Non Profit Grant Blog

1. uman614 Said,

   Hi,

   Great post! I had the same grant question a few months ago. It's really tricky to find out about this stuff on the net, but my wife bought me special special software (CD) for my birthday. The program rocks for finding the grant info you want. btw…this is the software that was featured on CNBC and in USA Today.

   This company is giving away the software free (only $3.95 for shipping)!!!!!!!
   Here's the link
   http://www.alllsite.info/free-grant-money.php

   I'm sure you'll find the info there
   Good luck
   References :

2. imisidro Said,

   You won't find any sample grant proposal for starting a small business because there aren't any grants. Hence, you can't find any. And if you're looking for grants, go ONLY to .gov sites as that means the site is a government site and legitimate — .com, .org or .net sites on grants are not reliable and will only scam you

   It is hard to find grants to start a business. Unlike the myths that some perpetuate, federal government and even private foundations hardly give grant money for a for-profit business. And yes, grants mean PAPERWORK – lots and lots of it, that is why a cottage industry of grant writers was born.

   Nonetheless, you can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) http://www.cfda.gov and Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov – these are two sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants. Browse through the listings and see if you can find any grant that would support a for-profit venture.

   Even if you buy books on "how to get grants" or list that supposedly has information on grants — all of them are mere rehash of what CFDA has, albeit packaged differently. But still the info is the same – hardly any grants for starting a for profit business.

   Even SBA does NOT give out grants. From the SBA website http://www.sba.gov/expanding/grants.html

   "The U.S. Small Business Administration does not offer grants to start or expand small businesses, although it does offer a wide variety of loan programs. (See http://www.sba.gov/financing for more information) While SBA does offer some grant programs, these are generally designed to expand and enhance organizations that provide small business management, technical, or financial assistance. These grants generally support non-profit organizations, intermediary lending institutions, and state and local governments."

   Here is a listing of federal grants for small businesses. See if there is any available for individuals for starting a business — THERE'S NONE.
   http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.BROWSE_BENEF_RPT.show

   Most of the federal grants are given to specific target groups with specific requirements (e.g. minority business owners involved in transportation related contracts emanating from DOT – Grant#20.905 Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Short Term Lending Program

   Grants are also often given to non profit groups or organizations involved in training or other similar activities (grant 59.043 Women's Business Ownership Assistance that are given to those who will create women's business center that will train women entrepreneurs

   I suggest you read the following books to get ideas of how to finance your business:

   Financing Your Small Business http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1572484500/powerhomebizguid
   Small Business Financing: How and Where To Get It http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0808007386/powerhomebizguid
   Financing the Small Business: A Complete Guide to Obtaining Bank Loans and All Other Types of Financing http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1580626815/powerhomebizguid
   The SBA Loan Book http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/158062202X/powerhomebizguid
   Angel Capital : How to Raise Early-Stage Private Equity Financing http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0471690635/powerhomebizguid
   Financing Your Small Business (Barron's Business Library Series) http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764124897/powerhomebizguid

   For private grants, you may want to check the Foundation Center's Foundation Grants for Individuals Online http://gtionline.fdncenter.org . It's a subscription based website ($9.95 per month) but their opening blurb only says that the database is ideal for "students, artists, academic researchers, libraries and financial aid offices." Entrepreneurs are apparently not one of them, so I take it they also don't have listings of private foundations who give grants to would-be entrepreneurs.
   References :
   http://www.cfda.gov
   http://www.grants.gov
   http://gtionline.fdncenter.org
   http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol66/grants.htm
   http://www.sba.gov/expanding/grants.html

3. Cammy Said,

   Thank you so much for posting this. I am researching this topic for business planning and this is very helpful and informative.

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