Do Government Grants really exist?

Many people have come up to me and asked the question, are Government Grants available to anyone who needs them.  The answer I give them is simple, yes.  Anyone who has a need for a grant can usually find the proper grant that that is for them.  What are grants you ask?  Grants are defined in the dictionary as something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land.  Some say it’s an award or gift.  In simple terms grants are specific amounts of money that is awarded to a person, a group of people or even a company to be used for a specific purpose.  This money does not need to be repaid back and is essentially free.

The next question people ask me is where do grants come from, who gives grants away for free and why?  There are three main providers of grant money in the U.S., and each of them has countless billions of dollars they need to disperse annually. Let’s take a quick look at each:

1.) Private foundations and organizations are founded by many large corporations so they can take advantage of tax exempt benefits.

However, if they want to keep their tax exempt status, federal law actually requires these organizations to allocate a percentage of their yearly revenues in the form of grants.

Every year these foundations give out millions of dollars in grants to a wide variety of individuals and businesses (e.g., Entrepreneurs, Small businesses, College students, those in need of general financial assistance or to cover everyday living expenses, etc.).

2.) Federal grant programs give away billions of dollars to your fellow citizens every year. Funded by your tax dollars, these programs are set up so that anybody can tap into the money they need right now… without the hassle and inconvenience of having to qualify for a loan, put up collateral, or be required to pay back the money.

3.) State grant programs have been developed to work specifically for you. But, every year, millions of dollars in your state alone go unused because people do not realize the grant money is available to them.

That’s right – all the money is non-taxable, interest-free, and 100% yours to do whatever you want with it… and you never have to pay it back!  The only requirement is that you are a U.S. citizen and a taxpayer.  It doesn’t matter if you have bad credit, no experience, or even have filed for bankruptcy – you can still tap into the billions of dollars of grant money just waiting for you.  Frankly, it’s amazing that so few people take advantage of this economic ‘gift’ the government created to assist the American people.

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Government Grants For Single Parents

Government grants for single parents? Are these legit? The is the question that I have a lot of single moms asking me during my 9 to 5 job. The answer is, sometimes, yes. But you have to be very careful as many of these so called single parent grants are not real grants. What happens is that you will have a website requiring you to “pay” for the grant processing or shipping fees. This fee, of course, is non refundable. The problem is that no parent ever gets one of these grants.

Now that doesn’t mean there are not some legitimate government grant programs out there that a parent can apply for. But the vast majority of these so called grants are fakes.

How can you find the real help that you need? Research. Never apply for a grant that does not have some sort of history to it. If you are suspicious about the veracity of a grant, you should spend some time doing research on that grant. You’ll find out quickly whether the grant is legit or not.

If you need some financial help from the government, you will want to look at the official government grant website, the federal welfare website, and the housing assistant website. These websites all detail the various federal grant programs that are offered. Now, there may be stat single parent grants that you can find. These sort of grants tend to be harder to find – you are really going to have to look around for them online.

If you want to find a grant, you should look online to see what’s offered. There are websites that can help offer you grant and scholarship searches. You can also just use the search engines to see what you can turn up.

Author: James Doberson
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