Is there any such thing as free government grants? If so how would you go about getting them.?

Question

Is there any such thing as free government grants? If so how would you go about getting them.?

Answer 1

Check out Federal Student Aid Web Site or FAFSA http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

I suggest you explore all federal funding and grant options at the Federal Student Aid website http://federalstudentaid.ed.gov/  

You may also want to read the Handbook of the Pell Grant -- this is an 86 page document that contains everything about the grant

http://ifap.ed.gov/sfahandbooks/attachme...

Or you can call the Federal Student Aid Information Center http://www.ed.gov/programs/fpg/gtepfpg.p... at 1-800-433-3243 and ask them if there are any programs for you

Aside from FAFSA http://www.fafsa.ed.gov  and Pell Grant http://www.ed.gov/programs/fpg/index.htm...  , you may want to explore private foundation grants

Personal grants == the government is NOT in the business of giving away free money for the sake of giving away money. There are no grants for paying bills, no grants for paying off credit cards, no grants for getting out of debt and no grants for simply fattening your wallet.

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.

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.

Answer 2

Yes there is funding to help pay for college expenses that do not require repayment.  You should begin by applying for financial aid at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/. You should also research and apply for scholarships which do not have to be repaid either.  

For more information on college planning and financial aid visit:

http://www.collegeboard.com/  

http://studentaid.ed.gov

Answer 3

Apply for financial aid at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/. This will give you the opportunity to be considered for grants - money that you don't have to pay back, student employment and student loans - which have to be paid back. You should also research and apply for scholarships which do not have to be repaid either.

These sites will help you get started with college planning and finance:

http://www.collegeboard.com/

http://studentaid.ed.gov