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If you are a grant seeker, read this

ricardog started this conversation
Oct 18, 2008

Grant Seekers! Read This! Great Information!

 

Just to help those seeking grants. I have found some information that will be helpful and get you where you are going. This is the best way to get the grant information that you need. After weeks of searching for this type of information, I finally came across it. If anyone needs detail information, just reply back to me and I can try to find more info.

 

Remember that you start by going to grants.gov for the information on finding grants. This is the direct link to seeking all the grants that are being provided. 

 

Here is a tidbit that I found out: Anyone at grants.gov can request a FREE “Find and Apply” presentation. You can get a free informational brochure upon request on the overall program and the registration process. To request a presentation and/or brochures visit: http://www.grants.gov/applicants/events.jsp 

 

The grants.gov has a blog that you can look at and it will give you tons of information that is very helpful. For that you can go to http://grants-gov.blogspot.com/

 

Also to find out if you can be eligible for a grant you can go to the following link: http://www.grants.gov/aboutgrants/eligibility.jsp

 

I have much, much more information. So for those looking or are need more, reply and let me see how I can help. Again this is information that I found by spending time on the internet and do research. You can do it to.

 

Happy Grant finding.

 

If you are having a problem with any of the links above, just reply to me and I can help. 

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ricardog
Nov 20, 2008
 in response to images982003...   

Back in the mid 50's, the president at the time. Talked to several agency and asked them to setup accounts to help the USA residents. Because many people at the time were needing money as in history tells.

There were 27 agency setup these accounts. The USA would give them a tax break. Anyone can setup a grant office only, if you follow a couple of rules. 

But there was one catch, they had to give the money away. There were so many people needing them. That they had to figure out how to break it down. So them came the application and the screening. The majority of the seekers were the rich. So that is why the application process take so long.

So grant money is free money, if you are willing to fight and go throw the application process. 

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ricardog
Nov 9, 2008
 in response to BriCar88...   

Sure go to grants.gov and start applying. Another you can do, since you have good credit. Get an Eduation loan from a bank with a low interest rate. Banks do this all the time. Especially if you live in a city that is a college town or you leave close to a college town.

Another thing, talk to the school counsel and see if they are have money to loan or a grant they work with. 

Talk, talk, talk....

 

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