why does it cost money to get a goverment grant?
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because it is only give and take in govt. \nb'coz money can do anything\nit can change govt. also
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A grant is income. You can take certain school expenses against that. They have credits given to students. Hope this helps.
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Good question. Did you try grants.gov?
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Complete listing of Government Grants- Free!\nhttp://www.grants.gov
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There is no such thing.  Federal government grants are given either to non-profits (including universities) or to state and local governments.  For-profit businesses are usually ineligible, unless it is some sort of disaster-recovery program.\n\nFor more information about what government grants really are, check out http://www.grants.gov/
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The government does not give adequate funding.
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You can look online for free government grants.
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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 objectives. These two sites are FREE and CFDA is the source of information of all fee-based lists and books on the topic.\n\nNote that federal grants are given to specific target groups in response to a specific need and has specific requirements. The Government does not give out money just for the sake of giving out money.  Grants generally support non-profit organizations, intermediary lending institutions, and state and local governments -- and rarely for individuals.
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The Government has created a portal to help individuals who need benefits because of life events. Visit \n\nhttp://www.govbenefits.gov\n\nUse the drop down button\nDO YOU NEED BENEFITS BECAUSE OF A LIFE EVENT?\nChoose the life situation best applicable to you and then see if you qualify for the available government assistance.\n\nForget grant money - there's hardly any money for individuals. Go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) and Grants.gov - these are two sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants. But you'd be hard pressed to find any grant that would support individuals.
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Government grants are FREE but it is hard to find grants to start a business or for personal financial purposes. Unlike the myths that some perpetuate, federal government and even private foundations hardly give grant money for a for-profit business. \n\nNonetheless, 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.\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.\n\nEven SBA does NOT give out grants. From the SBA website http://www.sba.gov/expanding/grants.html... \n\n"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."\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\nFor private grants, you may want to check the Foundation Center's Foundation Grants for Individuals Online. 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." Entrepreneurs are apparently not one of them, so I take it they also don't have listings of private foundations who give grants to would-be entrepreneurs.\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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Scholarships and government grants.
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It depends on what kind of grant you want.  For an extensive listing of various kinds of government grants, check out "Free Money for Everybody" by Matthew Lesko.  Your local public library will either have a copy of this book or be able to get a copy for you from another library.  Some government grants are more complex to apply for than others.  The larger the grant, the more likely it is that you will need help filling out the forms.
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not sure if you can get it for free. there are administrative cost that you must pay for any government document. i dont think the fee should be over 10.00usd.
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The Government has created a portal to help individuals who need benefits because of life events. Visit http://www.govbenefits.gov\n\nUse the drop down button\nDO YOU NEED BENEFITS BECAUSE OF A LIFE EVENT?\nChoose Becoming Sick or Disabled and then see if you qualify for the available government assistance.\n\nForget grant money - there's hardly any money for individuals. Go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) and Grants.gov - these are two sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants. But you'd be hard pressed to find any grant that would support individuals.
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there are free goverment funds.try starting out at the shelters voluntering and someone may know of other funds.
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Absolutely not!  I wouldn't be going to college if it weren't for government grants.  It is all part of an effort to educate our society.  Government grants help people who wouldn't otherwise be able to receive a college education to do so, without having to take out tons of loans that can't be easily paid back.  I am proud to say that I received government grants for my college costs, and wouldn't think twice about it if I had to choose all over again.
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Nothing is Free.  Someone has to pay for it.  Usually, it is money taken from one person and given to another person, who has a greater need , or the government thinks has greater merit.