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To write a successful grant application for free money it should be well planned. You should be familiar with exactly how a particular agency prefers to have their grant proposals completed. If you have no experience in writing grant proposals, this is another area where your Small Business development centers can help.

Work Closely With The Free Money Grantor Agency

Once you decide which government agency you want free money from, contact them and ask for a grant application. Get to know some of the grantor agency personal. Experts love to talk about their programs, so ask for advice, suggestions, and criticisms about your proposed project.

In most cases, the more the agency knows about your grant proposal, the better your chances will be of getting support from the personnel who ultimately approve your free money request.

Often it is to the grantor’s advantage to send their grant proposal summary to an agency official they have developed a contact relationship with, and ask them to review and return it to you with their comments. Be certain this approach is acceptable with your agency. You wouldn’t first want a first draft mistakenly processed before it was finished.

Making a personal visit to the agency’s office in your area is also important. Face to face contact will help you understand eligibility requirements, deadlines, maximum free money amounts you can apply for, and other details you want to know about. You can also utilize an agency’s library and determine through books, brochures, and conversation if there are other agencies you could apply for free money. there is nothing that says that you can’t apply for, two three, or more free money grants at one time!

Establish your own Professional Network

Do some networking and maintain continuous contact with people who can gather information for you about free money grants. Nothing can be substituted for personal contact with the decision makers who are in charge of grant programs. Learn to use your personal influence (and theirs) to achieve your goals.

The US. Government Printing Office maintains a wealth of information that people never take advantage of! Write to them and ask for a copy of the “U.S. Government Directory” and ask for a list of books, brochures, and documents that covers your field of interest. Tell them you are especially interested in obtaining information about free federal money that’s available to private citizens.

Remember, “free federal money” doesn’t mean you have to travel to Washington, DC. It just means finding out where the agencies are within your own state and local government. The contacts you want to make may be only minutes away. Investment companies are in the business of making money just like any other business.

Supplied to help you by Lee Porter, an author and entrepreneur, is dedicated to providing continuing health, personal development and life dynamic education and business development to help people to build health, success and prosperity