Grant information?

Question

Does anyone know how to most easily apply and find grants in S Or for small advertising related business equipment- without buying the info, no revenue for this project otherwise the project wouldn't exist! :)

Answer 1

Free Government Grant Kits.
http://www.free-grant-kit.com/grant.htm

Answer 2

It depends on what the equipment will be used for. There are very few grants available to for profit business or individuals. Most grants are available only to organizations with a 510(c) which is basically an IRS provision that states you are a not for profit organization. If your organization has 501(c) status www.grants.gov is a good place to look. Also many large companies such as Pepsi and coke have foundations which offer grants. Also this website http://foundationcenter.org/findfunders/topfunders/top100assets.html give the list of the ten largest foundation in the US, look carefully some grants are only available to organizations in certain cities or with certain purposes, be sure to read the grant guidelines.

Answer 3

You stand a greater chance of getting a government-guaranteed loan through the Small Business Administration http://www.sba.gov/financing than a government grant. Read the SBA Financing page to learn about criteria needed for borrowing

It is hard to find grants to start or expand a business. Unlike the myths that some perpetuate, federal government and even private foundations hardly give grant money for a for-profit business. The purpose you mentioned is not something that will qualify you for any grant.

Nonetheless, 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 a for-profit venture.

Even SBA does NOT give out grants. From the SBA website http://www.sba.gov/mostrequesteditems/CON_FAQ2.html

"The U.S. Small Business Administration does not offer grants to start or expand small businesses, although it does offer a wide variety of loan programs. (See http://www.sba.gov/financing for more information) While SBA does offer some grant programs, these are generally designed to expand and enhance organizations that provide small business management, technical, or financial assistance. These grants generally support non-profit organizations, intermediary lending institutions, and state and local governments."

Here is a listing of federal grants for small businesses. See if there is any available for individuals for starting a business -- THERE'S NONE.
http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.BROWSE_BENEF_RPT.show

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

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

For private grants, you may want to check the Foundation Center's Foundation Grants for Individuals Online http://gtionline.fdncenter.org . It's a subscription based website ($9.95 per month) but their opening blurb only says that the database is ideal for "students, artists, academic researchers, libraries and financial aid offices." Entrepreneurs are apparently not one of them, so I take it they also don't have listings of private foundations who give grants to would-be entrepreneurs.

Answer 4

"Free" government grant kits are worthless, and they ask for money for the real stuff, which is worthless. Unless you are a woman, minority, or some other class of people who have grants available, the best you could hope for is a Small Business Administration (SBA) loan.

Find out all about government grants, the real stuff, here: http://www.grants.gov/

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