Is there any grants for single moms with no transportation?

Question

there is very limited public transportion.i am unemployed.I owes traffic fines and have no drivers lisence.i get no childsupport because of the father being in prison.

Answer 1

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 buying cars, no grants for paying off credit cards, no grants for getting out of debt and no grants for simply fattening your wallet.

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.

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 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

Answer 2

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RE:
Is there any grants for single moms with no transportation?
there is very limited public transportion.i am unemployed.I owes traffic fines and have no drivers lisence.i get no childsupport because of the father being in prison.

Answer 3

Try filling out a fasfa you will probably qualify even if your parents earn alot of money because you can apply without your parents information since you are a mother. I did and go to community college they paid for everything tution and books and i even got a refund check. The money from the refund is suppose to go to expenses such as transportion. It will not be enough to buy a car but it will be a good amount for a down payment or bus fare.

Answer 4

First time home buyers program. This money is mostly in the form of 0 interest deferred payment loans. There are grant portions as well which do not need to be paid back. These are not just for single mothers but for anyone who qualifies. Good luck to your friend.

Answer 5

Apply for financial aid