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TABLE OF CONTENTS GOVERNMENT GRANTS... 1
Disclaimer: Please read all the information . 12
We provide the information … you do your own research ... 13
Okay, I'm interested … give me some specifics! ... 13
Developing a grant proposal ... 14
Preparation ... 14
Developing Ideas for the Proposal ... 14
Community Support ... 14
Identification of a Funding Resource ... 15
Getting Organized to Write the Proposal ... 15
Review & Criticism ...16
Writing the grant proposal ... 17
The Basic Components of a Proposal ... 17
The Proposal Summary: Outline of Project Goals ... 17
Introduction: Presenting a Credible Applicant or Organization ... 17
The Problem Statement: Stating the Purpose at Hand ... 17
Project Objectives: Goals and Desired Outcome ... 18
Program Methods and Program Design: A Plan of Action ... 18
Evaluation: Product and Process Analysis ... 19
Future Funding: Long-Term Project Planning ... 19
The Proposal Budget: Planning the Budget ... 20
Free Money ... 21
Used Tire Grants ... 21
Use Recycled Materials ... 21
$25,000 To Upgrade Employees Skills ... 21
Venture Capital for Low-Income Entrepreneurs . 22
$5,000 To Learn New Technology ... 22
$500,000 Venture Capital From New York ... 22
Grants To Improve Energy Efficiency ... 23
$5,000 To Go Overseas ... 23
Advanced Technology Money ... 23
$425.000 To Save Energy ... 24
Technology Assistance ... 24
$4,000 For Technical Assistance ... 24
Invention Assistance ... 25
550,000,000 For Air Service ... 25
Sell Overseas ... 25
Venture Capital ... 26
Hurt By Imports (PC1)? ... 26
$1 Billion To Work On Ideas ... 27
$10,000 For Every New Job Created ... 27
Federal Programs By Type ... 28
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ... 28
ENVIRONMENT RELATED GRANTS ... 28
SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS ... 29
MINORITY BUSINESS PROGRAMS ... 31
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ... 32
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM ... 34
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS ... 34
RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPEMENT ... 35
PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS PROGRAMS ... 36
MARKETING PROGRAM ... 36
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ... 37
FORESTRY PROGRAMS ... 38
MARINE PROGRAM ... 39
JOB TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT ... 39
FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM ... 41
ENERGY CONSERVATION ... 41
RESEARCH GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS ... 43
Government Services .... 45
Free or Low-Priced Career Counseling and Assistance ... 45
Free or Low-Priced Counseling, and Services for New and Existing Businesses ... 45
Free Assistance to Small Disadvantaged Businesses ... 45
More Grant Makers .... 46
The Foundation Center ... 46
Nursing and Medical Grants ... 46
Grant Resources & Publications ... 47
Government Publications and Links ... 47
Federal Register ... 47
Grants Net ... 47
Free Money Directory ... 47
Federal Money Retriever ... 47
Free Money to Change Your Life ... 47
Government Giveaways for Entrepreneurs III ... 48
Grants Galore ... 48
An Insiders Guide To Finding and Obtaining Grant Money ... 48
Guidelines and literature ... 48
Regional and Federal depository libraries ... 48
State Programs ... 49
SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS BY STATE . 49
OTHER SMALL BUSINESS RESOURCES ... 52
State-Specific Small Business Links ... 52
SBA Office of Advocacy ... 52
Procurement Assistance to Small Businesses ... 52
Small Business Investment Companies ... 52
Micro-Enterprise Loans ... 52
Venture Capital ... 52
Programs Listed By State ... 53
Alabama ... 53
Lister Hill Center Intramural Grants Program . 53
Alaska.............. 53
Child Care Money ... 53
Arkansas ... 53
Grants To Train Arkansas Employees ... 53
ARKANSAS CHILD CARE PROVIDERS ... 54
Arizona ... 54
SMALL BUSINESS RECYCLING PROGRAM ... 54
Arizona Business & Commerce .... 54
Colorado ... 54
Train Colorado Employees ... 54
Delaware ... 55
CHILD CARE AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ... 55
$25,000 To Develop Business Plans and Patents ... 55
$150,000 to $2 Million in Delaware Venture Capital ... 55
$50,000 For Delaware Inventors ... 55
Money For Development And Marketing In Delaware ... 56
Illinois ... 56
$1.6 For Illinois Job Training ... 56
Used Tire Grants ... 56
Use Recycled Materials ... 57
Grants to Recycle Solid Waste ... 57
Indiana ... 57
Grants To Improve Energy Efficiency ... 57
Indiana Coal Research Grant Program ... 57
Indiana Biomass Grant Program ... 58
Iowa ... 58
Iowa Job Training ... 58
Forgivable Loans For Training ... 58
