Has anyone ever tried any of the grant assistance programs and how well have they worked.?

Question

Every day I get spam about these grant help programs anything to them?

Answer 1

First off, there are a lot of spam because there are a lot of SCAMs out there victimizing people about grants. Ignore those spam emails.

You may also want to read the warnings FTC has issued against these "grant" companies:

http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2004/03/grantresources.htm
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt134.htm

Here is also one of the warnings issued by the Better Business Bureau http://www.concord.bbb.org/tips_timesharescams.html

If you want information on grants, the only places to go are government websites: 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 CFDA listings and see if you can find any grant that would support your objectives. Once you find the grant where you can qualify, go to Grants.gov and download the application form of the relevant grant. You will be asked the CFDA number of the grant.

Note that 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 bills, for getting out of debt or for buying a car. 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.

Answer 2

what? yes they are! maybe not like on tv, but you can get a lot of help from the govnt and others by looking in the right places. the library is a great place to start. try writing to a local congressman or alderman.

i would not trust the spam though.
and the person above watches too much tv. :)

Answer 3

This site is an awesome site for Grant Info-
They dont charge for a search and if you join they guaratee you will get some $$$ from some grant program

http://publishers.xy7.com/sw/24632/CD3680/

Answer 4

Contrary to what is on late-night television commecials, they are not available to the general public.