2006-10-08 23:15:19 · 5 answers · asked by Stephen B 1 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
You didn't tell us what debts they are! There are grants for student loans, there is money for unpaid utility bills, depending on what they are, they are different sources. Living expenses? Call a local contribution center (Good Will, St Vincent Depaul for example) can help. Mind being specific next time?
2006-10-08 23:24:46 · answer #1 · answered by Barbara 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want donations, you can think of creative ways of making your plea - ask for your church, start an online campaign, beg your parents
The government is NOT in the business of giving away free money for the sake of giving away money. There are no grants for paying off debts, for buying a car, or for fattening a bank account.
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
2006-10-09 00:38:53 · answer #2 · answered by imisidro 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I work from home in shorts and T-shirts and sometimes topless. I strive to create a new page for my websites everyday but I have all the freedom I need and making money 24/7 on the internet with Google Adsense and some affiliate programs. The only thing that tie me down is 'how much income I want or need'. Because the more websites and traffic I have will determine how much income I can much.
Anyone who can create websites or blogs to provide lots of good information can make money from Google Adsense. Blogger.com and Google pages lets you create blogs for free and allows you to make money too.
You can make money by joining me or Google as a publisher and publishing Google Adsense on your websites. If someone clicks on those ads, you will earn money.
Why sign up with me? Because we can link to each other to get more traffic and income.
http://tashi.web.services.googlepages.com
2006-10-09 01:52:26 · answer #3 · answered by Adsense Publisher 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try asking nicely
2006-10-08 23:25:34 · answer #4 · answered by lefang 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont think you can do that, honestly.
2006-10-09 01:11:24 · answer #5 · answered by Lucy Lu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