You are about in the same boat that I am in.You have a couple of choices:
1. Come up with approximately $1800.00 and form your non profit then you can apply for the grants, other than individual. With the grant you can recoup from the $1800.00
2. You can go to Grant.gov and look though the individual grants, and there aren't many, that is if you know how to properly write a grant AND it is accepted. Don't assume that it will be granted.
3. You can pay $40.00 to $3,000.00 depending on the grant writer, and how good they are, to write a grant for you to get it all started, again if it is accepted.
4. Go to Grantgate or The Money Retriever download the programs, put in your information , find what you get matched up with, and started applying for the grant they have listed. Gantgate is mainly foundations and The Federal Money Retriever is governmental of course. The website even tells you how to write a grant both help you write a letter of inquiry and they also help you write an application.
But you still have to remember that it has to be accepted. That's about it, or you can spend ootals of money on the CD's and pay about thirty bucks a month for the "priviledge" of being in their club and have a grant counselor 'guide' you on 'your' writing of the grant or you can pay more to have them write it for you. Then, if you are lucky and found a halfway honest "club"they will send it of and it comes back down to "if" it is accepted you'll get a grant. Then again you can spend some money on books or e Books that will tell you about the same thing that I have just told youbut will give you all names, places, phone numbers, and web addresses to these places.
You'll still have to write a grant or have some one do it for you,or help you and again it comes down to "if" it gets accepted.
Does this clear it up for you? Clear as mud?
One thing that is wrong is the perception that it is going to be quick. Sure a few have been, which makes it OK for the scam artist to claim so and so recieved this grant in 7 days.
Then there is the understanding of what a grant is. If you sign up for Aid that's a grant. If you sign up for food stamps that's a grant. If you get help from some of these organizations that are mentioned in any of these pages those are grants.
You have one more option. You can start the business with the help of the small business administration, later on convert it to a non profit then apply for grants. The SBA will help you with a loan and sometimes, depending, a grant. I just wanted to be sure to cover all the bases. I think that has covered just about all of it. Anyone can tell you if there is more, but I think I have covered it .
Oh, you can scan the internet for the one page application for a grant, or the on line grant application but it will come back to"if" it is accepted and that is "if" you can find it without being swindled.
If you need more information on the subject let me know because I have done all the above. So I know what I'm telling you. That's why I decided to be on Aidpage and help other reach for that ring.Give them the information that I have, I've even given away an E Book on How to Obtain Grant from the Government. I still do!
Because like some of the others on here, for what ever their reasons are, I decided that someone needs to help us, you and me to know what the truth is and what real honest help there is out there.
Hope this has been a help for you and if you want I can try to find some that will fit your situation. Let me know.But you might be better off just starting a business for profit and go a different route with it, like maybe getting a government contract to do this work for them.Something to kick around. Good Luck on your choices and may god Bless.
