Here Is An Indirect Way To Receive A Grant

One of the ways that you can indirectly get a grant is if you have some field of expertise you may be able to hire yourself out as a consultant of some kind!

Many municipalities receive government grants for financial support when they have problems that they have to take care of.

For instance one area will be receiving a $250,000 grant so that they will be able to hire a consultant to help reduce energy consumption and costs in the area.

This grant comes from leftover federal stimulus money that was distributed last year.

This grant program is to help benefit a number of towns in one area. The consultant that the grant program will pay for will either be a consulting firm or an individual who for will spend one day each week in one of the towns. The position will last for two years and will be at no cost to the taxpayer.

One of th town councilman said he would like to see some report from the town on the progress of the consultant. The town also said it would like to use the hiring of the consultant to help pursue other grants in the future.






Remember government grants really are free money that you do not have to pay back!

Here Is Yet ANOTHER State Grant Program For Individual Artists!

Here is yet ANOTHER grant program available for the individual artist!

For all of the 26 grant reipients, the grants will also facilitate the creation of their finished artwork.

So far this year, this organization has awarded more than $100,000 to artists around the state. Announced earlier this year, this year's grants consist of one distinguished artist award of $25,000, 20 project awards of up to $5,000, and eight fellowship awards of $12,000.

Past grant recipients include a musician, an interior artist and a painter. One recipient said that he will use his grant money to travel to places he's been and those he's wished to go, painting as he goes. Another grant recipient is going to use their grant money to build a studio on his property.

A lot of the grant recipients are also teachers as well!

This is just another very good example of "free money" - money which is given to the individual that does not have to be paid back!

Another Grant Program For INDIVIDUAL Artists!

Here is YET another grant program for individual artists!

A not-for-profit organization has announced an awards program for individual artists!  This organization helps the careers of individual visual artists..  Their  mission is to provide individual artists with grants, travel stipends, and subsidized artist live/workspace!

Graduate students, and emerging artists to mature artists are eligible for consideration!

Open to ALL US and international artists!

A minimum of two $3,500.00 grants will be awarded in 2010 and the grants can be used at the discretion of the artist - meaning that the artist can spend their grant money in any way that they want!

Submissions must include ten jpegs (up to 1800 dpi) of current work and a resume. Artists working in any medium may apply!  Applicants are required to apply online through the organization's website.

Looking For Investors?

Here is an excerpt:

"What you have to do is go find investors. I do know that there are still investors - and even angel investors around - but they don't advertise a lot - could you imagine the number of emails they would get if they did! I know of at least one blog that has mentioned that there was one guy looking for great ideas and he was willing to invest in them.

There are lists of online investors, angel investors and even venture capitalists - but you are going to have to go online and do some research to find them but they are out there!"

Minority Students Are Not Applying For Scholarships!

Here is an excerpt from an email that I received:

Education Scholarships

The following information is very informative - Please pass it on to schools in the county coordinator's district and to anyone who can use it. It would be great to open these sites and actively pursue Black children who qualify. It's money dedicated to the education of our youth

AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS ARE NOT APPLYING!

Even if you do not have a college-aged child at home, please share this with someone who does. Though there are a number of companies and organizations that have donated monies for scholarships to be used by African Americans, a great deal of the money is being returned because of a lack of interest!

No one is going to knock on our doors and ask if we can use a scholarship. Take the initiative to get your children involved. There is no need for money to be returned to donating companies because we fail to apply for it.

Please pass this information on to family members, nieces, nephews, friends with children etc. We must get the word out that money is available!

If you are a college student or getting ready to become one, you probably already know how useful additional money can be. Our youth really could use these scholarships.

To see and receive a listing of the organizations that are providing the scholarships just click here.

Football Grants For High School!

There is one organization that offers a variety of opportunities for community groups and schools to receive help with both football and non-football related projects.

This financial aid can come in the form of direct grants or through a more centralized support for programs championed by individual players or teams.

Throughout the off-season and on days off, players and teams are encouraged to give their time and practical assistance to programs designed to improve their community.


