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Report From Maryland Governor’s Grants Office Seminar |
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Report From Maryland Governor’s Grants Office Seminar
http://www.grants.maryland.gov/ |
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Activities of Governor's Grants Office |
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- Help state and local government offices, non-profit organizations and others identify grant opportunities from federal and state government as well as private foundations
- Provide grant-writer training and technical assistance to state agencies and other interested organizations
- Assist small businesses in identifying federal procurement opportunities
- Assist individuals in identifying federal employment opportunities
- Seehttp://www.myamericanbenefitsplan.com/state_help.php
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Basic Info About Grants |
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| -Most all grants are aimed at solving problems in the community. |
| -Government grants are normally for non-governmental groups or organizations to carry out the functions of government programs. |
| - Foundation grants are normally used for organizations or groups to solve problems that are not addressed by current government programs |
| -So if you want what the grant industry calls grant money you are likely going to have to become a non-profit organization. |
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REMEMBER THERE IS MORE NON-GRANT MONEY AVAILABLE TO ANYONE |
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| Most people looking for financial assistance in their lives think they need a grant because they know that grants are given out by the government and they do not have to be paid back. This is true but in the grant industry 99% of grants are for non-profit organizations to perform good works in the community. |
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But MORE IMPORTANTLY grants only represent about 20% of all the free money that is available for people |
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Grants :
Federal Government Grants $500 Billion
Foundation Grants $42 Billion
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Total Grant Money $542 Billion = 17%
Other :
Other Free Money Programs $1,800 Billion
Loans & Loan Guarantees $350 Billion
Contracts $430 Billion
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Total Other Money $2,580 Billion = 83% |
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See only 17% of the money that is available to people in America is officially called grant money and most all of this goes to state and local governments and non-profit organizations. |
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| The other money is where individuals can get: |
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- money to pay medical care
- money to help pay your mortgage
- money to start or expand a business
- money to go back to school
- money to train for a better job
- money to pay for day care
- money to invest in real estate
- more, more, more, more, etc. |
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The one caveat to this is there are grants that non-profits get from government and foundations where the money is then given to individuals for expenses, training, business, health care, etc. |
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1) Federal Government |
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| www.cfda.gov programs that give out grants |
| www.grants.gov keep track of all the grants given out by the programs listed in catalog you can get automatic notification of grants in your area |
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2) State and Local Governments |
| - Your state grants office |
http://www.myamericanbenefitsplan.com/state_help.php |
| - Maryland has their own State Grant Directory, The Red Book http://www.mdredbookonline.com/ , searchable |
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| - tax returns of foundations, see Maryland |
| http://nccsdataweb.urban.org/PubApps/geoCounties.php?q=MD |
| Maryland Red Book Can Search by , loans, grants, payments and by individual, non-profit or business For Example.. |
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Grants To Individuals and Business
Absent Parent Employment Program
$4,000 To Be An Artist In Resident At A Primary School
$5,000 To Sell Overseas
Grants To Provide Low Income Housing
Grants For Small Business to Compete in New Technology
Grants To Horse Owners and Businesses
Grants To Install Solar Electric and Solar Thermal Systems
Grants To Train Mid-Career People To Become Teachers
Grants For Unwed Fathers To Train For A Better Job
Grants For Marinas To Build Slips For Pleasure Boats
Grants For People To Pay Utility Bills (double 2010)
225 Direct Payments to Individuals and Business
Payments to People With Disabilities Making < $53,222
$6,000 to Artists
Money to Pay Property Taxes
Money For Renters because of high property taxes
Diversity Grant
Money to Fix Up A Child Care Center
Money For Working Parents to Pay For Child Care
Money To Create A Tutoring Service
Who Says There Are No Programs For Business??
52 Grant Programs For Business
42 Direct Programs for Business |
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3) Foundation |
| Only about 10-15% of foundations have web sites |
| The Foundation Center Database |
Free test by name, state, zip
92,000 foundations
1.3 million grants
400,000 decision makers
$20/mo for top 10,000
$150/mo for 92,000 |
| Free 1 hour courses in grant writing and non-profit |
| Management, 1-day courses about $200 |
| Available free use in Atlanta, Cleveland, New York, San |
| Francisco, Washington, DC |
| Local Libraries also have Foundation Center info |
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http://foundationcenter.org/collections/ |
| Local Libraries have free courses on how to use |
| data base and free courses on grant writing |
| and non-profit management |
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http://www.prattlibrary.org/calendar/series.aspx?folder=706 |
Also help with finding rich people for funding
Awards Success
Sample: 120 letters, 33 full proposals,
25 awards |
| Call the foundation first and ask about sending an intro letter |
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4) Earmarks |
| Earmarks have been in the news a lot lately and recently I even participated in a documentary
movie about earmarks. Here is how the Office of Management and Budget describe Earmarks.. |
| OMB defines earmarks as funds provided by the Congress for projects or programs where the congressional direction (in bill or report language) circumvents
Executive Branch merit-based or competitive allocation processes, or specifies the location or recipient, or
otherwise curtails the ability of the Executive Branch to manage critical aspects of the funds allocation process.
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To me, it is a special grant that your congressman or senator can write into law that goes only
to you. Every Congressman and Senator seems set up to handle these requests from constituents. Of
course, everyone that asks does not receive one but that is true of everything. |
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It seems that each elected official collects all the earmarks that are submitted by
constituents and he/she decides which ones to try to push thru for part of this special pot of Earmark money. If
your project is chosen you then have to fill out additional paperwork to get the money from a government agency.
The elected official does not give out the money directly. |
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It is another source of non-profit funding with a system that can be learned like any other..
Contact your congressman or senator's office and ask to speak to the person handling earmarks. www.govengine.com |
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| New Web Site Will Track All Government Money |
| www.USASPENDING.com |
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