Does anyone know how old you have to be and the requirements for getting a free personal grant?

Question

My fiance and I are having major financial problems and it seems the only way out is to serve jail time for not paying bills or try and receive a free government grant that we do not have to pay back.Someone Please Help Us!!!!!!

Answer 1

The Government has created a portal to help individuals who need benefits because of life events. Visit http://www.govbenefits.gov

Use the drop down button
DO YOU NEED BENEFITS BECAUSE OF A LIFE EVENT?
Choose the life situation best applicable to you and then see if you qualify for the available government assistance.

Forget grant money - there's hardly any money for individuals. Go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) and Grants.gov - these are two sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants. But you'd be hard pressed to find any grant that would support individuals -- much less for paying bills.

The government is NOT in the business of giving away free money for the sake of giving away money. Imagine if there's a grant for paying bills -- then no one will have any debt in America and no bankruptcies whatsoever.

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

Answer 2

For the grants, you'll want to look at your local bookstore or library for the books by "Matthew Lesko" He wrote several books, one is "Free Money To Change Your Life". The other is abouts are about other grant money available.


Where I live we have a community action office. They do many things, one is run the preschool "HeadStart" Another thing they do is if the car used for work breaks down, they have a program to provide car repair. They also can help with rent in certain conditions. If your electricity is about to be cut off, they might can help you with that also.

Social services has some programs to, but you'll probably need to call them and ask. I do know, however, that there is money from SS if you end up having to go to the hospital and have no insurance.

Answer 3

is their a prison for unpaid bills

Answer 4

ANOTHER LOSER!