How do you apply for free government grants? You can do it two ways. You could get the application forms from the federal government agencies, fill it up and submit it or you could go online and access the government sites and fill in the form online. It isnt that hard applying for a grant. The problem is getting it. There are a whole lot of grant applications that find their way to the dustbin every day. This happens especially if you are looking for a grant for a huge community-based project.
Major projects need to be handled with care. They need specific project proposals. It does not end here. Once youve applied for a grant, put in a lot of work and got the grant, your real work begins. You need to justify why that public money was given to you and not to anyone else. You need to deliver to set time schedules and cost factors. If you do not, it will be treated as non-compliance and penalties could go up to a jail term if suspected and proved guilty of fraud or theft. After all, this comes under the pureview of misusing public funds.
All projects have to have stringent accounting and auditing checks in place. It will have to be audited by the government yearly...