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In
the United States,
federal grants are economic aid issued by the
United States government out of the general federal revenue. A
federal grant is an award of financial assistance from a federal
agency to a recipient to carry out a public purpose of support or
stimulation authorized by a law of the United States.
Grants may also be issued by private non-profit organizations such
as foundations, not-for-profit corporations or charitable trusts
which are all collectively referred to as charities.
Thanks to Wikipedia for a most succinct definition.
It was this information that led me to look further into the
possibility of Gov Loan Grants money.
There
are over 900 grant programs offered by the 26 Federal grant-making
agencies. These programs fall into 21 categories:
* Agriculture
* Arts
* Business and Commerce
* Community Development
* Consumer Protection
* Disaster Prevention and Relief
* Education Regional Development
* Employment, Labor, and Training
* Energy
* Environmental Quality
* Food and Nutrition
* Health
* Housing
* Humanities
* Information and Statistics
* Law, Justice, and Legal Services
* Natural Resources
* Science and Technology
* Social Services and Income Security
* Transportation

The
action required is described on the US Government website,
www.grants.gov.
The first thing to do is to determine the Grants you can apply for
and your eligibility by examining the list of Grants and the
eligibility requirements.
Then you must complete the
Grants.gov registration process.
Registration can take between three-five business days or as long
as two weeks if all steps are not completed in a timely manner.
Then applicants must download a Grants Application Package which
allows for the applications to be prepared off line.
Instructions on how to open and use the forms in the package are
on the application package cover sheet. Agency specific
instructions are available for download when you download your
application package, which will include required information for
your submission.
You have to remember to save changes to your application as you
go, Grants.gov does NOT automatically save changes. The package
cannot be submitted until all required fields have been completed.
After you have entered all the necessary information, checked the
package for errors and saved your package; applicants need to
click the "Save & Submit" button on the cover page, and the
application package will automatically be uploaded to Grants.gov.
The Department gives a tracking number so that you can check on
the progress of the application through the system.
To find the Grants that you are eligible for, Click Here!
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