The word free in free government grants is probably a misnomer. While you get a free grant if youre lucky, you have to spend a lot of time, effort and money to apply for one. The proposal you make must be made by an expert and very often organizations have someone like this on their staff or they have to buy out services which are pretty expensive. Even if you do have a really great proposal, it is no guarantee that you will get the funding. Furthermore, someone will have to be paid to administer the spending of the grant money according to the proposal failing which you could attract penalties.
Lets take a look at how funds are available in the first place. It all begins and ends with Congress. It is here that laws are passed and decisions made as to how much funding is necessary. These funds are made available to the various government agencies in order to fund various major projects. It is up to Congress to decide how much is allocated to each program. Both individuals and organizations can apply for these grants.
Once these funds are approved in the federal budget, they are announced in the Federal Register. The programs that are approved appear in the CFDA or...
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