Grants And Loans
10000 To Care For Grandma And Grandpa
Does your mom need Meals on Wheels? Is she having trouble paying her bills? Need a new roof on the house? Need extra spending money? Grandma needs free legal help to divorce grandpa? Want to know what programs exist for seniors? All these questions and more can be found by contacting the Eldercare Hotline at 800-677-1116. They can hook up seniors with all the resources available to them, and all it takes is a phone call. For more info contact the Administration on Aging, Washington, DC 20201; 202 619-0724
Visit: www.eldercare.gov
Free Help Getting Money For A Disability
can start by contacting a free service called The Clearinghouse on Disability Information, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, U.S. Dept. of Education, 202-205-8241. …… for help with getting money for education and training contact Higher Education and Adult Training for People with Handicaps (HEATH), George Washington University, 800-544-3284
Visit: www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/
Save Money On Health Insurance
(Although our winner is covered by Medicare, it does not cover all expenses) The New York State Health Insurance Information, Counseling and Assistance Program (HIICAP) offers free counseling to answer all of your health insurance questions. HIICAP can review Medigap insurance, explain the new Medicare Drug Program, and the new drug card options that are now available. For those living in the state of New York, you can contact the Health Insurance Information counseling and Assistance Program at 800-333-4114 For those living in New York City, contact the Department for the Aging, Two Lafayette St., 16th Floor, New York, NY 10007; 212-333-5511. The following explains the new Medicare Drug Program
Visit: www.hiicap.state.ny.us
Teens In Maryland Can Get 5000
for the best prom night fundraising idea they send in to a project funded by Maryland Public Television and Citibank.
Visit: senseanddollars.thinkport.org/info/cashforthebash.html
Americans Spend 50 More Time Working Than The French
but statistics also show that the French are 10% more productive than Americans. So says Edward C. Prescott in his paper called Why Do Americans Work So Much More Than Europeans from the National Bureau of Economic Research
Free Middle Eastern Interns For Your Business For 6 Months
.. The government will pay for talented people from the Middle East to learn how they do things in America, and you get an employee for free. Sounds like a good program for them and a way for you to learn more about the world
800 for Food 2000 for a Short Term Emergency Day Care Health Care & More
Every state has a number of programs to protect people in financial trouble. There are programs to help pay for food, help pay for day care, help pay for medical expenses and even programs that give you extra money so you don’t wind up on welfare.This website lists all the major programs along with eligibility requirements for every state.
Visit: www.cbpp.org/1-14-04tanf.htm
Down Payments and Sweat Equity In Florida
Grants and low interest rate loans are available for down payments in Florida. For new home construction and rehab homes, some programs allow a person to use work (sweat equity) as a down payment. Contact: Affordable Housing Concepts, Inc. 809 E. Bloomingdale Ave, Wuite 395, Brandon, FL 33511
Visit: www.affordablehousing.com
8000 for Start up and Monthly Payments
Georgia provides a voluntary statewide pre-kindergarten program for four-year-olds. The purpose of the program is to provide full day, five days per week, 36 weeks a year program to eligible four-year-olds. The Office of School Readiness provides centers with assistance through money for start-up and monthly payments, training and other resources. Office of School Readiness, 10 Park Place South, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30303; 404-656-5957; 1-888-4GA-PREK; Fax: 404-651-7430.
Visit: www.osr.state.ga.us
Achievement Award + Cash Award for Charity
The Heinz Family Foundation R.O.S.E. Achievement Award recognizes a woman survivor of violence for her work and achievements in the area of ending violence against women. The recipient’s choice of nonprofit organization receives the cash award. Contact: The R.O.S.E. Fund, Inc., (formerly Ryka Rose Foundation), 175 Federal St., Ste. 455, Boston, MA 02110; (617) 482-5400; Fax: (617) 482-3443
Visit: www.rosefund.org
Web Site Identifies Grave Site Of Vets
You can find the grave site of any vet who is buried at a national cemetery by putting in their first and last name
Visit: www.cem.va.gov
Free Tax Information For Non Profits
Free Classes and Fee based Seminars On How To Get Grants
The Foundation Center in Atlanta has a wide range of information about possible sources of funding. The Center offers workshops for the beginner grant seeker. They also have a library located at 50 Hurt Plaza, Atlanta, GA 30303. The phone number is 404-880-0095 or 94. An online database of 5,600 foundations and public charity programs is available for a monthly fee.
