Grants And Loans
Get 200000 To Start A Ranch
wouldn’t it be fun to chuck the city life and go raise horses out in the country? Well, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has a money program to help you. It’s called Farm Operating Loans and it is for people who want to run small farms or ranches away from traffic that scares the horses. You can actually get up to $762,000 with interest rates as low as 3.75%. Pretty good deal.
Photos Of Grandpa’s Navy Buddies
For those who spent their military years on a ship or in service to the navy, pictures are available to help you remember those exciting times. The U.S. Naval Institute has over 450,000 photographs chronicling the Navy’s ships, battles, and major events. Ship name, hull number, and year of service are helpful in searching for prints. If you request a photo of a ship, make sure to ask for a free two-page history of the vessel to be included with the picture. To purchase a print contact U.S. Naval Institute, 118 Maryland Ave., Annapolis, MD 21402; 410-295-1022
Visit: www.usni.org.
Get 100000 For Doing Business In Certain Zip Codes
you can get a federal tax credit of up to $3,000 per employee if you locate your business in certain areas called empowerment/enterprise zones. Who cares if your business is a few miles further than you would like especially if someone is going to give you a lot a money to be there. For further information and to identify these zones go to
Visit: www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/economicdevelopment/programs/rc/index.cfm
Free Trees and Bushes for Landscapers
and people who run orchards. The U.S. Department of Agriculture will give you free trees, bushes and vines if yours get damaged in natural disasters. See the Tree Assistance Program at
Visit: www.fsa.usda.gov/pas/publications/facts/html/tap04.htm
Free Grant Website By Uncle Sam
looks like it should put me out of business. But it won’t. I really should not be in business doing what I am doing, anyway. The government should be doing it. But it is nice they are trying.
Visit: www.fedgrants.gov
15000 People A Month Get Grants For Down Payments
There are a number of non-profit organizations that provide grants to homeowners to pay for down payments and closing costs for buying a new home. These grants normally range from 2% to 5% of the purchase price of the home. These non-profits obtain their money from mortgage lenders and sellers. Housing regulations prevent sellers or lenders to give down payment money directly to buyers. More than 15,000 buyers a month receive grants through this program. To learn more about how this gift-assisted sale works, contact the national association of these organizations called Homeownership Alliance of Nonprofit Down Payment Providers, at 301-941-1907, or web.
Visit: www.downpaymentalliance.org
15000 Grant for Owners or Developers In Small Towns To Fix Up Their Home
Called The Rural Housing Preservation Grants Program and referred to as Program #10.433 in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance, this program helps very low- and low-income rural residents individual homeowners, rental property owners (single/multi-unit) or by providing the consumer cooperative housing projects (co-ops) the necessary assistance to repair or rehabilitate their dwellings. These objectives will be accomplished through the establishment of repair/rehabilitation, projects run by eligible applicants. This program is intended to make use of and leverage any other available housing programs which provide resources to very low and low-income rural residents to bring their dwellings up to development standards. Contact your local office of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service.
Visit: offices.usda.gov/scripts/ndISAPI.dll/oip_public/USA_map
Get 10000 To Study Concrete
Who would have thought that such money exists? That’s why I wear question mark suits! We would never think of asking for concrete money. But if you’re interested in making big money in the construction industry you should take a look
Free Tuition at the University of Rhode Island
Outstanding freshman candidates with a minimum SAT score of 1150 or a minimum ACT score of 25 who rank in the top third of their class are eligible to be considered for a Centennial Scholarship ranging up to full tuition.
500 for Medical and Dental Assistant Studies
Those pursuing studies in medical technology, medical laboratory technician, medical assisting, dental assisting, phlebotomy or office laboratory technician may apply for a scholarship with this organization. Applicants must plan on studying at an accredited college or university in the United States. There is an April 1 deadline for submitting applications. Call for an application. Five $500 scholarships will be awarded annually. Contact American Medical Technologists
Visit: www.amt1.com
200000 to Fix Up Homes in the Country
Called The Farm Labor Housing Loans and Grants Program and referred to as Program #10.405 in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance, this program provides decent, safe, and sanitary low-rent housing and related facilities for domestic farm laborers. The loans and grants may be used for construction, repair, or purchase of year-round or seasonal housing; acquiring the necessary land and making improvements on land for housing; and developing related support facilities including central cooking and dining facilities, small infirmaries, laundry facilities, day care centers, other essential equipment and facilities or recreation areas. Funds may also be used to pay certain fees and interest incidental to the project. Restrictions on the use of funds are: The housing must be of a practical type and must be constructed in an economical manner and not of elaborate material or extravagant design. Housing financed with labor housing loan or grant funds must be occupied by domestic farm laborers and their families. Contact your local office of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service at
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Get Back An Extra 1200 From The Folks At Medicare
States have programs to pay for Medicare Part B premiums when you cannot afford them. Contact your local Medicare office to see if you qualify to receive these funds. Contact Medicare at 800-622-4932
Visit: www.medicare.gov
100 Increase In Those Getting 10000 For Job Training
66% of the new jobs created are a result of new technology and 60% of the new jobs in the US will require higher education but only 33% of the workforce has higher education. The President announced a doubling of the number of people who will receive funding to train for a new job
Visit: www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/04/20040405-7.html
25000 Loan Serves As First Step Towards Business Ownership
Prospective business owners looking to set up shop in Washington DC’s Ward 7/Marshall Heights area have strong support from the Marshall Heights Community Development Organization (MHCDO). The MHCDO provides, often at no cost, entrepreneurial and business training, one-on-one small business counseling in its Business Information Resource Center, technical assistance with loans, legal, accounting and other business-related areas, and special loan packaging, and loans ranging from $10,000 to $25,000. The group will also perform market research and assist with the development of print advertisements and other materials to promote the entrepreneur’s business. Marshall Heights Community Development Organization, 3939 Benning Road, NE, Washington, DC 20019, 202-396-1200
Visit: www.mhcdo.org
Working and Still Struggling Financially
You can be making up to $35,000 to $40,000 a year and still be eligible for government benefit programs. Like money for food bills, day care, health insurance for you or your children, fuel and utility bills, phone bills, and more. A non-profit organization called SEEDO is developing a web site so people can learn how to take advantage of these programs.
