Where to find help with grant proposals?

Question

i am a single mother trying to start a career in realestat im looking for assistance with government grants do you have any info on grant proposals and how to obtain state funded grants

Answer 1

You can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) http://www.cfda.gov and Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov - these are two FREE sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants. Browse through the listings and see if you can find any grant that would support your purposes.

Even if you buy books on "how to get grants" or list that supposedly has information on grants -- all of them are mere rehash of what CFDA has, albeit packaged differently.

Note though that these grants generally support non-profit organizations, intermediary lending institutions, and state and local governments. Most of the federal grants are given to specific target groups with specific requirements (e.g. minority business owners involved in transportation related contracts emanating from DOT - Grant#20.905 Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Short Term Lending Program. Individuals especially for personal purposes are not eligible for federal grants.

Grants are also often given to non profit groups or organizations involved in training or other similar activities (grant 59.043 Women's Business Ownership Assistance that are given to those who will create women's business center that will train women entrepreneurs

The government is NOT in the business of giving away free money for the sake of giving away money. Grants are free, but it means OBLIGATION. You will be obligated to do as the grant sets out to do. Grants have objectives, and your purpose must fit the objective of the grant.

For one, you have to write the grant application and the grant application is not a simple document - you have to explain how your purpose for applying for the grant fits well with the objectives set out by the grant. Grants have objectives, and the grant applications that best captures the grant's objectives are approved.

There is a stringent review process through a committee composed of federal employees and selected experts in the field. You will compete with other applicants for the grant money, and this grant review committee will evaluate the merits of each proposal. Only those that they feel exemplifies the objective of the grant will be approved.

Answer 2

You might have better luck checking in with your state's department of labor - the unemployment office usually provides free training for many different types of careers; you may not find a class in real estate, but some other career training will be available to get yourself a paying job. Once you have that, you can concentrate on pursuing real estate training.

Answer 3

The government doesn't give grants to help you start a new career. Sorry. You'll have to save up the money yourself.

Answer 4

I obtained $750 to shop for backpacks and manipulatives to ship house to 10 pupils for reinforcement of math capabilities at house. I revealed out playing cards that went with the extraordinary items, and despatched them house with the children. At the tip of the unit, they might ship them again and I might transfer out the stuff for the following unit.