New Skills Development ... 59
Business Network ... 59
Entrepreneurs With Disabilities ... 59
Money For Iowa Entrepreneurs ... 59
Kansas ... 60
http://kdoch.state.ks.us:82/ProgramApp/program_grant.jsp ... 60
Kansas Job Training Grants ... 60
Venture Capital For Kansas Businesses ... 60
Kansas Venture Capital ... 61
$1,000 For Your Kansas Invention ... 61
$5,000 To Prepare Grant Proposals ... 61
$3,500 For Trade Shows ... 62
Kentucky ... 62
Search the Kentucky Internet for small business grants ... 62
Money To Train Kentucky Employees ... 62
LOUISIANA ... 62
Maryland ... 63
Venture Capital for Low-Income Entrepreneurs . 63
Massachusetts ... 63
80% Discount on Energy Consultants ... 63
Low interest Loans for New and existing child care providers ... 63
Michigan ... 63
Child Care ... 63
$1,000 Job Training Grants ... 64
$1,000 Job Training Grants ... 64
Missouri ... 64
Recycle Missouri ... 64
Childhood Development Grant Opportunities ... 64
NEW JERESY ... 65
Early Stage Enterprise (ESE) Seed Investment Fund ... 65
Business Relocation Assistance Grant (BRAG) . 65
5000 Registered Apprenticeship Incentive Program ... 65
New Mexico ... 65
New Mexico Job Training ... 65
New York ... 66
$500,000 Venture Capital From New York ... 66
Micro Enterprise Conditional Grant Program – Trickle Up ... 66
North Carolina ... 66
$30,000 to Reduce Wood Waste ... 66
North Dakota ... 66
Agriculture Marketing Grants ... 66
Grants To North Dakota Women ... 67
Ohio ... 67
Money To Recycle Tires ... 67
Grants and Help For Ohio Business ... 67
Oklahoma ... 68
Money For Small Businesses ... 68
Quality Oklahoma Jobs ... 68
Oregon ... 68
Oregon Venture Capital ... 68
Pennsylvania ... 69
Clean Up Assistance ... 69
Convert Gas Vehicles to Alternative Fuels ... 69
Money For Job Training ... 69
Rhode Island ... 70
Grants To Train Employees ... 70
$25,000 To Upgrade Employees Skills ... 70
$5,000 To Learn New Technology ... 70
Tennessee ... 70
$3 Million To Growing Tennessee Businesses ... 70
Texas ... 71
Smart Texas Jobs ... 71
Utah ... 71
$100,000 To Move Your Business To Utah ... 71
Utah's Short Term Intensive Training Grants Cover New Employees ... 71
Virginia ... 72
Grants To Promote Virginia's Horse Industry . 72
Pollution Control Grants From Virginia ... 72
Washington ... 72
Washington Job Skills ... 72
Energy grants for residents on tight budgets . 72
Wisconsin ... 73
Grants For Environmental Cleanup In Wisconsin ... 73
Brownfields Grant Initiative ... 73
Minority Enterprise Grants ... 73
Grants for Recycling Businesses ... 74
Wood Utilization Grants ... 74
Recycle Wisconsin ... 74
Financing Your Business in Wisconsin ... 74
TOP 100 GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS ... 75
Business Development Assistance to Small Business ... 75
Business and Industry Loans ... 76
Women's Business Ownership Assistance ... 81
Very Low to Moderate Income Housing Loans ... 85
8(a) Business Development ... 89
Minority Business Development ... 92
(Regular Business Loans_7(a) Loans) ... 95
Community Facilities Loans and Grants ... 98
Basic Minority Business Development Centers . 102
Rural Development Grants ... 106
Procurement Assistance to Small Businesses . 108
Business Services ... 110
(Counseling on Doing Business with the Federal Government) ... 110
Small Business Investment Companies ... 111
Rural Business Opportunity Grants ... 114
Small Business Development Center ... 117
Grants for Public Works and Economic Development ... 120
Very Low-Income Housing Repair Loans and Grants ... 125
Federal Direct Loan ... 128
Promotion of the Arts_Grants to Organizations and Individuals ... 133
Small Business Innovation Research ... 140
Community Development Grants/Special Purpose Grants/Technical Assistance Program ... 144
Federal Pell Grant Program ... 147
Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program . 152
Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants . 155
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants ... 158
Housing Application Packaging Grants ... 161
Housing Counseling Assistance Program ... 165
Community Services Block Grant_Discretionary Awards ... 169
Supportive Housing Program ... 174
Planning and Program Development Grants ... 178
Community Development Block Grants/Small Cities Program ... 182
Rural Housing Site Loans and Self_Help Housing Land Development Loans ... 186
Microloan Demonstration Program ... 190
Adult Education_State Grant Program ... 194
Harry S Truman Scholarship Program ... 198
Management and Technical Assistance for Economically Disadvantaged Businesses ... 202
Professional Services Program ... 206
Community Development Block Grants/Economic Development Initiative ...