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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

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

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

Visit: www.homeloans.va.gov/eligmap.htm.

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.

2000000 to Build or Rehabilitate Condominiums Program # 14112

Called Mortgage Insurance for Construction for Substantial Rehabilitation of Condominium Projects and referred to as Program #14.112 in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance, this program enables sponsors to develop condominium projects in which individual units will be sold to home buyers. Contact your local office of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Visit: www5.hud.gov:63001/po/i/netlocator/

Free Help Money And Training For Divorced Women

A national network of over 1000 programs that helps identify free consulting, training and financial assistance to help women enter or reenter the workforce. Contact Women Work!, National Network for Women’s Employment, 1625 K St., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20006; 800-235-2732

Visit: www.womenwork.org

Your State Department of Economic Development

Every state has offices that will help you for free with any aspect of a business or non-profit organization. They will also have their own grant and loan programs that help businesses get started or expand. Contact your state capital and look for your state office of economic development. Remember, you have to live in a state to get money to start a business in that state. The state just wants you to have the business in their state. So you can’t live in one state and have your business in another state. Go where the money is.

Visit: www.govengine.com/

Up to 1000 to Help Pay for Your Tuition and Books

The Alpha Epsilon Pi Foundation provides educational grants to individuals and institutions for educational purposes and to assist in paying for tuition and books. Grants range from $100 up to $1,000. Contact: Alpha Epsilon Pi Foundation, Inc., 8815 Wesleyan Rd., Indianapolis, Indiana 46268-1171; (317) 876-1913; Fax: (317) 876-1057

Visit: www.aepi.org

Home Bargains At The IRS

The Internal Revenue Service does something else besides collecting taxes—they have homes available for sale. The properties have been seized or acquired for nonpayment of internal revenue taxes and are sold at auction to the public. You must check the web site for upcoming auctions. The web site will provide you with a picture of the property, address, minimum bid and other details. When you’ve found the perfect home, contact the office listed for more information on how to bid.

Visit: www.treas.gov/auctions/irs/real1.html

Business Incubators Are Bargains And

can provide access to money, flexibility for growth, counseling services, tax services and a lot of comfort in the beginning years of a business. These can be non-profit organizations or for-profit. They are something to consider if you are starting out. For more info or to locate incubators in your area contact: National Business Incubator Association

Visit: www.nbia.org.

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