i need information on grants?

Question

company or individual grants for the unidted states, mainly florida

Answer 1

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

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. Grants have objectives, and the grant applications that best captures the grant's objectives are approved.

There is a stringent review process through a committee composed of federal employees and selected experts in the field. 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.

Answer 2

If you meant government grants based on financial need all you have to do is go to www.fafsa.ed.gov (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). The fafsa for must be filled out no matter which school you go to and you decide which school the information gets sent too. Grant amounts are formulated from this applications.

If you meant study grants, this would depend on the school you're going too. You may be eligible for these research type if you're on work study in a masters or doctorate program. These are awarded based on things like test scores, work you've already done, grades, etc. Go to your school's website and talk to someone in your department for more specific info.

Answer 3

Try these scholarship sites:

http://www.StudentScholarshipSearch.com
http://www.ScholarshipPoints.com
http://www.FastWeb.com
http://www.CollegeBoard.com

Also be sure to file your FAFSA:

http://www.FAFSAonline.com

And read the free eBook on scholarship search using Google:

http://www.StudentScholarshipSearch.com/Scholarships.pdf

Good luck!

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