Comments on: How to Avoid Government Grant Scams http://www.the-grants-guide.com/free-grant-money/how-to-avoid-government-grant-scams Fri, 30 Apr 2010 05:07:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: VATreasures http://www.the-grants-guide.com/free-grant-money/how-to-avoid-government-grant-scams/comment-page-1#comment-1926 VATreasures Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:15:59 +0000 http://www.the-grants-guide.com/free-grant-money/how-to-avoid-government-grant-scams#comment-1926 You should start with the website for the areas of the government that could help you. You should also contact your career center for recommendations on jobs that offer loan forgiveness.<br><b>References : </b><br> You should start with the website for the areas of the government that could help you. You should also contact your career center for recommendations on jobs that offer loan forgiveness.
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]]> By: imisidro http://www.the-grants-guide.com/free-grant-money/how-to-avoid-government-grant-scams/comment-page-1#comment-1925 imisidro Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:13:59 +0000 http://www.the-grants-guide.com/free-grant-money/how-to-avoid-government-grant-scams#comment-1925 The government is NOT in the business of giving away free money for the sake of giving away money. Grants are not given to pay off student loans. 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. 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. For 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. 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. 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. Even 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. Note 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. Grants 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<br><b>References : </b><br> The government is NOT in the business of giving away free money for the sake of giving away money. Grants are not given to pay off student loans. 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.

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.

For 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.

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.

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.

Even 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.

Note 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.

Grants 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
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]]> By: Ray L http://www.the-grants-guide.com/free-grant-money/how-to-avoid-government-grant-scams/comment-page-1#comment-1924 Ray L Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:11:59 +0000 http://www.the-grants-guide.com/free-grant-money/how-to-avoid-government-grant-scams#comment-1924 you can get tips about goverment here http://www.ebookslife.com/grant/index.htm<br><b>References : </b><br> you can get tips about goverment here

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]]> By: Brien Private Finance http://www.the-grants-guide.com/free-grant-money/how-to-avoid-government-grant-scams/comment-page-1#comment-1923 Brien Private Finance Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:09:59 +0000 http://www.the-grants-guide.com/free-grant-money/how-to-avoid-government-grant-scams#comment-1923 It depends on what your grant is for. Some more information might be helpful. If you want to give me an address, i can send you a disk that may have some helpful information on it. Obviously I'm not going to charge you because we have a relationship with a disk creating company where we only pay like .75 cents per disk. Let me know if you are interested. I have not personally gone through it. I could try to upload it onto the computer, and then email it to you that way as well.<br><b>References : </b><br>owner of http://www.brienprivatefinance.com It depends on what your grant is for. Some more information might be helpful. If you want to give me an address, i can send you a disk that may have some helpful information on it. Obviously I’m not going to charge you because we have a relationship with a disk creating company where we only pay like .75 cents per disk. Let me know if you are interested. I have not personally gone through it. I could try to upload it onto the computer, and then email it to you that way as well.
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]]> By: sweetredbeachlvr http://www.the-grants-guide.com/free-grant-money/how-to-avoid-government-grant-scams/comment-page-1#comment-1922 sweetredbeachlvr Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:07:05 +0000 http://www.the-grants-guide.com/free-grant-money/how-to-avoid-government-grant-scams#comment-1922 <b>What is the best/easiest way to apply for a government grant? I'm trying to avoid those online scams.?</b><br>I can't tell these scam websites that are just trying to sell you some useless/outdated book or DVD from the legitimate sources of applications for grants. Has anyone ever gotten one? Do you know the best place(s) to go to apply? Thanks in advance. It would mainly be to pay off grad school student loan debt. I would like to get a grant to start a small business but I think I need to get rid of the debt first. What is the best/easiest way to apply for a government grant? I'm trying to avoid those online scams.?
I can’t tell these scam websites that are just trying to sell you some useless/outdated book or DVD from the legitimate sources of applications for grants. Has anyone ever gotten one? Do you know the best place(s) to go to apply? Thanks in advance.
It would mainly be to pay off grad school student loan debt. I would like to get a grant to start a small business but I think I need to get rid of the debt first.

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