Habitat Enhancement by Youth Crews

Funding Opportunity Number: F14AS00106 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity: Education Employment, Labor and Training Environment CFDA Number: 15.676 Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Agency Name: DOI-FWS Closing Date: Mar 12, 2014 Award Ceiling: $60,000 Expected Number of Awards: 1 Creation Date: Mar 05, 2014 Funding Opportunity Description: The purpose of this federal assistance is to restore and manage native habitat on federal lands, adjacent nonfederal lands and areas of interest in support of the USFWS youth program located throughout the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin. To accomplish this goal, the recipient intends to provide youth crews to restore both native grassland, oak savannas, wetland, riparian, and forest habitat; in addition to other stewardship services such as invasive species removal, hazardous fuel reduction, fence line removal, tree cutting and or planting, habitat mapping and installation of parking lots and gates to provide for and direct public access. These actions will help conserve and protect native plants and animals for not only their benefit, but also for the public good derived from such conservation efforts. Through the activities provided through this Agreement, the Service will be better able to manage grassland, wetland, riparian, forest and oak savanna habitat. Many of these activities will be projects completed by working side by side with Service staff in the field. Substantial involvement on the part of the USFWS is anticipated for the successful completion of the activities to be funded. In particular, the USFWS will be responsible for the following: 1. Provide maps and technical expertise, or specialized instruction in the use of equipment for the removal of invasive species. Provide instruction and training on the identification of invasive species, including reasons for control and appropriate timing and methods of control techniques. 2. As needed, provide chemical for spot treatment of invasive species. 3. Provide equipment and vehicle storage location for the recipient’s crew during the work period. 4. Provide instruction and training on the proper restoration of oak savanna, a rare habitat type that represents one of the most endangered ecosystems in the world. 5. Work alongside recipient crews to identify and properly harvest various native prairie grass and forb species. 6. Provide direction and project locations to maximize grassland bird benefits derived from invasive species control and tree removal through the creation of large blocks of grassland. As needed and available, provide GIS analysis of project sites to maximize grassland blocks. 7. Complete neighbor contacts and discussions to coordinate removal of trees and invasive species on common fence lines. When needed, in partnership with the recipient, provide operator and equipment to work with fence line removal projects. 8. Provide instruction and training on riparian restoration techniques and trout management. 9. Provide locations and specifications for the installation of parking lots and or gates; and complete necessary permits and utility locate calls. When needed, provide operator and equipment to recipient to complete parking lot and or gate projects.

Read more here: http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=252206

Habitat Enhancement by Youth Crews

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FY14 Region 4 Wetland Program Development Grants

Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-REG04-14-01 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Grant Category of Funding Activity: Environment CFDA Number: 66.461 Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Agency Name: EPA Closing Date: Apr 04, 2014 Award Ceiling: $500,000 Expected Number of Awards: 8 Creation Date: Feb 19, 2014 Funding Opportunity Description: Wetland Program Development Grants (WPDGs) provide eligible applicants an opportunity to conduct and promote the coordination and acceleration of research, investigations, experiments, training, demonstrations, surveys, and studies relating to the causes, effects, extent, prevention, reduction, and elimination of water pollution. All proposals submitted under this RFP must be for projects that build or refine state/tribal/local government wetland programs. Implementation of wetland protection programs is not an eligible project under this announcement.

Read more here: http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=251515

FY14 Region 4 Wetland Program Development Grants

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NIJ FY 14 Investigator-Initiated Research: The Comprehensive School Safety Initiative

Funding Opportunity Number: NIJ-2014-3798 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Grant Category of Funding Activity: Law, Justice and Legal Services CFDA Number: 16.560 Eligible Applicants State governments County governments City or township governments Special district governments Independent school districts Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Individuals For profit organizations other than small businesses Small businesses Agency Name: USDOJ-OJP-NIJ Closing Date: May 20, 2014 Award Ceiling: $1,000,000 Expected Number of Awards: Creation Date: Feb 19, 2014 Funding Opportunity Description: Total funding for this solicitation and the number of awards made will depend on the availability of funds, the quality of the applications, and other pertinent factors. To allow time for, among other things, any necessary post-award review, modification, and clearance by OJP of the proposed budget, applicants should propose an award start date of January 1, 2015.

