonstrating evidence, community need and support
- Writing a Strong Application
- How to address selection criteria clearly and persuasively
- Structuring your narrative for impact
- Common pitfalls and how to avoid them
Practical Work
- Drafting sections of your real application
- Facilitator support, review and feedback
2. Karratha - Short Evening Workshop
Day 1 | 5:30pm - 7:30pm
A shorter, accessible session.
Focus areas:
- Understanding what funders are looking for
- The essentials of project planning
- Getting Grant ready
- Key ingredients of successful applications
- Introduction to selection criteria and how to respond
- Overview of regional and local funding opportunities
3. Wickham - Short Evening Workshop
Day 2: Tuesday 10 February | 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Delivered locally to ensure equitable access for Wickham, Point Samson and Roebourne groups.
Workshop includes:
- Understanding what funders are looking for
- The essentials of project planning
- Getting Grant ready
- Key ingredients of successful applications
- Writing strong responses to selection criteria
- Practical examples
- Overview of regional and local funding opportunities
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