Financial assistance provided by specific federal agencies designed to carry out a public purpose for the greater overall good is the primary premise of government grants. Federal government grants are not to be confused with federal assistance or even federal loans to individuals, as these are entirely different financial vehicles. While the government does provide personal help to those who [...]
You have come a long way baby – and good old Uncle Sam will help you go further if you take advantage of government grants for women. In our modern time, most women live their lives in a delicate balancing act of raising a child as a single parent, going to school and working, and many have stated their own [...]
The recent economic collapse has created more new entrepreneurs’ than ever before – and many times badly needed startup capital comes from minority business grants. The Federal government assists minority groups by gifting minority business grants to minority business owners and to the disadvantaged at-large population. A minority is social group of people, oppressed or stigmatized on the basis [...]
Business expansion grants offer the small business owner funds that do not have to be repaid, thus relieving the burden of debt repayment and the accompanying liability and expense for interest on the company balance sheet. Grants to expand businesses are not usually available from the Federal government, but state governments often have departments that can access funds for grant [...]
Small business grants are available at the federal government and private foundation levels for entrepreneurs and private owners seeking grants for small business. While it may seem obvious to those of us already working in a small business, the federal government has very strict mandates on what constitutes a small business, and thus who can apply for small business grants. [...]
As passed by the United States Congress over two decades ago, a specific percentage of monetary revenue collected by the federal government must be allocated to, and passed down to individual states in the form of state government grants. State government grants are not only available to local townships and counties, but also available to: Citizens; Businesses and nonprofits; Government [...]
Designed to aid unemployed or underemployed workers; veterans, older workers; minorities, women; …and just about everyone else are well kept little funding opportunities called training grants. Your educational needs and background will determine which program will work best for you and of course, for which grants you qualify. Here, we cover some of the better funded opportunities in both the federal [...]
The number of women in business is growing by leaps and bounds thanks in part to the availability of small business grants for women. The SBA has the authority to make grants to non-profit and educational organizations in many of its counseling and training programs, but it does not have authority to make grants to small businesses directly. While it [...]
Whether it is helping schools or nonprofit organizations get better computers, or partially funding a new super powerful electron microscope for clinical research, everyone benefits from the award of technology grants. The United States federal government awards technology grants from its two main award arms: The U.S. Department of Education and the National Science Foundation. Many private and corporate foundations [...]
The Latino and Hispanic population is the second largest defined minority in the United States, yet the most disparaged in relation to minority Hispanic grants. Long misidentified as agricultural and low wage earners, this sometimes forgotten population bears the brunt of economic hardship. The United States federal government in concert with private and corporate foundations has recognized that in order [...]