Read more here: http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=251553

NIJ FY 14 Investigator-Initiated Research: The Comprehensive School Safety Initiative

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NIJ FY 14 Building and Enhancing Criminal Justice Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships

Funding Opportunity Number: NIJ-2014-3724 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Grant Category of Funding Activity: Law, Justice and Legal Services CFDA Number: 16.560 Eligible Applicants State governments County governments City or township governments Special district governments Independent school districts Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Individuals For profit organizations other than small businesses Small businesses Agency Name: USDOJ-OJP-NIJ Closing Date: May 28, 2014 Award Ceiling: $2,000,000 Expected Number of Awards: 4 Creation Date: Feb 28, 2014 Funding Opportunity Description: NIJ is seeking proposals for multiple criminal justice research projects involving researcher-practitioner partnerships as well as capturing detailed descriptions of these collaborations. While other NIJ solicitations often encourage researcher-practitioner partnerships, this solicitation directly focuses on supporting criminal justice research and evaluation activities that include a researcher-practitioner partnership component. Within the context of the proposed research or evaluation project, the partnerships can be new or ongoing. NIJ intends to support criminal justice research in two areas related to new and ongoing researcher-practitioner collaborations. Proposals must fall under one of the following program areas: 1. Junior Faculty Grant Program to Promote Criminal Justice Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships. 2. Criminal Justice Researcher-Practitioner Fellowship Placement Program.

Read more here: http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=251975

NIJ FY 14 Building and Enhancing Criminal Justice Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships

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Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Grants to Support Great Lakes State Aquatic Invasive Nuisance Species

Funding Opportunity Number: F14AS00095 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Grant Category of Funding Activity: Natural Resources CFDA Number: 15.662 Eligible Applicants State governments Agency Name: DOI-FWS Closing Date: Apr 21, 2014 Award Ceiling: $1,000,000 Expected Number of Awards: 9 Creation Date: Feb 24, 2014 Funding Opportunity Description: Under FY14 appropriations to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) anticipates providing grants to support implementation of Great Lakes State Aquatic Invasive Nuisance Species Management Plans (State Plans), and support for the creation of an Interstate Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan (Interstate Plan). State Plans have been transmitted by state governors and then approved by the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force. The Interstate Plan will not be submitted to the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force for review and approval. All state grants will be awarded based on a competitive process for which only Great Lakes states are eligible. To be eligible for FY14 funding to implement State Plans, FY10 and FY11 grant funds must be completely expended, at the time a proposal is submitted. Also, allocation of funding will require, within 1 year of the grant agreement becoming fully executed, completion of either one rapid response training session or one rapid response action. Also, state agencies must have either completed updates to their State ANS Management Plan to include rapid response capabilities, or be on track to complete that update by September 30, 2014. Please include either the completed state rapid response plan, or a schedule for finalization of that rapid response plan (required completion by September 30, 2014) as an attachment in your grant application. Two year grant awards will be used by states (including for developing the Interstate Plan) for activities that directly relate to the protection and restoration of the Great Lakes and Great Lakes Basin. Priorities for funding will include: Implementing risk management approaches for species and pathways as described in GLMRIS reports Developing and implementing an Asian carp prevention and management plan for the Great Lakes Addressing climate change in risk assessment and management activities. For a full description of what to include in a proposal and the evaluation process please see the Notice of Funding Available (NOFA) associated with this grant.

