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Government Grants - Basics

Government grants are a great source of assistance for business, education, and many other purposes. Government grants aren’t just given out to everyone: you have to apply and show why they should give it to you instead of somebody else. In this article, we hope to help you better understand government grants and how to get them.

 

If you want a government grants for business, you need to prove that you meet all of the requirements that the government sets up. If you get one, progress reports need to be submitted frequently, so the government can see that it gave the government grant to the right person.

The amount of money you get by government grants will be according to criteria the government sets up. Even if you have declared bankruptcy, you may still be able to get a government grant. If you are over eighteen, pay your taxes and are an American citizen, you can get a government grant for business, education, or some other purposes.

Grants for Real Estate

The Real Estate Apprenticeship Grant program gives training and helps those who want to get into the real estate market. Some basic real estate grants offer about seven thousand dollars worth of assistance for various different needs. Often, your licensing fee is paid for. Usually, you can get funds attend classes from Realty School for a year. You usually also receive online access to real estate mentoring services. To qualify, you have to be a graduate of a pre-licensing course at an accredited real estate school within the last 6 months.
Read more at Real Estate Grants.

Grants for Businesses

There are two principal kinds of government grants for businesses. First, there are operational support grants to operate and pay off expenses associated with running a business. This may be given if the government supports the goal of the organization. Second, there are program support government grants used to support the procedures and processes that the business follows.

Some other specific kinds of government grants. First, planning grants involve funding research and starting up new plans for the business.

Start-up grants are popular as well. These grants help a business to open. A grant is given for a little over a year and then decreases each year after that, because it's expected that the business will grow later. The government usually asks for progress on start-up grants, of course.
Read more at Business Start-up Grants.

Equipment and facility grants are offered to finance physical space and materials needed for a business. To get one, you will need to explain how the materials are necessary for your business. Progress reports have to be sent periodically.

Endowment grants are for non-profit businesses to raise funds for work and services that the non-profit provides. Interest on the endowment’s principal stays continuous, so the endowment grant doesn't have to meet operating costs that the business itself can handle.

Program related investments are loans at low interest given to non-profit groups that have to be paid back over time.

Grants for College

Some government grants are for individuals, too. Scholarship grants can pay for a college education without having to be paid back, so they are instead of or in addition to student loans.
Read more at College Grants.

Grants for Women

If you are a woman working on a business that helps women improve their lives, then you can apply for a business grant for women offered by the government.
Read more at Grants for Women.

Grants for Minorities

Millions Of Dollars In Government Grants are released For Blacks, Latinos, Asians, American Indians, Handicapped and many other minority groups. If you have a disability, whether physical or mental, there are grants designed to assist you.
Read more at Grants for Minorities.

Grants for Handicapped

Millions Of Dollars In Government Grants are released to the Handicapped and many other minority groups.
Read more at Grants for Handicapped and other Minorities.

Grants for Housing

Want to buy a house? Are credit problems and the lack of a down payment holding you back? Want to start a real-estate venture?

Housing Grants can be used:

  • for down payment assistance.
  • to repair your own home.
  • to buy rental properties.
  • to fix up rental properties (apartments, houses, business properties).
Read more at Grants for Housing.

Grants for Health Care

There are Health Care Grants for many things, including:


  • Prescription medicine
  • Nursing homes
  • Alzheimer's disease
  • Stroke
  • Parkinson's disease
  • Sleep disorders
  • Alcohol and drug abuse
  • Mental and emotional disorders
  • Learning disabilities
  • Dental care
  • Eyeglasses
Read more at Grants for Health-Care.

Grants for Research

  • Do you want funding for a revolutionary new product or idea?
  • Are you a college, university or trade school that needs funding?
  • Need to upgrade an existing product with added features?
  • Need to train your staff in new research and technology skills?
Read more at Grants for Research.

Grants for Debt Relief

Most people don't know that it is possible to get government grants to pay off credit card debt and other debts. The government offers billions in grants each year - grants where they give money away

Government grants are readily available, you just have to find them and apply for them.
Read more at Grants for Debt relief.

Grants from Canada

A Sample of Industries and Activities that Canada has Grants for:

  • Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
  • Accommodation and Food Services
  • Arts, Entertainment and Recreation
  • Construction
  • Education
  • Health Care and Social Assistance
  • Information and Cultural Industries
  • Manufacturing
  • Professional , Scientific and Technical Services
  • Retail Trade
  • Utilities
Read more at Canadian Grants.

Any government grant you apply for requires progress reports on the work being done, including information the government requests periodically, often asking how the business is doing with the grant money given by the grant.

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