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I am trying to find out about goverment grants to open a non-profit no kill animal shelter in my home town. Can someone help lead me into the right direction please.

The only credible source for Federal government grants information is http://www.grants.gov . Thats because is the government-run site not commercial sites that try to sell you grant servcies. As for state and local google grants or "RFP" and your state/municipality or ask your city council office. Make sure you are on a governmental website and not a hoax site.

I have no seen many no-kill shelter grants out there, they may exist I just havent seen them.

Keep in mind that governmental grants (and private foundations too) will almost exclusively go to ALREADY ESTABLISHED 501c3 organizations. Mainly because those organizations have a "track-record" they can stand on.

Right now the nonprofit industry is saturated and comeptitive, people wanting to start-up usually have to do it with their own money or money from friends and supporters until they "prove themselves." And, if you plan to ask friends and supporters many wont donate unless you have 501c3 status because otherwise they wont be able to deduct their donation on their income tax. Foundations also refuse to donate until you have that status. SO, if you have not already, make sure you are properly incorporated and have 501c3 status.

Good luck!

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I AM TRYING TO GET A PERSONAL GRANT AND I AM TRYING TO FIND SOMEONE WHO CAN HELP ME ACHIEVE THAT IF ANYONE CAN HELP ME PLEASE LET ME KNOW. I AM WILLING TO TRY ANYTHING TO GET A GOOD AND RIGHT PROPOSAL TO GET THIS GRANT. PLEASE HELP

The government is NOT in the business of giving away free money for the sake of giving away money. The Government does not give out personal grants for paying debts, fixing the leak on your roof (unless your house is listed as historical), or start a business (unless you are an American Indian living in the reserve for example).

Grants are free, but it means OBLIGATION. You will be obligated to do as the grant sets out to do. Grants have objectives, and your purpose must fit the objective of the grant.

For one, you have to write the grant application and the grant application is not a simple document – you have to explain how your purpose for applying for the grant fits well with the objectives set out by the grant. Here are some sites where you may be able to find experts to help you write your grant:

American Association of Grant Professionals http://www.grantprofessionals.org
Non profit Guides http://www.npguides.org/
GrantExperts.com http://www.grantexperts.com
Association of Fund Raising Professionals http://www.afpnet.org/

Once you finish writing your grant and submit your grant application, there is a stringent review process through a committee. You will compete with other applicants for the grant money, and this grant review committee will evaluate the merits of each proposal. Only those that they feel exemplifies the objective of the grant will be approved.

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 your purposes.

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.

Note though that these grants generally support non-profit organizations, intermediary lending institutions, and state and local governments. 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. Individuals especially for personal purposes are not eligible for federal grants.

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

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The venture being a volunteer organization that raises awareness of the plight of children in our country.

I have found a website that compiles various resources on starting a non profit. I especially like the Minnesota Council of NonProfits because the site gives information on governance, developing strategic alliances, fund raising and other ingredients of successfully running a non profit.

http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/znpbib.htm

As for funding your non profit, I suggest you check out Foundation Center to help you gain ideas on how to properly establish your organization and get support from private foundations. They have the most extensive database of private donors, and they publish a magazine that can be very helpful to your new non profit.

http://fdncenter.org/getstarted/tutorials/establish/index.html

If you want to try federal sources, 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.

CFDA has several ways to search for grants. I suggest you search by beneficiary and select Private Non Profit Organization and you can find listings of grants available http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.BROWSE_BENEF_RPT.show

For detailed information on how to start a non profit, I suggest you read the following books:

- Starting and Running a Nonprofit Organization — by Joan M. Hummel
- Starting and Running a Non-Profit Made Easy by Entrepreneur Press, David H. Bangs
- Starting & Building A Nonprofit: A Practical Guide by Peri Pakroo

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