Grants for Homemakers
Each year our government allocates funds to assist our American people, but no one really knows that the money is out there waiting for someone like you to claim it. Homemakers are a perfect candidate for receiving some of these grant monies to better themselves, as well as anyone else needing help to get their feet on the ground. It is said that there is over $36 billion dollars a year that goes to waste because no one claims it, so let's get to using some of it!
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Types of Grants for Homemakers
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The main types of grants that you will run across when looking for grants for homemakers are:
1. Displaced Homemakers Grants
2. Educational Grants for Homemakers
3. Women Only GrantsEach of these grants is geared for getting out into the job market by helping homemakers to open their own business, enhance their skills in their current job or market and learn new skills.
Displaced Homemakers
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A displaced homemaker is anyone who has suffered from abuse or divorce or is a single parent. Some great places to start looking and applying for a grant of this type would be GrantWoman.com. They have a list of over 80 grants that can assist with getting a business started, helping with child care expenses, sending yourself back to school to learn or enhance your skills, and more.
Here are a few of the grants that could help you out:
Bell Labs Graduate Research Fellowships for Women and Minorities is to help women and minorities pursue in a career in science/mathematics/engineering/technology.
Noel Foundation is a grant that gives money to career programs and educational programs.
Raise The Nation is a wonderful grant that focuses on single mothers and their children.
These are just a few of the programs and grants that are listed at Grant Woman, and the list just keeps going.
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Educational Grants
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Some homemakers are not homemakers by choice, and they may have not been able to afford to go to college or life choices may have prevented them from attending college when they graduated high school. Educational grants from the government can help you to pay for college to brush up the skills you already have or to teach you new skills for a new career. For example, there are federal Pell grants that are available to low-income families to go back to college and get a degree.
Your local college will have all the information you need to get you started on applying for a Pell grant, or you can go to FAFSA.gov and fill out an application online.
Women Only Grants
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The term "Women Only Grants" doesn't mean that they are only intended for women--that wouldn't be right. The actual grants that are listed in this category are just more likely to be applied for by women than anyone else. If you are not a woman, you can still apply for these types of grants, so do not be discouraged. Just check out all the requirements for applying to one of these "women only" grants.
Scams
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There are many free resources available to look and apply for grants. If you have to pay for the information, then you are paying to do something that you can do for free.
If you do decide to pay for grant research, get the company checked with the Better Business Bureau before you give your financial information. If you do choose to use one of these places, make sure the payment gateway is something familiar like PayPal rather than some of the others that are out there.
Just be careful, and good luck in getting the free money that you deserve to get your two feet on the ground.
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