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SEE SOME EXAMPLES OF WHAT YOU CAN APPLY FOR:

$9,500.00 to pay any bills
$1,200.00 to pay your mortgage or rent
$25,000.00 to pay for college
$10,000.00 to help buy a car
$6,000.00 to pay closing costs on a home
$1500.00 to pay your property taxes
$900.00 to pay utility bills
$800.00 to pay your food bills
$4,800.00 to pay for family expenses
$30,000.00 for your business

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GOVERNMENT GRANTS 1
Disclaimer 12
We provide the information … you do your own research 13
Okay, I’m interested … give me some specifics! 13
Developing a grant proposal 14
Preparation 14
Developing Ideas for the Proposal 14
Community Support 14
Identification of a Funding Resource 15
Getting Organized to Write the Proposal 15
Review & Criticism 16
Writing the grant proposal 17
The Basic Components of a Proposal 17
The Proposal Summary: Outline of Project Goals 17
Introduction: Presenting a Credible Applicant or Organization 17
The Problem Statement: Stating the Purpose at Hand 17
Project Objectives: Goals and Desired Outcome 18
Program Methods and Program Design: A Plan of Action 18
Evaluation: Product and Process Analysis 19
Future Funding: Long-Term Project Planning 19
The Proposal Budget: Planning the Budget 20
Free Money 21
Used Tire Grants 21
Use Recycled Materials 21
$25,000 To Upgrade Employees Skills 21
Venture Capital for Low-Income Entrepreneurs 22
$5,000 To Learn New Technology 22
$500,000 Venture Capital From New York 22
Grants To Improve Energy Efficiency 23
$5,000 To Go Overseas 23

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Advanced Technology Money 23
$425000 To Save Energy 24
Technology Assistance 24
$4,000 For Technical Assistance 24
Invention Assistance 25
550,000,000 For Air Service 25
Sell Overseas 25
Venture Capital 26
Hurt By Imports (PC1)? 26
$1 Billion To Work On Ideas 27
$10,000 For Every New Job Created 27
Federal Programs By Type 28
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 28
ENVIRONMENT RELATED GRANTS 28
SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS 29
MINORITY BUSINESS PROGRAMS 31
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 32
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM 34
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS 34
RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPEMENT 35
PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS PROGRAMS 36
MARKETING PROGRAM 36
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 37
FORESTRY PROGRAMS 38
MARINE PROGRAM 39
JOB TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT 39
FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM 41
ENERGY CONSERVATION 41
RESEARCH GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS 43
Government Services 45
Free or Low-Priced Career Counseling and Assistance 45
Free or Low-Priced Counseling, and Services for New and Existing Businesses 45
Free Assistance to Small Disadvantaged Businesses 45
More Grant Makers 46
The Foundation Center 46
Nursing and Medical Grants 46
Grant Resources & Publications 47
Government Publications and Links 47
Federal Register 47
Grants Net 47
Free Money Directory 47
Federal Money Retriever 47
Free Money to Change Your Life 47
Government Giveaways for Entrepreneurs III 48
Grants Galore 48
An Insiders Guide To Finding and Obtaining Grant Money 48
Guidelines and literature 48
Regional and Federal depository libraries 48
State Programs 49
SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS BY STATE 49
OTHER SMALL BUSINESS RESOURCES 52
State-Specific Small Business Links 52
SBA Office of Advocacy 52
Procurement Assistance to Small Businesses 52
Small Business Investment Companies 52
Micro-Enterprise Loans 52
Venture Capital 52
Programs Listed By State 53
Alabama 53
Lister Hill Center Intramural Grants Program 53
Alaska 53
Child Care Money 53
Arkansas 53
Grants To Train Arkansas Employees 53
ARKANSAS CHILD CARE PROVIDERS 54
Arizona 54
SMALL BUSINESS RECYCLING PROGRAM 54
Arizona Business & Commerce 54
Colorado 54
Train Colorado Employees 54
Delaware 55
CHILD CARE AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION 55
$25,000 To Develop Business Plans and Patents 55
$150,000 to $2 Million in Delaware Venture Capital 55
$50,000 For Delaware Inventors 55
Money For Development And Marketing In Delaware 56
Illinois 56
$16 For Illinois Job Training 56
Used Tire Grants 56
Use Recycled Materials 57
Grants to Recycle Solid Waste 57
Indiana 57
Grants To Improve Energy Efficiency 57
Indiana Coal Research Grant Program 57
Indiana Biomass Grant Program 58
Iowa 58
Iowa Job Training 58
Forgivable Loans For Training 58
New Skills Development 59
Business Network 59
Entrepreneurs With Disabilities 59
Money For Iowa Entrepreneurs 59
Kansas 60
Kansas Job Training Grants 60
Venture Capital For Kansas Businesses 60
Kansas Venture Capital 61
$1,000 For Your Kansas Invention 61
$5,000 To Prepare Grant Proposals 61
$3,500 For Trade Shows 62
Kentucky 62
Search the Kentucky Internet for small business grants 62
Money To Train Kentucky Employees 62
LOUISIANA 62
Maryland 63
Venture Capital for Low-Income Entrepreneurs 63
Massachusetts 63
80% Discount on Energy Consultants 63
Low interest Loans for New and existing child care providers 63
Michigan 63
Child Care 63
$1,000 Job Training Grants 64
$1,000 Job Training Grants 64
Missouri 64
Recycle Missouri 64
Childhood Development Grant Opportunities 64
NEW JERSEY 65
Early Stage Enterprise (ESE) Seed Investment Fund 65
Business Relocation Assistance Grant (BRAG) 65