A number of formal grants exist!

• Grants are available to former NFL players currently serving as coaches in high school football programs, and range from $2,500-$10,000.
  
  
• another grant program allows current and former NFL players to apply for up to $4,000 to support free football camps and clinics.
  
  
• Yet another program aims to provide financial and technical assistance to schools and non-profit community groups seeking to improve the quality, safety and accessibility of local football fields. The first part of the funding is designed to help with general field support, which includes irrigation, bleacher construction and light installation. The second part of funding is reserved for improvements to field surfaces. (In 2007, this program awarded over $2 million dollars worth of grants for upgrades to field surfaces
  
  
• Individual grants of up to $200,000 are also available!

Individual teams may also offer grants or assistance to schools on a one-time or regular basis. For example, one grant program offers a grant of $3,000 to school players who've organized their own community programs.

To find out more about these programs you can visit this website.

Grant Programs For Musicians!

Here are a few examples of some grant programs that are currently being offered for musicians:

• $3,000 grant program to provide professional mentorship to three emerging operatic composers who are writing new works for full professional production.
  
  
• $5,000 to support a Fellowship that will provide a residency of up to 2 months for an emerging composer.
  
  
• $2,000 to support an outreach program in rural communities that brings music education and songwriting to K-12 students.
  
  
• $2,500 to support the mentoring of promising young songwriters by professional members. The project will result in a CD compilation of 5 original songs and a showcase of the works at a local theatre.
  
  
• A scholarship program is currently being offered. This scholarship is presented annually to an African-American college or university student majoring in music who demonstrates musical talent and proficiency in certain areas:
  
  
  • composing
    
  • arranging
    
  • producing
    
  • conducting
    
  • performing

What Kind Of Non-Profit Organizations Receive Grants?

Over 50 local groups are being offered grants in a specific grant program that is aimed at more rural areas!

This "free grant money" was funded by taxpayers in the local rural areas!.

The grants are going to a wide range of community, environmental, cultural and recreational groups. Also being supported are a handful of organizations based in the local municipalities that offer facilities or services used by the rural taxpayers as well. Examples include a theater company and an art gallery.

The grants were all recently approved at one of the monthly meetings of the regional district board, based on the joint recommendations of the local rural directors.

Here is a partial listing of some of the organizations that will be receiving their grants:

• A local garden society will use their $1,5000 grant money to assist with the installation of an automatic underground irrigation system
  
  
• Another organization will use their $2,000 grant award to help pay insurance costs
  
  
• a local are project received a $200 grant that will go towards cultivating vegetables locally
  
  
• a local church received a $200 that they will use towards operating expenses
  
  
• a local art gallery will use their $4,000 grant towards operating expenses
  
  
• another organization received a $6,000 grant to help assist with educating and promoting their agricultural community
  
  
• a local farmer's market will use their $3,000 grant towards operating expenses
  
  
• a rugby club will use their $900 grant to assist with the formation of a mini's program and continuation of a juniors program
  
  
• a historical museum society organization received a $5,000 grant that they will use towards their operating expense.
  
  
• another historical organization will receive a $1,500 grant that they will use to help and to assist with the development and publishing of promotional and educational content ($1,500)
  
  
• a community library will receive a $500 grant that they will use to assist with book purchases
  
  
• a $2,000 daycare grant was awared to a daycare-related organization that they will use to help pay for exterior building improvements
  
  
• a local festival organization will use their $2,000 grant to help with their annual festival
  
  
• a local animal organization will use their $300 grant towards spaying and neutering feral cats ($300)

These are examples of the kinds of non-profit organizations that have (and are) received grant money. If you have a similar kind of organization then you can see from the list above the kinds of non-profit organizations that can receive grants.

But please be aware that there are also grant programs available for for-profit businesses as well!

Free or Low-Cost Dental Care?

It seems that so many people are searching for free or low-cost dental care. Here is a link to my blog posts relating to grant programs that provide free or low-cost dental services!