what's the best way to get local grants for my bills?
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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. 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\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 best bet would be to call a local bank.
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you might try this website it has many different grants in georgia
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There are tons of institutions that can help. Do a search for Grants, and you will find them. Some specialized for the kind of business you want to open, or for your town etc.\n\nAnd yeah... spellcheck your grant requests...
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You can look online for free government grants.
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Get a govt grant.  When you apply let them know WHY it's a good idea or how it would work, and tell them how much you think it would cost to get it going.  Sometimes if the govt thinks it will help the economy, community, etc, they could double the amount you are requesting.  Check with me later and I'll email you the website address...
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Call the financial aid office at your local college and see if you qualify for any grants.
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I have operated a grant research and writing consulting firm for 30 years. Do not buy into the myth that there is FREE MONEY out there for your to start your business. The people who sell this information make their money off of people who are looking for something for nothing.\n\nContact your local Small Business Administration (SBA) for courses and services that can help you learn how to do it the right way.\n\nThe government DOES provide GUARANTEES for qualified loans that may be advantage to you should you be prepared to go the professional convential route of borrowing money to establish your enterprise.\n\nGood Luck and stay away for the FREE MONEY SCAMS.
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Yes, many are talking about "FREE MONEY" but whether they are real is a different thing. These people saying you can get grants for whatever purposes you want is simply out to scam you as they are misrepresenting the truth.\n\nThe government is NOT in the business of giving away free money for the sake of giving away money. There are no grants for paying bills, no grants for paying off credit cards, no grants for getting out of debt and no grants for simply fattening your wallet.\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.\n\nThere 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\nIf you still want to look for a grant writer (and they will tell you the same thing), here are resources on how to write grants and where to find grantwriters:\n\nTeaching Yourself to be a Grantwriter http://www.grantproposal.com/starting_inner.html \nMinnesota Council on Foundations Writing a Successful Grant Proposal http://www.mcf.org/mcf/grant/writing.htm \nAmerican Association of Grant Professionals http://www.grantprofessionals.org \nNon profit Guides http://www.npguides.org/ \nGrantExperts.com http://www.grantexperts.com \nAssociation of Fund Raising Professionals http://www.afpnet.org/ \nFoundation Center http://foundationcenter.org/getstarted/learnabout/proposalwriting.html
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There are grants for everything!  You just gotta know where to look, how to apply, and meet the special qualifications. \n\nDon't waste your money on any of those Free Federal Grants books, programs, or any of that stuff.  \n\nThe same information is in the link below.\n\nAnd I'm only gonna charge you $5!  What a deal!
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Just call the utility directly.  They can give you information on average bills, etc.  People do it all the time when trying to decide whether or not to live in a particular place.
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See link with places to pay bills
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Call 411 and ask for services like United Way. They could help you. Also some people ask for help in Ebay ads. Look in the Yellow Pages for community agencies. Call the library and tell them about your situation they can give you specific ph numbers as well.
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I'm not sure where you could get a grant, but I'm sure there are many organizations that would help you. A visit to a government office would probably help you more than anything else. \n\nBut most of all, welcome to America!
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Go to the www.usgov.com. type in grants and you should get a lot of info. Good luck.
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Have you researched on how to fill out a grant? Make sure you state the importance of what you are doing on the grant- not just the need for money. Tell how it will benefit others in the long run. you need to write exactly what you will do with every penny given to you\nexample-\nif you are asking for a $1000.00 grant-\n$600.00 for airfare\n$200.00 food and medical supplies\n$200.00 irrigation supplies to provide water for village\nShow you are putting money in yourself\n\nHotel- $400.00- covered by own expenses\nMeals-$300.00 Covered by own expenses\n\nWhen competing for grants - the companies want to make sure the monsy is spent wisely. Some companies prefer to spend their grant money on local agencies only because it benefits their community. You might want to try churches.
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Apply for federal and local grants. Ask for donations from local businesses. Ask computer stores if they'd be willing to donate equipment. Good luck! :)