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5000 Registered Apprenticeship Incentive Program 65
New Mexico 65
New Mexico Job Training 65
New York 66
$500,000 Venture Capital From New York 66
Micro Enterprise Conditional Grant Program – Trickle Up 66
North Carolina 66
$30,000 to Reduce Wood Waste 66
North Dakota 66
Agriculture Marketing Grants 66
Grants To North Dakota Women 67
Ohio 67
Money To Recycle Tires 67
Grants and Help For Ohio Business 67
Oklahoma 68
Money For Small Businesses 68
Quality Oklahoma Jobs 68
Oregon 68
Oregon Venture Capital 68
Pennsylvania 69
Clean Up Assistance 69
Convert Gas Vehicles to Alternative Fuels 69
Money For Job Training 69
Rhode Island 70
Grants To Train Employees 70
$25,000 To Upgrade Employees Skills 70
$5,000 To Learn New Technology 70
Tennessee 70
$3 Million To Growing Tennessee Businesses 70
Texas 71
Smart Texas Jobs 71
Utah 71
$100,000 To Move Your Business To Utah 71
Utah's Short Term Intensive Training Grants Cover New Employees 71
Virginia 72
Grants To Promote Virginia’s Horse Industry 72
Pollution Control Grants From Virginia 72
Washington 72
Washington Job Skills 72
Energy grants for residents on tight budgets 72
Wisconsin 73
Grants For Environmental Cleanup In Wisconsin 73
Brownfields Grant Initiative 73
Minority Enterprise Grants 73
Grants for Recycling Businesses 74
Wood Utilization Grants 74
Recycle Wisconsin 74
Financing Your Business in Wisconsin 74
TOP 100 GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS 75
Business Development Assistance to Small Business 75
Business and Industry Loans 76
Women's Business Ownership Assistance 81
Very Low to Moderate Income Housing Loans 85
8(a) Business Development 89
Minority Business Development 92
(Regular Business Loans_7(a) Loans) 95
Community Facilities Loans and Grants 98
Basic Minority Business Development Centers 102
Rural Development Grants 106
Procurement Assistance to Small Businesses 108
Business Services 110
(Counseling on Doing Business with the Federal Government) 110
Small Business Investment Companies 111
Rural Business Opportunity Grants 114
Small Business Development Center 117
Grants for Public Works and Economic Development 120
Very Low-Income Housing Repair Loans and Grants 125
Federal Direct Loan 128
Promotion of the Arts_Grants to Organizations and Individuals 133
Small Business Innovation Research 140
Community Development Grants/Special Purpose Grants/Technical Assistance Program 144
Federal Pell Grant Program 147
Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program 152
Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants 155
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants 158
Housing Application Packaging Grants 161
Housing Counseling Assistance Program 165
Community Services Block Grant_Discretionary Awards 169
Supportive Housing Program 174
Planning and Program Development Grants 178
Community Development Block Grants/Small Cities Program 182
Rural Housing Site Loans and Self_Help Housing Land Development Loans 186
Microloan Demonstration Program 190
Adult Education_State Grant Program 194
Harry S Truman Scholarship Program 198
Management and Technical Assistance for Economically Disadvantaged Bus. 202
Professional Services Program 206
Community Development Block Grants/Economic Development Initiative 209
Donation of Federal Surplus Personal Property 213
Individual and Family Grants 217
Education and Human Resources 221
Buildings and Facilities Program 227
Disadvantaged Business Enterprises_Short Term Lending Program 231
Disposal of Federal Surplus Real Property 234
Community Development Block Grants/State's Program 238
Economic Adjustment Assistance 243
Economic Development_Technical Assistance 248
15916 Outdoor Recreation_Acquisition, Development and Planning 252
(Land and Water Conservation Fund Grants) 252
HOME Investment Partnerships Program 257
Employment Services and Job Training Pilots_Demonstrations and Research 260
Women's Special Employment Assistance 265
Computer and Information Science and Engineering 269
Federal Real Property Assistance Program 274
Emergency Loans 277
Community Services Block Grant 281
Juvenile Mentoring Program 286
Commercial Service 290
Rural Rental Housing Loans 293
Market Access Program 297
Child Care and Development Block Grant 301
(Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)) 301
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