Business Grants for Women - a Grant FAQ Section Page 2

Answer: First of all, you need to become familiar with the grant writing process, the terms commonly used, and what funders are looking for. Spend a little time looking over Websites from both corporate foundations and the CFDA (Catalog for Federal Domestic Assistance). When looking at private foundations for grants, check out their core values, their operating principles, and what they’re looking for.  Go to your local library, check out a few books to find out what a grant proposal looks like, and the process involved in writing a grant proposal. 

Question:
If there isn’t any federal grant money available for small business owners, then where do I find the government grants that I keep hearing about?

Answer:
Most federal grants are funneled to the states, so the best place to start looking for business grants is with your own state government.  Most of them have specific information about what business grants grants or funding (as well as training and other resources) are available for business owners in that state. Even in states where there isn’t a lot of grant money available, there may be funding for you to go to school (to take classes in bookkeeping, marketing, or computers), to hire and train employees, hire a consultant and much more!  Taking advantage of all the free resources to help your business succeed is…just good business! 

Not ALL government grant programs are advertised. 

That's why some of the grant packages and programs are very valuable. They have found those resources that you will have a hard time finding on your own. The grant packages listed below have done all the work for you.
A few are:
 

Mathew Lesko

Free Government Money

American Grant Provider

Although billions of dollars are given away annually by Government Agencies and 30,000 + grant-making Foundations in the United States, Most Americans do not even know these Agencies and Foundations exist, or how to contact them!
 

Here is a list of links to the state economic development offices:
grants - http://www.ado.state.al.us
business grants - http://www.dced.state.ak.us/.cbd/smallbus/home.htm
grants -  http://www.aedc.state.ar.us
small business grants - http://www.commerce.ca.gov/state/ttca/ttca%5Fhomepage.jsp
small business grants - http://www.state.co.us/oed/guide/
grants for women - http://www.ct.gov/ecd/cwp/view.asp?a=1115&q=253514
grants for women - http://www.state.de.us/dedo/new%5web%5Fsite/
grants - http://www.eflorida.com/
grants at http://www.georgia.org/economic/index,cfm
grants at http://www.hawaii.gov/DBEDT/index.cfm
funding and grants at http://www.idoc.state.id.us/
grant funding - http://www.commerce.state.il.us/
grants http://www.in.gov/doc/
business grants at http://www.state.ia.us/ided/
grants for women at http://www.kdoch.ks.us/public/
business grants http://www.thinkkentucky.com/
business http://www.lded.state.la.us/
business economy http://www.econdevmaine.com/
grants for women http://www.choosemaryland.org/
business grants and funding http://www.mass.gov/portal/index.jsp?pageID=aghome&agid=ded
grant http://www.medc.michigan.org/index_flash.asp?homepage=index.asp
grants and business http://www.deed.state.mn.us/bizdev/
grants and business http://www.decd.state.ms.us/
grants for women http://www.ded.state.mo.us/business/business.shtml
more state grant sites:

http://assist.neded.org/
http://www.expand2nevada.com/newsite/index.html
http://www.nheconomy.com/
http://www.state.nj.us/commerce/
http://www.edd.state.nm.us/
http://www.empire.state.ny.us/
http://www.commerce.state.nc.us/
http://www.growingnd.com/
http://www.odod.state.oh.us/
http://www.ecodevdirectory.com/oklahoma.htm
http://www.oregon.gov/prod/index/cfm%3Fpath=business%2520in%2520PA
http://www.riedc.com/startframe.html
http://www.callcouthcarolina.com/callsc.cfm?page=&document=home
http://www.sdgreatprofits.com/
http://www.state.tn.us/ecd
http://www.tded.state.tx.us/
http://www.utah.gov/
http://thinkvermont.com/
http://www.yesvirginia.org/
http://www.cted.wa.gov/DesktopDefault.aspx
http://www.wvdo.org/
http://www.commerce.state,wi.us/
http://www.wyomingbusiness.org/home/index/cfm
 

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SEE PAGE 5 of Grants for women Grant Faq's HERE
 

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About Cheryl: Cheryl Antier is the president of "Dream Weaver Enterprises" a business and fundraising consultancy firm that specializes in helping you to "weave your dreams into reality".  She recently married for the second time, has three children at home and lives bi-continentally in Southern France and Southeast Utah.