How do I get direct answers from the government concerning free grant money?  I do not want to purchase a book
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Depending on the grant usually they post who is giving the money and for what purpose. The feds have a website that I have listed its free and very informative
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It is a simple matter.\nYou can go to Yahoo Search and type in \ngovernment grants; or go to the web site.\nI happen to know the $14 is for a company that is called a middle man. When I got a grant, I never paid the $14. The site I supply is the federal government.
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Grants are NOT free money that is given to anyone for the sake of simply giving away money. Grants are OBLIGATIONS and given for a PURPOSE - Government gives you a grant because you can do something that is for the good of the community or whatever greater good. When you receive grants, there is a performance review to find out how you are meeting the objectives of the grant that you received. \n\nOne of the common misconceptions floating around is that government is giving FREE MONEY away. They are not, and those who believe that government is indeed giving free money away are those who are SCAMMED by those perpetuating these lies.\n\nLet's take for example Grant 81.042 WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE FOR LOW-INCOME PERSONS. The objective of this grant is to http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.PROGRAM_TEXT_RPT.SHOW?p_arg_names=prog_nbr&p_arg_values=81.042 :\n\nTo insulate the dwellings of low-income persons, particularly the elderly, persons with disabilities, families with children, high residential energy users, and households with a high energy burden, in order to conserve needed energy and to aid those persons least able to afford higher utility costs. \n \nThis grant is not given directly to an individual but to states including Native American tribal councils. Individuals can benefit from this grant though, but individuals who receive this type of assistance are EXPECTED to use the funds to insulate their dwellings.\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 objectives.\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\nNote that 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 \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\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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Matthew Lesko. But you don't need to buy his book or pay for his program to get information on government grants because the information is FREE.\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.\n\nIt is hard to find grants to start a business. Unlike the myths that some perpetuate including Lesko, federal government and even private foundations hardly give grant money for a for-profit business. And yes, grants mean PAPERWORK - lots and lots of it, that is why a cottage industry of grant writers was born.\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.
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Forget about buying Lesko's book. You can get the information for FREE\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.\n\nUnfortunately for you, there are NO FEDERAL grants for automotive bill payments. Unlike the myths that some perpetuate (especially Lesko), federal government and even private foundations hardly give grant money for a for-profit business or for personal financial gain such as automotive bill payments. \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\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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Check out www.grants.gov   and    www.e-grants.gov for educational type grants. These are "free" grants that you must apply for and for the most part be qualified for. Almost all grants are "free" but you must meet the criteria that they call for. Such as "medical research on sea urchines for enzymes pertaining to calcium deposits in bones, on the atlantic seaboard only." While this is free to apply for, it has extraordinary qualifiers for acceptance". People who research for grant opportunities and those who write the grants and those who manage the funds once the grant has been given are the ones who benefit initially. Try going to "google or yahoo" and put in "grant>educational" and it should narrow only educational grants (which will still a huge batch!)  Good Luck
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Unlike the myths that some perpetuate, federal government and even private foundations hardly ever give grant money for just any reason, especially to individuals. If you are a non-profit orgainization, that would be different.\n\nIf you're willing to waste a lot of time, send out a lot of letters, and do a lot of paperwork, with only a small possibility of anything in return, who knows, might happen.\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 information on grants. \n\nBut the Fed is going to be a waste of your time. The one you really want is here:\n\nhttp://www.cyonic-nemeton.com/infokit1.html\n\nThis one will tell you to write to Philantrhopists and CEO's and millionaires who want to help individuals. Non-profit organizations and foundations only deal with other non-profits.\n\nThe problem here is that you're trying to get something for nothing, and you're in competition with a growing segment of a lazy population with no priorities, values, or morals; basically meaningless people. Who in their right mind would want to help them be lazy and insignificant?\n\nAnyway, here's some of the people you can write to:\n\nPercy Ross, c/o "Thanks A Million," 5151 Edina Industrial Blvd., Minneapolis, MN  55439-3013 \nPeter Lynch, 27 State Street, Boston, MA  02109 \nAnthony Robbins Foundation, 9191 Towne Center Drive, Suite 600, San Diego, CA  92122 \nDave Thomas, c/o Wendy's International, Columbus, OH  43216 \nTruett Cathy Winshape Foundation, c/o Camp Winshape, Mt. Berry, GA  30149 \nHerman Cain, 9140 W. Dodge Road, Suite 300, Omaha, NE  63114 \nThe Milton Hershey Foundation, c/o Hershey Chocolate U.S.A., Hershey, PA  17033-0815 \nMicrosoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA  98052-6399 \nTom Monaghan, 30 Frank Loyd Wright Drive, Ann Arbor, MI  48105 \nAmway Corporation, 7575 Fulton Street, Ada, MI  49355 \nMacArthur Fellowship, 4444 Lawrence Avenue, Chicago, IL  60630 \nWarren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., 1440 Kiewit Plaza, Omaha, NE  68131 \nSheri Poe, Ryka Rose Foundation, Norwood, MA  02062 \nWelch Trust, P.O. Box 244, Walla Walla, WA  99362
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Try the website below. I would have to say out of all the free money grant websites out there this has got to be the most honest and legit. \n\n\nJust remember you can't scam someone who isn't either greedy or stupid.\n\nOh, and by the way, Sam C below is a spammer. Every answer he gives is identical and aimed at getting people to go to this website to make extra money. Sounds like a scam. look at the rest of his answers in his profile.
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You can look online for free government grants.
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Here's a free management library which should answer most of your questions  http://www.managementhelp.org/ And, here's a list of Grant sources  http://www.intergate.com/~rclowney/g739.htm  And, here's a list of helpful reading material  http://www.intergate.com/~rclowney/tools.htm\n\nGood Luck!
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I have gotten federal grants for the non profits that I worked with, as well as from some private foundations. The biggest award I got for the organizations that I worked for was $500,000. But no, these grants were for the organization, not for my personal purposes. We did not have to pay it back, but there are required deliverables on a set schedule and reports on the progress of the project are required. \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\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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The government is NOT in the business of giving away free money for the sake of giving away money. As such, grants are not given to wipe away a person's personal debts (if it were so, do you think there will be bankruptcy?)\n\nGrants 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. Grants have objectives, and the grant applications that best captures the grant's objectives are approved.\n\nThere 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.\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 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 \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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Forget about it. It is a scam. Government -- the legitimate source of grants -- and even private foundations who give out grant monies DO NOT call people around volunteering about available 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 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\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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Your local library has or has access to a grant library, which allows you to search for specific grants in several different ways. The librarian will be able to show you how to use it. I do not recommend online research, because there are a lot of scams out there.
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I honestly DOUBT that a government agency would go around sending letters to people begging them to apply for grants. US Federal Government simply does not do that. \n\nThe letter you received is likely from a scammer -- organizations out to scam people of their money asking them to pay a certain fee in exchange of information about grants. \n\nOne thing to understand is that there are hardly any grants for individuals. Government is NOT giving away money for whatever purpose a person wants -- health, education, personal or starting a business. People who fall prey to this myth are always swindled or scammed out of their money. \n\nGovernment 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 \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\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, or any-purpose grants.\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\n\nHere is an EXAMPLE of this modus operandi and how the Yahoo Answers member was scammed:\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/;_ylt=AkGIpPtsl8qGUVpY.svMFwUjzKIX?qid=1006041408147\n\nI strongly suggest you throw to the trash that letter if you want to hold on to your money.
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Go to your local public library and check the Foundation Directory for grants.
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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 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. 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.\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