what are some good places to apply for a grant for school and personal use
2006-09-20 07:45:48 · 5 answers · asked by K-Def 2 in Social Science ➔ Economics
Grants for school, you go to http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
Contrary to what you may have heard, there are no grants for "personal use" such as paying bills, getting out of debt, etc. 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 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
2006-09-21 06:55:54 · answer #1 · answered by imisidro 7 · 13⤊ 0⤋
First of all, forget "a grant for personal use". There is no such thing. If you want someone to pay for you to go to school, the most likely candidate is the school you want to go to. The correct terms, however, are "scholarship" and "financial aid", not "grant". Note that to qualify for financial aid, you must be able to show the need for it; scholarships, conversely, are usually given on merit (i.e., to exceptionally gifted students regardless of whether they can afford tuition otherwise).
There are also non-profits that provide scholarships and financial aid to specific groups (minorities, disabled, etc.) or to gifted students wanting to pursue specific fields of study.
2006-09-20 13:25:55 · answer #2 · answered by NC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
FAFSA website or the school. You are searching for a scholarship or a work-study program. Grants are not for personal use.
2006-09-23 16:31:49 · answer #3 · answered by MSA2004 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wish I had an answer for you, my bestfriend is a single
mother on state assistance in Oregon,she just recently
went back to college to better herself. She has a 4.0 and
is also on the president list. but if she doesn't get some
money to help pay for her schooling she just may end up
spending her life on the state assistance program in
tualitin, or.
2006-09-21 16:03:41 · answer #4 · answered by Mark 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not sure but let me know when u find out bud...
2006-09-20 07:54:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