Archive for November, 2008
I know of a couple who are going green and want to install solar panels and/or windturbines in their home. Are there solar grants out there for individuals? The costs are near $20,000 if they’re going to pay for them themselves.
There are lots of places to look when wanting a grant for education.
Check out Federal Student Aid Web Site or FAFSA http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
I suggest you explore all federal funding and grant options at the Federal Student Aid website http://federalstudentaid.ed.gov/ and there also a Handbook of the Pell Grant, an 86 page document that contains everything about the grant. You can also call the Federal Student Aid Information Center at 1-800-433-3243 and ask them if there are any programs for you.
My friend lives in Maine and wants to start an organic farm. She’s hoping to find a farm grant that will help her get started utilizing greenhouses. She’s been looking for grants online but keeps running into a lot of red tape.
My father-in-law is a farmer with a huge old farm house. He’s hoping to find some kind of farm grant to upgrade the windows and doors to improve dampness. It’s a very old structure, and very large, resting on a 20-acre farm.
After years of having small hobbie flocks, my buddy wants to go into large production as a poultry farmer. He wants this to be a big operation and eventually become a good-sized employer able to provide people a steady paycheck and create a good, natural product. He’s hoping to find some kind of farm grant to help him get started.
The organization is an international Children’s organization based in Canada that helps orphan children in Ghana, Tanzania and India. They are looking for some kind of Christian Grant to help keep them up and running.
My nephew wants to open a faith based book store and is hoping to find a specialized Christian Grant on top of any other business grants.
I’ve run into a several people hoping to find some kind of Christian Grant for assorted faith based businesses. There are separate Christian grants available to people on top of regular business grants. It’s good to look into all aspects of your business when considering startup cost money.
If you’re hoping to build a church, there are numerous Christian grants out there that might be able to help cover startup expenses, depending on the locale. Contact your local churches to get started - they might have information that would be difficult to find elsewhere.
Household electricity is going up 25%. Where we use about half the kilowatt hours than we did last year, we’re still paying about the same each bill, so looking into alternative energy sources just makes sense. Solar panels can be very expensive, as are even small windmills. However, there are grants available, including solar grants, to help build onto houses to increase efficiency and reduce energy costs. Some of these grants will cover the costs of the material, other will help cover the costs of installation.
