Anyone know of a legitimate grant money website? I need grant money for childcare, Help! Thanks.?
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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. And yes, grants mean PAPERWORK - lots and lots of it, that is why a cottage industry of grant writers was born.\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.
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vic i am waiting for your email about the computer, depending on where you live i know of a few places that could be of assistance in courses you could take online that you would qualify for grants or loans please just email me at mscheif29@yahoo.com so we can discuss this further, if you are serious I am willing to help you and can possibly do some of the leg work for you...
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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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Operating grants are hard to get. Foundations like to give directly to programs, not to fund overhead and operations. Try state, federal, and county sources of funding. Try also local and state councils of churches. \n\nGo to The Foundation Center for more help.
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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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http://studentaid.ed.gov/\n\nComplete listing of Government Grants- Free!\nhttp://www.grants.gov  www.sba.gov\nScholarship Scams \nhttp://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/scholarship
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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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go to sophea.com, they write grants, you can ask them...
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Look in The Oklahoman in the classified if you live in the metro area.  They have a ton of listings.  I'm not sure about any grants...you shouldn't need one to rent though.
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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 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\nFor private grants, you may want to check the Foundation Center http://www.fdncenter.org . It's a subscription based website ($19.95 per month is the cheapest I think)
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"djstud" 69 and "old cutlass" are idiots. \n\nHere is a link to some grant programs that you might want to look into.\n\nhttp://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/SYSTEM.FIND_GRANT_PROGRAM_TXT.SHOW?p_arg_names=func_cat_cd&p_arg_values=BK
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I have been checking into this myself for months now.  Most "work at home" businesses are not legitimate.  I always check them out thru the Better Business Bureau and most all of them have major complaints that haven't been righted. They all require you to send them money but you get no guarantee of anything in return.  Most of the time, you're just throwing away your money. I've come to the conclusion that starting your own business from home is the answer. Child care is something to think about.  It doesn't cost alot of money to get started\nbut of course there are rules and regulations.  So many people need a trustworthy person to care for they children
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Did you ever find you legitimate grant funding sources?\nHere are some more websites to help you.\n\nAlso, check your state information resources.  Each state may have a grant funding office for small businesses.
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Hi,\n\nGreat post! I had the same exact grant question a few months ago. It's really tricky to find out about this stuff on the net, but my wife bought me special special software (CD) for my birthday. The program rocks for finding the grant info you want. btw...this is the software that was featured on CNBC and in USA Today.\n\nThis company is giving away the software free (only $3.95 for shipping)!!!!!!!\nHere's the link\nhttp://www.alllsite.info/free-grant-money.php\n\nI'm sure you'll find the info there\nGood luck
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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 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\nWhen you go to CFDA http://www.cfda.gov \n--> click on Search for Assistance Programs (HTML) \n--> Browse the catalog By Beneficiary \n--> Choose from the dropdown menu Private Non Profit and you will find a list of grants by agency. \n\nYou can then click on each grant information to see if you would qualify for it.\n\nFor private grants, you may want to check the Foundation Center. They have a The Foundation Directory Online  http://fconline.fdncenter.org/ provides fundraisers with access to databases of grantmakers, grants, and 990s.It's a subscription based website ($19.95 per month) but it can give you the funding sources that you need.
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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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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. \n\nGrants are not "free money" that government gives for the sake of giving free money; rather 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'd be hard pressed to find any grant that would support a for-profit venture such as a mortgage business. It is hard to find grants for individuals, harder still to find one that would support a for-profit business. \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.