I got a letter in the mail today from the Gateway Grant Fund Organization stating that they wanted to give me a grant of $49,500 to buy a house with.  All they required was $47 for processing fees.  It's suppose to be based out of Irvine, California 92618-7347.
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Most likely a scam. Send them the money and I bet you won't hear from them again. They are preying on people's wish to get free money somewhere.\n\nHere are important things to remember:\n\n1. Government hardly provide grant for individuals particularly for personal purposes or for starting businesses.\n\nMost 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 \n\nGrants 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 \n\n2. Grant information is FREE. You don't have to pay to know about grants. \n\nYou 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.\n\nEven 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. But still the info is the same - hardly any grants for starting a for profit business.
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I went directly through the building society, and the fee was £400. My solicitors fee is also around £400, but that doesn't include any of the searches (which whacks it all up to £1000ish).\n\nI think the £2500 sounds a bit steep, when we had a look through independent advisers I think the fees were more like £1000.
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Go to FAFSA.gov http://www.fafsa.gov\n\nFor 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."
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There is a lower rate available for accepting government cards  - like a full 1% lower. My family works in construction and we set it up last year. E-mail me if you want contact info.
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You may want to consider grants from private foundations.\n\nFor 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) and their opening blurb only says that the database is ideal for "students, artists, academic researchers, libraries and financial aid offices."
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My husband and I were truly blessed we we bought our home. There is a program called Ameridream and if you are a first time homebuyer or a minority, the government will cover your downpayment. No gimmicks or paypacks. It was awesome. We saved 5k on the downpayment. We got an interest rate of like 6% and if we did a 80/20 the rate would have been 7.5%.
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Try http://www.grants.gov or you can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) http://www.cfda.gov...hope this helps
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my friend is doing a 1 yr pgce at hope uni liverpool, she says its every day 9am to 6pm and soon to be saturdays too, she has had a grant of £6000 but has to pay back £3000 after she finishes
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Don't know the website but start with huby's vet statis and the military... there's a big pool of grant money to be had
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Government grants are out there.  There is no such thing as a grant that results in you getting a free house.\n \nThe grants that are out there help you with down payment and/or closing costs.  You still need to qualify for a loan.  There are not any "participation fees" or "finders fees" for this.  The government is giving this money, and the mortgage company giving you the loan will assist you in it.  Find a mortgage company that has access to and knows how to do these grants.\n\nSomebody asking for a "fee" to get it for you is a scam artist.  Report them to the state attorney's office.  Even if they don't get your money, you can bet they're getting rich ripping people off.
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Your best bet is to seek for private grants or grants from private foundations.\n\nThe best resource for this is Foundation Center http://www.fdncenter.org . They have a very good database covering all organizations giving grants and you can find foundations that are interested in supporting your type of cause. However, it's a subscription based website ($19.95 per month I think is the cheapest subscription price). But it certainly is worth the fee. You can subscribe one month, and make sure you get all the info you need and then stop the subscription.\n\nIf you want to try federal sources, 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. \n\nCFDA has several ways to search for grants. I suggest you search by beneficiary and select Private Non Profit Organization and you can find listings of grants available http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.BROWSE_BENEF_RPT.show\n\n\n\nhttp://www.cfda.gov\nhttp://www.grants.gov\nhttp://gtionline.fdncenter.org\nhttp://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol66/grants.htm\nhttp://www.sba.gov/expanding/grants.html
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I got one of those last month - from someplace in Canada, although the bank in question was in Idaho or North Dakota or someplace like that. It is a "snail mail" version of those emails that go around trying to convince you that you've won the Irish Lottery or something. I did some research online and this is a fraud. And since it was sent through the mail, it is actually mail fraud. The website I read said that I should take the letter to  my postmaster and report it - but I've been too lazy to do that. The post office is closed by the time I get home, and only open till noon on Saturdays. I feel bad though for those, especially the elderly, who buy into this. The letter I received actually said I was to send the entire $4grand or whatever it was back to them to pay for "administrative costs". Yea, right. And in the meantime, they get my banking information from the check I send them and they can steal my identity!
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I suggest you check out non profits, who are the recipients of most housing grants. Check out Habitat for Humanity. \n\nAlso visit the Nehemiah Corp as they have a downpayment assistance program for qualified lenders http://www.getdownpayment.com/\n\nThe Housing and Urban Development in their Grants Available page makes it clear that they do not provide grants to individuals -- hence no grants for a person to buy a home http://www.hud.gov/grants/index.cfm\n\n"While HUD does not offer direct grants or loans to individuals, we do work through local governments and non-profit organizations to make financial assistance and counseling available."\n\n 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.\n\nEven 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.\n\nNote 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. \n\nGrants 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
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SCAM. Rip off the card you received and throw it in the trash.\n\nThe 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.\n\nFor 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.\n\nThere 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.\n\nYou 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.\n\nEven 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.\n\nNote 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. \n\nGrants 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 \n\nOrganizations such as Potomac Fidelity Group are just out to scam you and get your money without giving you anything in return.
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I don't know either, but I sent an e-mail to membersupport@mongle.com and the e-mail was returned to me.  What a jip, I had been with them for years and finally saved enough equity points with them to start looking for a house!  I think they went out of business, but how horrible as they didn't even let their members know.  I hadn't checked my account in a while and went to check it today and the website was gone.
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if you're really interested it's 150$ plus 25$ for bay area co-op card..... kmking2k on aol if you are serious i will give you number to get referal(in oakland)...i went in didnt even see doctor and got it. i wont be checking back on this page so AOL is only way to reach me.. peace
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i was in same situation.sent the money.didn't get the loan.that's  their  fee to look for a loan.the finance  company  make the final    decision.which is a credit check.so don't send the fee.its a con