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any addresses or websites please, I dont want to pay for anything

2006-06-19 10:18:38 · 5 answers · asked by Sam 3 in Business & Finance Personal Finance

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No. 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.

There is a stringent review process through a committee. 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.

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 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

http://www.cfda.gov
http://www.grants.gov
http://gtionline.fdncenter.org
http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol66/grants.htm
http://www.sba.gov/expanding/grants.html

2006-06-24 16:39:56 · answer #1 · answered by imisidro 7 · 2 1

Free money just isn't out there. It is a myth spread by guys with goofy suits on late night TV. Truth is, that unless you are operating a non profit charity there aren't any grants available for commercial businesses. There are however loans available for some businesses. But if you want to know more about grants for non profits go to:

http://www.grants.gov

2006-06-19 11:58:54 · answer #2 · answered by 97pulse 1 · 0 0

sure, you absolutely can You prob understand this already, however be conscious the university best disperses HALF of your furnish quantity. Once within the fall and as soon as within the spring. So when you qualify for five,000 within the Pell furnish for the yr and feature two,000 institution and expenses expenditures every semester then the university might best supply you 500 a semester in overage. (two,500 Pell furnish every semester minus the two,000 is 500 additional every semester).

2016-08-28 09:52:07 · answer #3 · answered by darland 4 · 0 0

Ask your parents

2006-06-19 13:16:40 · answer #4 · answered by ps2754 5 · 0 0

Good luck with that!

2006-06-19 10:23:26 · answer #5 · answered by Mama Pastafarian 7 · 0 0

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