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Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Grants to Support Great Lakes State Aquatic Invasive Nuisance Species

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2015 National Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share Grant Program

Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-FS-UCF-01-2015 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Grant Category of Funding Activity: Community Development Disaster Prevention and Relief Employment, Labor and Training Environment Natural Resources Science and Technology and other Research and Development CFDA Number: 10.675 Eligible Applicants State governments County governments City or township governments Special district governments Independent school districts Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Agency Name: USDA-FS Closing Date: May 15, 2014 Award Ceiling: $300,000 Expected Number of Awards: 50 Creation Date: Feb 26, 2014 Funding Opportunity Description: 2015 Forest Service National Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share Grant Deadline: May 15, 2014 The Secretary of Agriculture has a congressionally designated advisory council that assists the U.S. Forest Service in establishing the grant categories and recommendations of final proposals for the Forest Service to consider. This is the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council (NUCFAC). The Council serves to advise the Secretary of Agriculture on the status of the nation’s urban and community forests and related natural resources. The NUCFAC seeks to establish sustainable urban and community forests, by encouraging communities of all sizes to manage and protect their natural resources, which, if well managed, improves the public’s health, well-being, economic vitality, and creates resilient ecosystems for present and future generations. The Council recommends urban and community forestry projects that have national or multi-state application and impact through the U.S. Forest Service’s competitive Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share Grant Program. This year, the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council (NUCFAC) has identified three national grant categories: 1. Incorporating Urban Forests as Green Infrastructure into Urban Planning Practices that will result in improvements for ecologically underserved communities and regions. 2. Green Infrastructure Jobs Analysis 3. Utilizing Green Infrastructure to Manage and Mitigate Stormwater to Improve Water Quality An applicant may apply to more than one category; however they are to use a separate application for each category. The purpose of these grants is to address national issues. This RFP is not for local or State-wide projects. Click on link http://www.fs.fed.us/ucf/nucfac.shtml for full information on the 2015 Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share Grant. Search [CFDA number: 10.675], or [Grant Opportunity No.: USDA-FS-UCF-01–2015]. The grant applications are to be submitted through www.grants.gov. Contact Nancy Stremple, Natural Resource Specialist, Executive Staff, National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council, (NUCFAC) nstremple@fs.fed.us or your Forest Service Regional Urban Forestry Program Manager, if you are interested in applying and have any questions. The Forest Service Regional Urban forestry Coordinators are located at http://www.fs.fed.us/ucf/contact_regional.html. For Region 2 Mountain the new contact is: Dana Coelho, dcoelho@fs.fed.us , Region 6 Pacific North West /Region 10 Alaska is: Kathy Sheehan, ksheehan@fs.fed.us, and Region 5 California, Hawaii and the Pacific Island Territories is: MaryLou Fairweather, mfairweather@fs.fed.us.

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2015 National Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share Grant Program

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Improving Delivery of HIV Prevention and Treatment through Implementation Science and Translational Research (R01)

Funding Opportunity Number: PA-14-131 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Grant Category of Funding Activity: Health CFDA Number: 93.242 93.855 93.856 Eligible Applicants State governments County governments City or township governments Special district governments Independent school districts Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses Small businesses Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Agency Name: HHS-NIH11 Closing Date: Jan 07, 2017 Award Ceiling: Expected Number of Awards: Creation Date: Feb 28, 2014 Funding Opportunity Description: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages research designed to increase the public health impact of efficacious HIV/AIDS-related interventions for prevention and treatment. To maximize the public health impact of available interventions, significant progress is needed to advance science designed to get interventions to the men, women, and children who need them. The goals of this scientific agenda are to learn how best to deliver interventions more efficiently and effectively in real-world communities and clinics, to more readily transfer interventions from one setting or population to another, and to make better informed choices for combination intervention packages.

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Improving Delivery of HIV Prevention and Treatment through Implementation Science and Translational Research (R01)

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Carnegie Mellon University Receives $10 Million Gift

By webmaster@philanthropynewsdigest.org (Kyoko Uchida)

The gift from alumnus James R. Swartz and his wife, Susan, will support business education, research initiatives, and interdisciplinary collaboration at the Tepper School of Business….

