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	<title>Comments on: How do I get a federal grant for home remodeling?</title>
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		<title>By: mspts123</title>
		<link>http://federalrelayonline.com/how-do-i-get-a-federal-grant-for-home-remodeling/188/comment-page-1/#comment-71</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: imisidro</title>
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		<dc:creator>imisidro</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:27:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) and 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.

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. 

Grants are also often given to non profit groups or organizations involved in training or other similar activities (grant 59.043 Women's Business Ownership Assistance that are given to those who will create women's business center that will train women entrepreneurs</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) and 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.</p>
<p>Even if you buy books on &#8220;how to get grants&#8221; or list that supposedly has information on grants &#8212; all of them are mere rehash of what CFDA has, albeit packaged differently.</p>
<p>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. </p>
<p>Grants are also often given to non profit groups or organizations involved in training or other similar activities (grant 59.043 Women&#8217;s Business Ownership Assistance that are given to those who will create women&#8217;s business center that will train women entrepreneurs</p>
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		<title>By: Debbie2243</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:07:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>contact family services in your area...I heard maybe contact the civil liberties 
You are entitled to accessable housing.
Also...contact your neighborhood churches...they have funds for things like this and people to do the work.

Talk to your local eagles or elks or vfw....they may have some solutions</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>contact family services in your area&#8230;I heard maybe contact the civil liberties<br />
You are entitled to accessable housing.<br />
Also&#8230;contact your neighborhood churches&#8230;they have funds for things like this and people to do the work.</p>
<p>Talk to your local eagles or elks or vfw&#8230;.they may have some solutions</p>
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