Archive for September, 2009

grant giving foundations?

I am looking for grants that help the children in my comuinty is there any out there to help with computers or toys for our centers.
Check with the Foundation Center http://foundationcenter.org/ as they have database of private foundations who give out grants.
Also check in your community if there are any private companies willing to [...]

Anyone Familiar with Grants?

Here’s my dilema. I’m trying to help a friend find money to pay for an operation that she needs because she doesn’t have medical insurance. She doesn’t have medical insurance because she has a condition which makes her uninsurable. If she can get this operation, she will be better and once again able [...]

has any one heard of (Request a Grant .com)?

They say you can get free money and don’t have to pay it back.
SCAM SCAM SCAM
You may also want to read the warnings FTC has issued against these "grant" companies:
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2004/03/grantresources.htm
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt134.htm
Here is also one of the warnings issued by the Better Business Bureau http://www.concord.bbb.org/tips_timesharescams.html
You can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) http://www.cfda.gov and [...]

Help with grants?

Does anyone know any good grant foundations for small business’s? Also any advice for me. I am moving a security firm from a home based office to a store front location and expanding big time!
It is hard to find grants to start a business. Unlike the myths that some perpetuate, federal government and even private [...]

have anyone heard about grant educational resources.com?

is it a scam. someone from grant educational resources.com
call me about a grant they took my information and they ask for a deposit of $300.00 for processing fees they say they’ll send information in the mail in 10 days before they debit my account. 10 days came and they debit my account but no information [...]

Funding and Grants for new Homeless Shelter Sources Needed?

New Homeless shelter in rural Pennsylvania in need of funding from private foundations, individuals and grants. Anyone know of any sources? I am new to this program to try to help it be more successful and help more families and individuals.
Your best bet is to seek for private grants or grants from private foundations.
The best [...]

How long does the sure start maternity grant take to go in to your bank?

I applied for above grant 2 weeks ago, how long will it take untill it gets to my bank?
have you had the letter confirming you have got the grant because its a few days after u receive the letter i think
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I’m returning to university and interested in PRIVATE grants, scholarships. Any info anyone?

I don’t want to go the Student Loan route. I’m also looking online for private grants and scholarships. I live in Louisiana and plan to attend school there as well. My intended major is English (focus on creative writing). If anyone knows of any private benefactors or charitable foundations who fund [...]

I need help on writing a proposal for a grant concerning gender and crime?

Help! Can someone direct me to website or tell me how to write a proposal grant for gender and crime in America.
A guide to writing grant proposals: http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/grant_proposals.html
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Has anyone had success with Government Grants without shelling out a fortune?

Recently I purchased a "Getting Started Kit" that promised me a grant in 90 days or my money back. ($24.95) So I sent a well-thought out letter to 100 different addresses from Florida to Hawaii. So far 26 letters have come back to me "Return to Sender" or "Address Unknown". [...]