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Carnegie Mellon University Receives $10 Million Gift

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ArtPlace America Announces $28 Million in Support for Placemaking

By webmaster@philanthropynewsdigest.org (Kyoko Uchida)

A dozen foundations and two anonymous donors have pledged a total of $28 million in support of projects that use the arts to shape the social, physical, and economic futures of communities….

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ArtPlace America Announces $28 Million in Support for Placemaking

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People in the News (3/02/14): Appointments and Promotions

By webmaster@philanthropynewsdigest.org (Emily Robbins)

The latest staff and board announcements from the philanthropic sector…

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People in the News (3/02/14): Appointments and Promotions

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AmfAR Awards $2.1 Million in Grants for Cure-Focused HIV Research

By webmaster@philanthropynewsdigest.org (Matt Sinclair)

The grants will enable researchers to explore innovative strategies designed to eliminate reservoirs of infected cells….

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AmfAR Awards $2.1 Million in Grants for Cure-Focused HIV Research

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African-American History Museum Taking Shape on National Mall

By webmaster@philanthropynewsdigest.org (Kyoko Uchida)

Expected to open early in 2016, the museum has raised approximately $400 million of its $500 million cost of construction….

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African-American History Museum Taking Shape on National Mall

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FY 2014 Youth Ambassadors Program

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA-ECAPEC-14-043 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity: Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) CFDA Number: 19.415 Eligible Applicants Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Agency Name: DOS-ECA Closing Date: Apr 18, 2014 Award Ceiling: $2,825,000 Expected Number of Awards: Creation Date: Feb 24, 2014 Funding Opportunity Description: The Office of Citizen Exchanges, Youth Programs Division, of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces an open competition for the FY 2014 Youth Ambassadors Program with South America, Central America, the Caribbean, Canada, and Haiti. Public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501c3 may submit proposals to recruit and select youth and adult participants, to provide the participants with three-week exchanges focused on civic education, community service, and youth leadership development, and to support follow-on projects in their home communities. Exchange delegations will travel to the United States from Canada, Haiti, ten South American countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela), eight Central American countries (Belize, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nica ragua, and Panama), and six countries in the Caribbean (the Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago); U.S. exchange delegations will travel to select countries. It is the Bureau’s intent to award multiple cooperative agreements (one base year plus two option years) for an estimated total amount of $8,475,000. Please see section II.) Award Information, below for additional details.

Read more here: http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=251747

FY 2014 Youth Ambassadors Program

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Walmart Foundation Awards $1.75 Million to Boost Access to Higher Education

The grants to the NAACP, National Urban League, and United Negro College Fund will fund scholarships and job training and placement programs….    

Walmart Foundation Awards $1.75 Million to Boost Access to Higher Education

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Obama's Federal Grant For Citizens Program - A Gift For Those In Need Of A Little Financial Help

Obama's Federal Grant For Citizens Program - A Gift For Those In Need Of A Little Financial Help

With all the talks about grant money going around lately, you have to wonder where it's all arriving from and especially, where it's going to. Grant money, such as that in the Government Grant for Debt Relief for Citizens Program might be seemed on as a present rather than merely a loan, simply because it needs never to be returned. Those who will be eligible for this cash benefit by spending down their debt and as an extra bonus, they will not be needed to pay in return. This is supposed to stimulate the economic system as these people will then make purchases they could not manage before the grant cash came to them.

Applying for government grants is an issue of completing programs and making demands. In accordance with the need of people, these programs will be analyzed and either accepted or inquired. If there are concerns to be responded to that should be done genuinely and freely, on a case by case basis. At periods those who are engaged in giving the grant money may wish to have a say in where their cash goes. They may appreciate a diligent family that has hit upon hardship through a job loss and choose to give them some help through this financial present.

