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$1,000 Scholarships For Two Students In Every High School
Find out how high school students can get $1,000 toward college through the Presidential Freedom Scholarship for outstanding service to the community. All they need to do is volunteer 100 hours of their time within a one year period. To apply, contact Presidential Freedom Scholarships, 1150 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20036; 866-291-7700; Continue reading
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.
Solar Loan Program for New Jersey
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
Money To Build Rental Units In Small Towns
(10.438) Section 538 Rural Housing Guaranteed Loans
Visit: www.rurdev.usda.gov/
$25,000 Loan Repayment Assistance from Washington
The Washington State Bar Association has approved an LRAP that will be administered through the Washington State Bar Foundation. The program will likely begin taking applications from its first round of participants in 2005. Loan repayment assistance will be $5,000/year per program participant for a maximum of 5 consecutive years. Contact Paula Littlewood, Deputy Director of the Washington State Bar Association, 2101 Fourth Avenue, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98121-2330; 206-443-9722, 800-945-9722; Continue reading
$2,500 For Foodservice Research
This grant is for School Nutrition Association members who want to conduct academic or non-academic research applicable to local or state-level foodservice programs. Contact School Nutrition Association, 700 S. Washington St., Suite 300, Alexandria, VA 22314; 703-739-3900; Fax: 703-739-3915; Continue reading
Loans from $150 to $25,000 to Buy New Energy Equipment
48000 To Buy A Mobile Home
Called the Manufactured Home Loan Insurance – Financing Purchase of Manufactured Homes as Principal Residences of Borrowers Program and referred to as Program #14.110 in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance, this program insures lenders against loss on loans. Insured loans may be used to purchase manufactured home units by buyers intending to use them as their principal places of residence. The maximum amount of the loan is $48,600, whether single or multiple modules. The borrower must give assurance that the unit will be placed on a site which complies with local zoning and land development requirements. Contact your local office of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
$3,500 Loan Forgiveness – Franklin Pierce Law Center
This program is for eligible law school graduates of the Franklin Pierce Law Center. Applicants are eligible to receive up to an annual maximum of $3,500 from the Phinney Fund for up to five years after graduation if they remain in qualifying public interest employment. Awards are made to individuals with the greatest debt and the lowest income. Contact The Franklin Pierce Law Center, Two White Street, Concord, NH 03301; 603-228-1541; Continue reading
Loans for Clean and Renewable Energy Systems
$9,500 Fellowships for Jewish Students
Wexner Graduate Fellowships cover all tuition expenses and required fees plus a generous living stipend. Fellowships are granted for a two-year period and may be renewed. Giving is done nationwide. Fellowships are awarded to North Americans who are college graduates and who plan to pursue a career in the Jewish community. Contact Wexner Foundation, 6525 W. Campus Oval, Ste. 110, New Albany, OH 43054; 614-939-6060; Fax: 614-939-6066; Continue reading
$$ for Needy Professional Musicians
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.
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Over $37,000 Fellowships for Law Students
This Foundation offers fellowships to graduating law students to work in public interest organizations. The salary for the Fellowships is currently $37,500 and pays all fringe benefits. Fellowships are awarded for one year, with the expectation of renewal for a second year. Contact Skadden Fellowship Foundation, Four Times Square, New York, NY 10036; 212-735-2956; Continue reading
$150-$1,000 For Foodservice Education
If you are or your parent is a current member of the School Nutrition Association and you are interested in pursuing a school foodservice-related field, this scholarship may be for you. The Schwan’s Food Service Scholarship offers $150-$1,000 awards that are renewable for up to four years. Contact School Nutrition Association, 700 S. Washington St., Suite 300, Alexandria, VA 22314; 703-739-3900; Fax: 703-739-3915; Continue reading
Loans to Start a Credit Union
Up to $25,000 in Grants Available in Energy Program
Get 500000 To Sell Your Goods or Services
If you are a woman owned business or a minority business you can get up to $500,000 in loans to help sell what ever you have to a transportation related agency at the federal state or local level. The government buys anything from web design to landscaping. Ask about Disadvantaged Business Enterprise-Short Term Lending programs from the U.S. Department of Transportation at 800-532-1169 or at
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Up to $100,000 for Surgical Education
Grants ranging from $25,000 up to $100,000 will be awarded to support innovative research and education projects and programs which will advance surgical education in North America. Giving is done nationwide to ASE members as well as to members of other national surgical associations. Association for Surgical Education Foundation, P.O. Box 19655, Springfield, IL 62794-9655; 217-545-3835; Continue reading
Incentives for Multi-Family Residences
Attention Agricultural Graduates: $10,000 of Loan Forgiveness is Waiting for You!
If you are an agriculture or veterinary medicine graduate who helps operate a family farm or practice veterinary medicine that includes agricultural animals in Pennsylvania you are eligible for a maximum award of $10,000 in loan forgiveness payments. Contact the Agriculture Education Loan Forgiveness Program, P.O. Box 8114, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8114; 717-720-2800; Continue reading
Save 5 Tuition At The Lesko College
?Take a course for less than $20 per month! Learn how to find government grants and loans for tuition, housing and to start a business. You can SAVE $5.00 if you use this discount code before July 31, 2004 with your first course.Discount Code:12GH-EH345D-GFHSL
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$250 for Completed Research
The Larry Metcalf Exemplary Dissertation Award is a $250 award given in odd-numbered years for research completed in pursuit of the doctoral degree which makes a significant contribution to research in the field. The research must be outstanding in the areas of problem statement, analysis of related literature, methods and procedures, analysis of data, and discussion of results. Contact the National Council for the Social Studies, 8555 16th St., N.W., Ste. 500, Silver Spring, MD 20910; 301-588-1800; Fax: 301-588-2049; Continue reading
Get A 7500 Grant To Fix Up Your Home
…. if you are over 62 years of age and don’t live in a big city. It’s called the Section 504 program run by the Rural Housing Service of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Be sure to read the small print. It says loans and GRANTS.
Visit: www.rurdev.usda.gov/rhs/ProgramBriefs/brief_repairloan.htm