U.S. Government Grants and Assistance
By Robert Longley, About.com Guide to US Government Info
If you represent an organization trying to do projects like, revitalizing a downtown area, retraining displaced workers or creating a county-wide flood control project, the government might have a grant for you. For the rest of us – individual private citizens -- there are government benefit and assistance programs galore.
- Government Grants: Truth and Resources
- Government Benefits and Assistance Programs
- Obama's Economic Stimulus Plan
Government Grants: Truth and Resources
Most federal grants are awarded to organizations planning major projects of benefit to their community. In addition, organizations that get government grants are required to meet strict oversight performance standards during the duration of the project.
- Federal Government Grants: No Free Lunch
- How the Federal Grant Process Works
- Major Federal Grant-giving Agencies
- About Federal Grants, Assistance and Benefits
- For Small Business Grants, Look to the States
Government Benefits and Assistance Programs
From childhood to retirement, few Americans go through life without needing some help from time-to-time. Fortunately, there are several federal government benefit programs available to help with many life situations and needs.
- Government Aid & Money - No Grants Needed
- Money for a Small Business
- About Federal Grants, Assistance and Benefits
- Top 10 Federal Benefit and Assistance Programs
- Applying for Social Security
- Medicare Primer
- How to Get Government Student Aid
- Government Sales and Auctions
Obama's Economic Stimulus Plan
The 2009 economic stimulus bill – The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act – represents the largest single government spending bill in our nation’s history. The bill’s $787 billion in spending and tax cuts is intended to stimulate the economy by getting Americans working and spending again. Virtually every family or individual in America will be touched in some way by this massive stimulus bill.
