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Who is Eligible for a Grant? ATTENTION! Grants.gov does not offer money for personal financial assistance or debt. If you are seeking
personal financial assistance such as: We have all seen them; late night infomercials, websites, and reference guides, advertising "millions in free money" Don't believe the hype! Although there are many grants on Grants.gov, few of them are available to individuals and none of them are available for personal financial assistance. To find an alphabetical listing of federal personal assistance visit USA.gov website’s Government Benefits, Grants, and Financial Aid page. Find out if you are eligible to apply for grants on Grants.gov, watch this helpful animated eligibility tutorial . There are many groups of organizations that are eligible to apply for government grants. Typically, most grantee organizations fall into the categories below. Government Organizations
Education Organizations
Public Housing Organizations
Non-Profit Organizations
Small Businesses Small business loans and small business grants may be awarded to companies that meet the size standards that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has established for most industries in the economy. The most common size standards are as follows:
Note that about one-fourth of industries have a size standard that is different from these levels. They vary from $0.75 million to $28.5 million for size standards based on average annual revenues and from 100 to 1500 employees for size standards based on number of employees. With few exceptions, all federal agencies, and many state and local governments, use the size standards established by SBA. You can search for further information and for loan opportunities on the Small Business Administration’s website. Individuals An individual submits a grant on their behalf, and not on behalf of a company, organization, institution, or government. Individuals sign the grant application and its associated certifications and assurances that are necessary to fulfill the requirements of the application process. So, if you register as an Individual, you will only be able to apply to grant opportunities that are open to individuals. An individual cannot submit a grant application to a grant opportunity that is just open to organizations. To find out what grants are currently available for these different eligibility categories, please visit the Advanced Search page. |
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