When these Govt Grants for Debt Relief are compensated out there is hardly ever any reason for a credit or criminal history examine. But the contributor may wish to figure out how much need is engaged on a case to case basis, and look into the factors for the educational funding demand. Is this cash targeted toward combining financial obligations in order to pay them off, or increasing yourself through better knowledge (scholarship loans), or perhaps a small business startup. All are genuine factors to need help economically and may well be regarded deserving. The substitute to this grant cash could be filing bankruptcy and no one wants that to occur if it's possible.

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Need Free Money For Your Business Or Education? Make Use Of Government Grants!!!

Government authorities across the world are involved in giving free money to businesses, organizations and desperate individuals in the form of government grants. In the US alone, more than $650 billion dollars have been gifted to deserving companies and organizations. Each government organization that is involved in this action has its own unique set of pre-requisites and techniques which you must understand, prior to implementing for a government funded grant.

A Variety of Options

Government grants serve both individuals' and businesses' needs. Several groups are involved in the individual grants option. Grants may be extended to property entrepreneurs or tenants, students, sole-proprietorship entrepreneurs, farm owners and war victims and natural disasters to name a few. Both private sector and non-profit organization can benefit from govt allows as well. The US govt governmen sets aside billions of dollars each year to help companies get started and to help keep them profitable during times of financial stress.

Study Grants

Do you desire to obtain a degree but find that your resources do not measure up to cover your cost of attendance? Take advantage of the many government aid program to help realize your desire. Higher knowledge student grants a great way of funding your college education and applied on a needs basis. Students grants can be implemented via a federal grant program, known as the Pell Grant system or through various state programs.

Grants for Research

Students, businesses and non-profit organizations that are involved in scientific Analysis and Development or plan to undertake research in a public sector too can finance their projects through federal govt grants. While associated universities, colleges and institutions are the main source of acquiring information regarding acquiring federal govt grants, you can directly seek the assistance of government departments.

Business Grants

Increasing investment for your company enterprise can be a difficult effort, based on the required level of resources. While the govt is fully aware of the importance of growing companies to the economy and is generally willing to improve resources to beneficial tasks, companies planning to seek federal government grants must meet certain requirements to be eligible for a grant.

Non-profit organizations must determine that the services they provide are in favor of the public and do not accumulate any investment benefits for themselves to be able to be eligible for a government grant. A few reasons that allow companies to be eligible for a grant may include minority/women-owned company, trade based company filled with economical problems or a company that is in a special interest field. Businesses must submit detailed proposal to be able to persuade granting agencies that they are entitled to the resources along with prepared financial reports, permits as well as personality sources that support their proposal.

Determine your Eligibility

The requirements that one must meet in order to be eligible for a grant vary with each kind of grant. Each US resident may be eligible for more than one kind of allow, but the exact pre-conditions that must be met should be examined with the relevant agency. Thankfully that there are no credit score assessments, collaterals or co-signers required and a person's history of credit score will have no keeping on his qualifications, provided the unique circumstances are met.

Explore your Options

Government websites are usually the recommended technique to surf for choices available for financing. While this technique is affordable, it is not particularly time effective. Several websites offer more targeted and appropriate information on resources of free financing that is up-to-date and spot-on, but may need a minimal program handling fee. This should not act as a barrier for you though. Keep in mind the benefits that government grants keep for you, and this will seem like a small price to pay.

You can also implement the solutions of experts to help get around through your choices and to secure the money that you need, regardless of the purpose you need it for.

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Moms: Get Free Grant Money To Go To School

Moms: Get Free Grant Money To Go To School

The US economic system is constantly on the battle, and that unfortunately results in many individuals with unclear futures. Many individuals have lost jobs, and finding new career has been difficult. Others who have just employed, like the newly graduates in college, may be frustrated by the lack of possibilities. This bad atmosphere could stay for a long period according to some experts.

