I got the same phone call about a website to get a grant! Are there any real sites to go 2 to get one?

Question

I have been trying to apply for one and I cant seem to find a website for any that are real!

Answer 1

Avoid any phone calls and do not ever believe them.

You may also want to read the warnings FTC has issued against these "grant" companies:

http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2004/03/grantreso...

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer...

Here is also one of the warnings issued by the Better Business Bureau http://www.concord.bbb.org/tips_timeshar...

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 FREE 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.