What is the easiest way to apply for a government grant?

Question

I need real information from the internet. I keep finding these sites that says we can get your grant but there's always a "for a price".

Answer 1

Because there are a lot of scammers spreading the lie that it is easy to get grants for whatever purpose you can think of

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

Be a 501(c)3 organIzation. That's who most grants go to.

If you are low income and are looking for money for college there might be something available - fill out the FAFSA forms, and talk to your school's financial aid office.

Sometimes utility companies have programs to pay part of your utility bill if you qualify, and churches sometimes provide small grants (usually a few hundred dollars or less) to people dealing with emergencies.

Other than those, grants aren't really available. The websites you are seeing are scams and just want your fee.

Grants.gov is the government grant site.

Answer 3

Grants are for important people only.

I mean Nobel Winners, Pulitzer Winners, Tony Winners, Oscar Winners, Emmy Winners and so on...

Grants are for important goals only.

I mean a vaccine for Malaria, a 200 MPG car and so on...

Answer 4

try...www.grants.gov

Keep in mind that, despite what some websites promise, grants are not easy to get.

Also, personal grants for you to use as you please, do not exist.