2006-10-21 03:43:49 · 4 answers · asked by estrella_luvs_mommy 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
I would be EXTREMELY WARY of companies that ask you to pay to receive grants. Or those who claim you can get grants for whatever purpose you want because that is absolutely false and not how federal grants work. And I would be SCARED all the more that this company wants you to apply for grants through them because there is only ONE site where you can apply for grants legitimately - and that is Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov
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 at CFDA and see if you can find any grant that would support your purposes. Once you find a grant where you can qualify, apply for it at Grants.gov
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
2006-10-21 23:20:03 · answer #1 · answered by imisidro 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO. Some people sell the service of referring you to grants. Sometimes there are costs associated with the grant application spelled out in detail. But if someone tells you there is a fee you pay they are probably scamming you.
2006-10-21 10:46:24 · answer #2 · answered by jude2918 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there isn't supposed to be a fee for the grant, and there's is no specific time of year for it. You just apply for a Pell grant and it'll tell you all the info you need
2006-10-21 10:53:05 · answer #3 · answered by Annie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, i pay the fee, you get the grant, its called tax dollars
2006-10-21 10:45:05 · answer #4 · answered by gallow 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