Visit: fdncenter.org/atlanta/
Entrepreneurs Can Get Their Loan Payments Back
Flexible small business loans, training, and technical assistance are available to start-up businesses in Garret County, MD. The county’s Community Action Committee administers a comprehensive Microworks program for those looking to start a business. Microworks makes loans ranging from $500 to $15,000 and offers deferred repayment schedules. A portion of each payment made on time will be put into a reserve fund that will be refunded to the borrower upon total repayment of the loan. Technical assistance and educational services for participants include entrepreneurial training courses and seminars, networking meetings and opportunities, design and production of print materials, marketing and advertising plan creation, tax preparation, financial counseling, business plan preparation, and access to a complete lending library. Contact: Garrett County Community Action Committee – Microworks, 104 E. Center Street, Oakland, MD 21550. 301-334-9431
Visit: www.garrettcac.org/
30000 To Finish College
The Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Program awards scholarship grants in amounts up to $30,000 each to students and recent alumni from community colleges or two-year institutions who transfer to and will pursue bachelor’s degrees at four-year institutions. Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, 703-723-8000
Join the Club and Get a Home For 500 Down
HomeFree USA features financial assistance programs as well as education, referral and counseling services for prospective buyers in the metropolitan Washington area. Membership is required for participation in programs. Members have access to a variety of financial aid packages related to homeownership, including money for downpayments, closing costs and access to special money-saving mortgage programs. HomeFree offers a mortgage plan requiring $500 down and closing cost grants that do not need to be repaid. Also offered to members are assistance with credit, debt, and tax issues, counseling on savings, debt and budgeting, access to a number of mortgage professionals, assistance in applying for a mortgage, classes in smart homeownership, and step-by-step counseling to make sure the member’s financial interests are protected in the home buying process. Contact: HomeFreeUSA, 318 Riggs Road, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20011. Phone: (202) 526-2000 or (800) 289-4632; fax: (202) 526-4072
Visit: www.homefreeusa.org
13000 Per Year Of Loan Forgiveness For Rural Physicians
This program is offered to first, second, or third year primary care medical residents who plan to practice full-time in a designated rural area in Minnesota. Selected participants are eligible for four years of loan forgiveness. During each year that a participant serves as a physician in a designated rural area for a minimum of 30 hours per week for up to four years, the ORHPC will pay directly to the participant an annual lump sum of approximately $13,000. Applications are available by contacting the Minnesota Department of Health, Office of Rural Health and Primary Care, Attn: Loan Forgiveness Program Officer, P.O. Box 64975, St. Paul, MN 55164-0975; (800) 366-5424
1500 Grant To Train People How To Care For A Sick Relative
if we live long enough we all become an experts at doing this. So now you can get grants to train other people how to do it.
Visit: www.aasa.dshs.wa.gov/mediloop_files/news/2003/10-1-2003.htm
Get Paid To Save For Your New Business
Have a great idea and want to turn it into a successful business in the future? Capital Area Asset Building can double a client’s money, enabling a swifter transition from idea to money-maker. The nonprofit specializes in establishing individual development accounts (IDAs) for lower income Washington DC residents. IDAs are matched savings accounts -every dollar deposited by a participant is matched by the organization. One of the approved purposes of the account is starting a new business or microenterprise. Contact: Capital Area Asset Building Corporation, 1801 K Street, NW, Suite M100, Washington, DC 20006. Phone: 202-419-1440; fax: 202-419-1447
Visit: www.caab.org
Get 4 Interest Rate Reduction Subsidy
Called The Interest Assistance Program and referred to as Program #10.437 in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance, this program provides a 4 percent subsidy to farmers and ranchers, who do not qualify for standard commercial credit. Guaranteed loans are serviced by a lender who has entered into a Lenders Agreement with the agency. The total loan limit for a guaranteed loan cannot exceed $731,000. 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
Up to 10000 for Sports Enthusiasts
Balance Bar awards four-month grants of $500 to $10,000 to sports enthusiasts, amateur athletes and teams who enthusiastically pursue their passions and push themselves physically and mentally to achieve them. Any activity that enables a person to enhance their physical health while pursuing a passion that enriches their lives is appropriate for the BALANCE BAR Grant. Contact: Balance Bar Company Contributions Program, 800 Westchester Avenue, Rye Brook, NY 10573.Application address for Balance Grants: c/o Grants Program, Hunter PR, 5th Fl., 41 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10010.
27000 In Grants And Loans To Fix Up Your Home
Grants can be used for replacement of heating, plumbing or electrical services, roof or basic structure as well as water and waste disposal systems, and weatherization. Loans are for up to 20 years at only 1% interest. See Program #10.417 Very Low-Income Housing Repair Loans and Grants (Section 504 Rural Housing Loans Grants) at Director, Single-Family Housing Processing Division, Rural Housing Service, Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250; 202-720-1474
Visit: www.rurdev.usda.gov.
60000 for Renters Homeowners or Investors to Improve Their Property
Called ‘Property Improvement Loan Insurance for Improving All existing Structures and Building of New Nonresidential Structures Program and referred to as Program #14.142 in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance, this program provides financing of improvements to homes and other existing structures and the building of new nonresidential structures. Contact your local office of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Get Paid 75000 To Send Product Samples Overseas
Reach new consumers with government money! Through the Quality Samples Program, let the government help you transport and market your products overseas, with funding up to $75,000. With over $2.5 million in funds available, you can introduce new foreign buyers to your agricultural product with the help of the USDA. For more information, contact the USDA-FAS Marketing Operations Staff
2000 To Pay Your Dental Bills
There are close to 60 dental schools in the country that offer quality care at a fraction of the cost of private dentists. I used them for years. An $800 crown can cost you only $200. Sure you get a senior student, but you also get a professor who is better then most private practitioners. Most also offer payment plans.