Visit: www.earnbenefits.org
Self Employed Are Saving The Economy
the White House was happy this month because the number of people working is finally beginning to increase. BUT who’s doing it? It’s people starting their own business. Politicians were happy because 57,000 new jobs were created by businesses last month but the number of people starting their own business rose by 91,000.
Money To Build Rental Units In Small Towns
(10.438) Section 538 Rural Housing Guaranteed Loans
Visit: www.rurdev.usda.gov/
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Get Wisdom Teeth Extracted Or Periodontal Treatment For FREE
from the best doctors in the world who are studying these procedures and who get government money so they don’t have to ask patients to pay for the services. These are called clinical trials and participation may require a little extra effort but the care is FREE and doctors you get will likely be a lot better than your local dentist because this money only goes to the best. If you don’t need this, send it to a friend.
300000 For People Whose Homes Were Hurt By A Disaster
Called the Mortgage Insurance – Home For Disaster Victims Program and referred to as Program #14.119 in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance, this program helps victims of a major disaster undertake homeownership on a sound basis. Disaster victims are not required to meet the 3 percent minimum investment requirements. In order to qualify for assistance, the formerly occupied home must have been in an area designated by the President as a disaster area, and it must have been destroyed or damaged to such an extent that reconstruction or replacement is necessary. Contact your local office of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Money for Teens to Learn to Fix Up Houses
Called Opportunities for Youth-Youth Build Program and referred to ca Program #14.243 in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance, this program provides funding assistance for a wide range of multi-disciplinary activities and services to assist economically disadvantaged youth. The opportunities are designed to help disadvantaged young adults who have dropped out of high school to obtain the education and employment skills necessary to achieve economic self-efficiency and develop leadership skills and a commitment to community development in low income communities. Another important objective of the Youth Build program is to expand the supply of permanent affordable housing for homeless persons and members of low income and very low income families. By giving disadvantaged young adults participating in the program meaningful on-site training experiences constructing or rehabilitating housing as a community service, they are helping to meet the housing needs of homeless and low income families in their community. Contact your local office of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
50000 to Fix Up Your Home After a Natural Disaster
Called Direct Housing-Natural Disaster Loans and Grants and referred to as Program #10.444 in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance, this program provides grants to assist very-low income owner- occupants to repair or replace damaged property as a direct result of a natural disaster. Loans are made in counties named by the Federal Management Agency as being eligible for Federal assistance under an emergency declaration by the President. Contact your local office of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service
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700000 For Women To Become Cowgirls
the U.S. Department of Agriculture has separate money set aside for women, minorities and others considered by the government to be disadvantaged, to start or purchase a farm or a ranch. Give up the rat race. Live free or die. Get out of town. That’s what the money is for.
Visit: www.fsa.usda.gov/pas/publications/facts/html/sdaloan02.htm
150000 To Help Veterans and Unmarried Spouses of Veterans to Buy or Fix Up A Home
Called Veterans Housing – Guaranteed and Insured Loans and referred to as Program #64.114 in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance, this programs assists veterans, certain service personnel, and certain unmarried surviving spouses of veterans, in obtaining credit for the purchase, construction or improvement of homes on more liberal terms than are generally available to non-veterans. Contact you local Veterans Administration office at Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC 20420, 202-273-7390
Aerial Photographs of Your Neighborhood
Get a picture of your neighborhood or favorite U.S. vacation spot like the Grand Canyon from the National Aerial Photography Program. Taken from 20,000 feet, these photographs provide an incredible perspective of our world. You can search by zip code or city and state. To purchase the photographs contact U.S. Geological Survey, EROS Data Center, Sioux Falls, SD 57198; 605-594-6151; 800-252-GLIS
Visit: edcsns17.cr.usgs.gov/finder/finder_main.pl?dataset_name=NAPP.