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Has anyone ever received a grant?

i see ads online all the time for all different kinds of grants. grants for businesses, grants for cars, grants for...basically everything you can think of. Have any of you applied and/or received such grants? if so, was it a long process? what did you apply for?
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Like Uni, I received a grant in college b/c of my grades. Later in life, I received a grant from the French govt to study How to Teach French in France. I was a French teacher for 25 years.) For that, I had to be nominated by other French teachers who were part of a professional organization and who had recived the same grant themselves.

However, my sister started a non-profit agency to work as a liaison between Native American tribes and the Federal govt on ecology issues. She was able to do this for 20 yrs, by applying for and being approved for grants. It requires a ton of paperwork and filling out forms and knowinh what it is that you really want to do. It is a skill to read and interpret the govt forms, and then be able to tell them what they want to hear in a logical, intelligent and coherent fashion. Her original application had 55 pages to fill out and answer! Now that she is retiring and closing her agency, the form to replace her has 66 pages! I think there may even be a govt booklet out there that tells you how to go about this.

If there is something out there that you want to do, and you have a solid plan (starting a business, filling a need) then go for it! Even if you are turned down, you might learn what to do better to get it next time. Think about your skills and ideas, get all the info you can from the govt and take plenty of time to put it together correctly. Deadlines are serious things. You can't whip one out over night. But try it -- the money is really there and unclaimed, esp maybe now.
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Posted Jun 8th, 2009 at 2:25PM
I received an academic grant, when in college. It was free money, they gave me, based on my grades.
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Posted Jun 8th, 2009 at 3:22PM
Similar to unicorn, I got academic grants when I was in college. I've also written grants for different nonprofits, the most recent was for a clean water initiative in Africa, but that was like a couple of years ago. The process was long for me because of all the hours put in towards research, getting the proper paperwork straight, the actual writing, etc
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Posted Jun 8th, 2009 at 3:34PM
yup, academic grant here too. I applied for them through FASFA.
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Posted Jun 8th, 2009 at 4:29PM
I applied for a grant for my son....he was 13 yrs old and entering tertiary education. Local businesses put up the money for his tuition.

Seems the government here says education is free for all except the gifted....who have to pay !

go figure
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Posted Jun 8th, 2009 at 10:14PM
I, too, received college grants for "smart brains" but the one that really surprised me was getting a free, yes, free, furnace and heating system by applying for fuel assistance a few years ago. It wasn't easy but it wasn't THAT hard either.
If you live in a rural area the USDA has a kickin' mortgage program with NO MONEY DOWN and single digit interest. The grant comes in as a companion program if repairs are needed on the property, which you have to live in to keep the money, but the repairs are free. Yeah, some paperwork is involved but it's not the US Tax code complicated.
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Posted Jun 9th, 2009 at 7:16AM
yes, i received an educational grant from the state I live in...for a whopping $200 --woo-hoo!

the school i attended helped me applied for the grants during enrollment, and I found out I received it by getting a letter in the mail about 8 weeks later......
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