is it normal to have to pay money to recieve money for a grant ?

Question

I am a small buisness owner and am in need of a little help

Answer 1

NO for two things:

- government does not charge fees for getting grants but scammers do
- government does not give grants for starting or expanding a business

You may 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

It is hard to find grants to start a business. Unlike the myths that some perpetuate, federal government and even private foundations hardly give grant money for a for-profit business.

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

Answer 2

No, it is not normal to pay money to receive a grant. The government has free websites to locate government grants. The official federal government websites end in .gov. You might want to also search the state government website for business grants. I have included two federal government links which should help.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

No you never pay money to recieve a grant or a loan of any kind. What the hell is interest on a loan all about. You pay interest on a loan. I think you're talking loan sharking, or a total scam. Think about it, who asks for money from someone wanting a loan, they're broke...HELLO!

Answer 5

No. There is a 99.999% chance that the company requesting money from you to get a grant is fraudulent and hoping to get a few bucks from you and then leave you high-n-dry.

Answer 6

Not unless they are going to write the proposal to apply for the grant for you.

Answer 7

i was given a grant but they want me to pay $250.00 dollars to get it

Answer 8

NO! don't do it! if you think about it, does that really even make sense..."i need money from you, but i have money to give you, just to receive money back from you??"