Im only looking for REAL personal experiences please!
2006-11-27 09:22:39 · 10 answers · asked by Jackeeeee 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
The government grants that help you purchase a home.
2006-11-27 09:27:08 · update #1
I suggest you check out non profits, who are the recipients of most housing grants. Check out Habitat for Humanity.
Also visit the Nehemiah Corp as they have a downpayment assistance program for qualified lenders http://www.getdownpayment.com/
The Housing and Urban Development in their Grants Available page makes it clear that they do not provide grants to individuals -- hence no grants for a person to buy a home http://www.hud.gov/grants/index.cfm
"While HUD does not offer direct grants or loans to individuals, we do work through local governments and non-profit organizations to make financial assistance and counseling available."
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 FREE 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
2006-11-28 02:08:16 · answer #1 · answered by imisidro 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only real personal experience I can share with you is that I looked into a multiple volume, horse choking set of listings for federal grants. Being an independent artist who needs hard cash to operate, I found that the way most if not all of these grants are structured is that they never give individual artists, a grant. It always seems you must be part of a group, and that somehow the wording implies they call the shots as to what you're going to do artistically. It reminds you of the army. At one time, after basic training, you would go to something call ' classification ' - today I think it's called M.O.S.
( Military Occupational Specialty ) - this is where you train for a job. In a nutshell, it's geared so that they let you pick out what they want you to be. Which is how these grants generally appear to operate. About the only grant that works, is the one you use to go to college. Which is, to say the least, woefully inadequate.
2006-11-27 09:27:35 · answer #2 · answered by vanamont7 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a student grant in college paid for by the government.
2006-11-27 09:25:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I did in 1980 or so. I wanted a grant for a bathroom instead of an outside toilet.
They wanted me to turn my house upside down to comply with their regulations.
I said ...stuff it...........and got a personal loan instead.
The government makes all kinds of promises....but rarely delivers.
I'm sorry if this isn't what you wanted to hear ,friend.
2006-11-27 09:31:52 · answer #4 · answered by lou b 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I doubt you will find anyone that has truly on yahoo outside of educational grants. Oh the Milian Hucksters they just want you to buy their programs! They make a living off selling useless information!
2006-11-27 09:26:52 · answer #5 · answered by bulabate 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A harder seek for yet loose is this. bypass on your public library, use the hunt teminal there to seek for an author named Lasko. attempt looking "promises/lasko". Heck, it would artwork from the position you're sitting immediately. you'll recognize you got here around the right guy once you spot some one wearing a in good structure that is lined with huge question marks. Dude appears like a clown, yet he's were given what you want. besides, decrease back in the early ninety's, this guy practice a large e book on authorities promises and the thanks to get them. Your public library must have a replica of that e book at no fee to you. Mine does.
2016-10-07 21:17:17 · answer #6 · answered by grego 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. And got it.
The main thing they were interested in was the cost, not methodology or qualifications of personnel. Of course you have to be in an area they think will "sell" with the public.
2006-11-27 09:26:36 · answer #7 · answered by Gaspode 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
PELL Grant to get my AA degrees with. Then I used my GI bill to get my BA and Masters.
2006-11-27 09:26:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I have gotten several for college if that is what you are talking about.
2006-11-27 09:25:03 · answer #9 · answered by leah_bass 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and then you never see them again.
2006-11-27 09:24:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