Grant Program For Local Area Businesses

Owners of commercial properties may be able to get the exterior of their buildings revamped using a combination of government and private funding.

This grant program is being funded by the Department of Community and Economic Development and they will be contributing $30,000 in conjunction with another matching grant amount of $30,000.



In order to be eligible for the grants, property owners must contribute at least $5000 towards the revamping of their buildings.

Yet ANOTHER Grant Program For Individual Artists!

Although this grant program is being provided to only certain localities it is still a very good example of a grant program that is still around that is providing financial help to individual artists!

This funding program has been made possible through funding by the area's arts fund which made funding available by the area's state legislature with money from the vote of the people!

This program is designed to enable artists to set aside time to work to achieve specific career goals, to purchase supplies and materials, to participate in advanced study not related to a degree program, or to pursue other activities that will allow them to meet their artistic goals.

Artists working in the visual, literary, or performing arts are eligible to apply to this program which has one deadline per year. The award consists of $5,000 each to established artists and emerging artist will receive an award of $2,500 each!

The guidelines are available at the organization's website where you can also get their mailing address. You can also contact them by email or phone - via their toll-free number.

Are You Looking For Forgiveable Loans?

Some free grants are in the form of loans and are what is called forgiveable loans. Which means if you do not sell your business then the loan is forgiven and over time period and you do not pay anything back!

The whole goal with free grants is to strengthen America and it workforce.

More Help For Students!

Here is more information about the recently-passed student loan reform program:

The student loan reform does not eliminate private lending it only requires that students receiving federal loans acquire them directly from the government.

It seems that so far 20,000 people have signed up for this kind of program.

Full time students are eligible who work at least 20 hours a week.

College students can now apply for food stamps and still get grants and government loans. However students will now only be able to get their student loans through the government.

Thinking About Starting A Group Home? Here's An Excerpt.....

Are you thinking about starting a group home? Here is a copy of a reply that I gave to someone who wanted to know more about how to start a group home.

Do you have anything specific in mind as to what kind of children will be in your group home? Are they going to live there? Will you be taking handicapped / disabled children, etc., what? The general definition of a group home is:

Group homes are small, residential facilities located within a community and designed to serve children or adults with chronic disabilities. These homes usually have six or fewer occupants and are staffed 24 hours a day by trained caregivers.

Since the passage of an Act in 1963, grants have been available to group homes. State and federal funds such as the Medicaid Home continue to support the majority of group homes. However, some homes operate on donations from private citizens or civic and religious organizations. Most group homes are owned by private rather than governmental organizations, and can be either non-profit or for-profit organizations.


One thing that you should be well aware of is that where ever you want your group home to be you will have to get the permission of the neighborhood locality! You will have to present your plans to them and hopefully they will approve it. You just can't "set up" a group home without getting prior approval.

If you do a little bit of research online you will definitely find a wealth of information about starting a group how!

Are There Still Investors Around?

As hard as it may seem to believe the answer is yes - there are still investors and angel investors that are still around (although they don't seem to advertise much!).

To find out more information about investors you can visit my Investor's Bulletin Board site.

Grant(s) To Help Start A Business?

"I am trying to find a type of grant for a vehicle so I can start a delivery business. If anyone has any ideas please let me know."

Most of the grant programs that I have seen to help one start a business basically start out with you having to submit a business plan (and hopefully you have one!)

If you are a minority then there is a grant program that you can apply for that awards up to $35,000 so that you can start your own business - but pleased be advised that you will have to submit a business plan in order to apply!

Many states (and more local areas) are starting (or already have) grant programs to help locals / residents start a business but again be advised that you will have to submit a business plan (in most of them). So you can also start checking your state (and more local) website(s) to see what kind of grant programs that they have available.

Any Grant Programs To Help The Elderly / Disabled With Home Repair?

"Are There Any Grant Programs To Help The Elderly / Disabled With Home Repair?"

Here is an excerpt from one of my previous blog posts:

There is a national program for the elderly, blind and/or disabled to help assist eligible, payment-troubled customers who are at least 62 years of age, blind or disabled. Program features include a lower monthly gas rate, debt forgiveness, emergency heating equipment repair or replacement, and conservation measures depending upon individual circumstances.

For more information about this program you can visit their website

You have to understand that there are grant programs available for the elderly to help with home repairs - you just have to know where to look for the information!

Is Your Woman-Owned Business Already Established But You Are Still Looking For Grant Money To Help Your Business Grow?

A program has been established to help women entrepreneurs grow and build sustainable enterprises, create jobs and develop innovative products and services. This program provides a combination of coaching, financing and marketing tools that women entrepreneurs need to help grow their businesses. The program was started with a goal to inspire women entrepreneurs

In order to be eligible for this program:

• the company must be at least 50% owned by at least one woman who is a U.S. citizen or legal resident.
  
  
• The business should be at least two years old and have annual revenues of at least $200,000.

Applications are solicited and processed throughout the year.

Applications are screened by the program's staff and a team of banking and financial professionals selected by the program.

To find out more about this program you can visit their website to find out more information.