 On the good side, new economic ideas are a positive result of such challenging times. The current administration, Obama and the Congress have taken steps in making home ownership more obtainable and to protect customers in several areas. The President and the Congress have also concentrated on education. The goal is to generate loans secure and increase the opportunity for college scholarships. The Scholarships for Mothers plan has been accepted and encouraged by President Obama. Mothers play crucial role in the lives of their children so it's a no-brainer to offer knowledge possibilities for them to care for their loved ones.

 For years the government has honored Pell Grants based on economical need, and this system provides the Obama mom grants. The Pell Grant’s  highest possible award is a significant $5,000. The $5,000 can be used to pay for a variety of education-related costs. Tuition, guides, a computer and resources or even childcare are legitimate costs that can be paid with grant money. The grant also allows for versatility in choosing a school. You can be present at most institutions whether they are junior college or 4-year universities.

To begin the process of implementing for aid it's essential to complete the FAFSA, the Free Application for Government College student Aid. This is the most essential step in order to get an award. The FAFSA site can advise you how to complete that form as well as direct you to other potential resources of financial aid. It's possible that you learn about possibilities that you didn't know about before. The financial aid office of the higher education you want to attend can also offer beneficial information.

Education scholarships are a powerful foundation for the Nation's upcoming. College-educated mothers are great resources to their loved ones as well as business and industry. Of course education's influence on family members now and in the later life is the primary purpose of the President's grants for mothers. One key to the long run is to offer academic possibilities and to gain knowledge now.

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Business Grant Money

Business Grant Money

A successful business typically starts with an individual idea. Then, with a little support from external financial resource, the idea is eventually turned to reality. See where we are going with this? Even though we are not saying that money can make the world go round, it can help you in reaching lots of achievements, hence turning your ideas into dollars, for example.

However, therein lays a problem. How many brilliant ideas do you think have people come up with daily? A Hundred, a thousand? Out of all these ideas, how many of them have been turned into highly successful business enterprises? Twenty? Thirty? More than likely, it’s because the person who developed the idea does not have the financial means to make their idea flourish.

Consider this, what if we told you of a way for you to legally finance your dreams for Free? No, we’re not talking about loans. We’re talking about business grant money.

Contrary to a loan, Business Grant Money does not require you to repay the given amount. As a matter of fact, that’s the reason many people refer to it as “free money” and technically it is. On the other hand, there may be obligations and sanctions imposed.

The wonderful thing about business grant money is the fact that it is out there. It exists; even though you may perhaps have to dig deep to find one that matches you perfectly. When it comes to federally funded business grant money, you will usually have to dig a bit deeper.

While many private organizations and non-profit groups offer business grant money to resourceful individuals, the real money (a major chunk of it, actually) frequently comes from government.

Congress allocates about $70 million in business grant money to be dispersed to the 57 federal agencies all over the United States. For a very simple kids reading project proposal, you may get awarded somewhere between $1,000 - $25,000 in business grant money.

The only condition that the federal government imposes is that your business program or project must be beneficial to the local community or the general public. A quick search through the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) will direct you to two types of business grant money: one of which is for rural businesses and the other one is for minority business grant enterprises.

So what is rural business grant money for? The purpose is to promote sustainable economic development in rural communities with exceptional needs. Considering that the grant program provides a strong emphasis on encouraging existing businesses growth. Eligible applications for this start up business grant money are public entities and non-profit organizations that may consequently award money to the very residents they serve.

Two other eligible applicants for the grant money for starting a business consist of:

- Indian tribes on both Federal or State reservations, and other Federally recognized tribal groups.

- Cooperatives with members that are primarily rural residents and that conduct activities for the mutual benefit of the members.

On the flip side, minority business grant money offered in the "CFDA" is focused on fostering new minority business enterprises as well as maintaining and strengthening existing companies in order to increase their opportunities to benefit from external financial resources.

Applicants eligible for this program for grant money for starting a business include State, Federal or local government entities or quasi-governmental entities, small/junior colleges, universities, American Indian Tribes, nonprofit organizations, and for project organizations.

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