A lot of people go gaga over the whole concept of free federal grants. The moot point is, is it really free? If you were to read Jay M. Shafritzs book American Government and Politics, he defines what a grant is. A grant, he says, is a gift that has certain obligations for the grantee and expectations from the grantor. A grant is no one-way street as most people looking for grants would like to believe. A grant comes to you inbuilt with the word obligations. And rightly so, wouldnt you say? Why on earth should someone give you a lot of money and then forget about it? A grant is not philanthropy pure and simple. It means you have a responsibility to fulfill certain obligations.
Why are free federal grants given? They are basically dispensed so that organizations that are involved in doing work that benefits the community have the money to carry out the work. For example, the projects could be programs that train displaced workers, or street paving projects or water conservation projects or anything for the good of the community or the society. Once a grant has been sanctioned, the organization has to make sure that their functioning has certain strict performance...
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