The application will ask you a series of questions to help us understand your initiative, what it’s trying to achieve and what is needed to make it happen. This is informed by a logic model approach (to learn more about logic models click here).
Below are the key questions asked in the application and some helpful tips from the team on what to think about when answering them.
Question: Why do you need a Lotterywest grant?
Tell us about the need/opportunity that you are seeing in your community. Who is being affected by this issue? Try to use evidence to show this. This can be data, stories, research or feedback from people in the community.
Question: What are you going to do with a Lotterywest grant?
Tell us what your idea is to address the need/opportunity. Include information about why you know this is the best way forward and what other ideas you have explored.
Question: What are you trying to achieve? What difference will the grant make to the WA Community? How will you know you’ve made a difference?
If all goes according to plan what change would you want to see after finishing your initiative?
If your grant relates to a community initiative, service or event tell us about how the lives of the people involved will be different as a result.
If your project relates to infrastructure and equipment, your response here will focus on what the equipment or capital works will do for your organisation and the wider community.
Think about how you could show that the Lotterywest grant helped to address the community issue.
Depending on the nature of what you are doing, this might include:
- Surveys of the community before and after to show what has changed
- Using research or data
- A full evaluation of the project
- Case studies or stories
Question: What Community Investment Framework outcome(s) will your grant contribute towards?
Check out the Community Investment Framework and consider which priority area and outcomes your grant might align to. If you are having trouble, please call us and we will work through this with you.
Question: Who will benefit from this grant?
Select from the following list:
- Children (12 & under)
- Youth (13 - 18)
- Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD)
- Indigenous
- Disadvantaged
- People with disability
- General & families
- Seniors
- Other (please specify)
Question: How many people do you estimate will benefit directly from this grant?
Consider all the people that will be involved in and benefit from your initiative. This could include volunteers, people attending activities or services, staff etc.
Question: Please select the primary region in WA that will benefit from this grant.
Select from the following list:
- Gascoyne
- Goldfields/Esperance
- Great Southern
- Kimberley
- Mid-West
- Peel
- Pilbara
- South West
- Wheatbelt
- Metropolitan
- Statewide
Question: What resources do you need for your idea to be successful?
Think about all the things your organisation will contribute and what you need from others. This includes the amount you need from Lotterywest and any other financial contributions or program partners.
Question: Why is your organisation best placed to deliver this idea? Who are you working with?
Think about the skills, expertise, or relationships your organisation has and why these make you the best to deliver this initiative. What other people or organisations will you work with? Does the community support this?