I'm needing help with a grant....?
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Here are some resources to help you find someone to help you in writing a grant:\n\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/\nHow to be a Grant Writer http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol121/grant.htm\nTeaching Yourself to be a Grantwriter http://www.grantproposal.com/starting_inner.html\n\nIf you are looking for grants to start a business, 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\nNonetheles.. s, 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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go to your schools financial aid department and ask for assistance
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http://www.grants.gov/
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Go to google, and type in free government grants,  there are plenty of them and there are personal needs grants to help you with bills and everything.  And they don't ever have to be paid back!!!!
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Try www.grants.gov or   www.firstgov.gov    or   www.cfda.gov ,  they all have alot of information.
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Write grants to foundations.
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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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Call you local "Small Business Administration" also look for another one called "SCORE" You can get some free help and ASK about any GRANTS that may be available to you. Sometimes, if you start a business in a Rural area the Government may give you a Grant (FREE Money) to help the economic conditions of a rural area. Good Luck. \nOh! I get $50 an hour/minimum for Business Consultation. This took me 5 minutes so that be $50 you owe me. I take cash or kisses your choice. :-p\nP.S. The Small Business Administration requires you try 3 loan sources and if you get turned down and have a business plan they will loan the money, I THINK that how they do it, but, ASK.
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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
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The first thing you need to do is to get a 501C3 status - that would make it easier for you to actively look for funds and apply for grants. Otherwise, your best bet is through private sponsorships
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I found a website that has really good information about grants for down payments.  We are currantly in the same situation and this site helped us out a lot.  They are for first time home buyers and also if you are starting over.  There are tons out there, you just have to know where to look.  Hope this helps!
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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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Great! There are government grants that you don't have to pay back! They will actually pay you to go to school! If you are a woman, minority, have children, etc....handicapped you can get grad school monies! A quick yahoo search on grants will help you out... You could get married??? Rent part of your house out??? Helping others out is what I do too! Be good to people and people will be good to you....
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The best way to find out about government grants is to go to any main branch library and look at "The Catelog of Federal Domestic Assistance".  It lists every grant and loan the government offers for nearly any purpose, instructions on how to apply and in many cases the forms you'll need.  Good luck!
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Go to your local technical school, and ask about grants. In Wisconsin, the government pays for some of it.
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I recieved the very same offer. I was scammed this time last year by a company named First Costal Systems offering the same type of grant. They passed the account information out to others, if you decide to accept the offer. Be aware that there is a checking account required, they will tell you that. They may also require a fee for processing the grant application.
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Hi,\n\nGreat post!  I had the same 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