GOVERNMENT GRANTS
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Disclaimer ...................................................................................................... 12
We provide the information you do your own research................................. 13
Okay, I m interested give me some specifics!................................................ 13
Developing a grant proposal............................................................. 14
Preparation.............................................................................................14
Developing Ideas for the Proposal ....................................................................... 14
Community Support.............................................................................................. 14
Identification of a Funding Resource................................................................. 15
Getting Organized to Write the Proposal ........................................................... 15
Review & Criticism .............................................................................................. 16
Writing the grant proposal.................................................................... 17
The Basic Components of a Proposal.............................................................. 17
The Proposal Summary: Outline of Project Goals .................................................. 17
Introduction: Presenting a Credible Applicant or Organization ......................... 17
The Problem Statement: Stating the Purpose at Hand......................................17
Project Objectives: Goals and Desired Outcome............................................... 18
Program Methods and Program Design: A Plan of Action...................................18
Evaluation: Product and Process Analysis................................................................. 19
Future Funding: Long-Term Project Planning.......................................................19
The Proposal Budget: Planning the Budget.........................................20
Free Money..................................................................................... 21
Used Tire Grants ................................................................................................. 21
Use Recycled Materials.................................................................................. 21
$25,000 To Upgrade Employees Skills .............................................................. 21
Venture Capital for Low-Income Entrepreneurs.................................................. 22
$5,000 To Learn New Technology .......................................................................... 22
$500,000 Venture Capital From New York .................................................... 22
Grants To Improve Energy Efficiency ................................................................. 23
$5,000 To Go Overseas ........................................................................... 23
Advanced Technology Money..................................................................................23
$425.000 To Save Energy...................................................................................... 24
Technology Assistance .................................................................................... 24
$4,000 For Technical Assistance ......................................................................... 24
Invention Assistance ............................................................................................ 25
550,000,000 For Air Service................................................................................ 25
Sell Overseas .......................................................................................................... 25
Venture Capital................................................................................................... 26
Hurt By Imports (PC1)? .................................................................................. 26

$1 Billion To Work On Ideas.................................................................................... 27
$10,000 For Every New Job Created................................................................. 27
Federal Programs By Type................................................................. 28
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT................................................................................28
ENVIRONMENT RELATED GRANTS ......................................................... 28
SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS ............................................................................. 29
MINORITY BUSINESS PROGRAMS ............................................................. 31
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ............................................................................ 32
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM ....................................................... 34
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS ............................................................................... 34
RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPEMENT........................ 35
PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS PROGRAMS.............................................. 36
MARKETING PROGRAM ............................................................................... 36
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ..................................................................... 37
FORESTRY PROGRAMS.............................................................................38
MARINE PROGRAM.........................................................................................39
JOB TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT ...................................................... 39
FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM.............................................................41
ENERGY CONSERVATION .................................................................................. 41
RESEARCH GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS ................................................. 43
Government Services.................................................................................. 45
Free or Low-Priced Career Counseling and Assistance .............................................. 45
Free or Low-Priced Counseling, and Services for New and Existing Business.....45
Free Assistance to Small Disadvantaged Businesses..........................................45
More Grant Makers.........................................................................................46
The Foundation Center ....................................................................................... 46
Nursing and Medical Grants...................................................................... 46
Grant Resources & Publications................................................. 47
Government Publications and Links ................................................................... 47
Federal Register.................................................................................................. 47
Grants Net..........................................................................................................47
Free Money Directory............................................................................... 47
Federal Money Retriever............................................................................ 47
Free Money to Change Your Life.............................................................47
Government Giveaways for Entrepreneurs III ................................................. 48
Grants Galore.............................................................................................. 48
An Insiders Guide To Finding and Obtaining Grant Money.....................48
Guidelines and literature ............................................................................... 48
Regional and Federal depository libraries ............................................................... 48
State Programs.....................................................................................................49
SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS BY STATE ...................... 49
OTHER SMALL BUSINESS RESOURCES.....................................................52
State-Specific Small Business Links..............................................................52
SBA Office of Advocacy.............................................................................52
Procurement Assistance to Small Businesses ............................................. 52
Small Business Investment Companies.................................................................. 52
Micro-Enterprise Loans.........................................................................52
Venture Capital ................................................................................. 52
Programs Listed By State..................................................................................53
Alabama ............................................................................................... 53
Lister Hill Center Intramural Grants Program ................................................ 53
Alaska.............................................................................................................53
Child Care Money.................................................................................................53
Arkansas..............................................................................................53
Grants To Train Arkansas Employees................................................................. 53
ARKANSAS CHILD CARE PROVIDERS......................................................54
Arizona ................................................................................................................ 54
SMALL BUSINESS RECYCLING PROGRAM..............................................54
Arizona Business & Commerce........................................................................54
Colorado........................................................................................................54
Train Colorado Employees .............................................................................. 54
Delaware .......................................................................................................... 55
CHILD CARE AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ............................... 55
$25,000 To Develop Business Plans and Patents ...................................... 55
$150,000 to $2 Million in Delaware Venture Capital ..................................... 55
$50,000 For Delaware Inventors ...................................................................... 55
Money For Development And Marketing In Delaware.................................. 56
Illinois........................................................................................................56
$1.6 For Illinois Job Training .........................................................................56
Used Tire Grants ....................................................................................... 56
Use Recycled Materials.............................................................................57
Grants to Recycle Solid Waste...................................................... 57
Indiana............................................................................................................57
Grants To Improve EnergyEfficiency.................................................................57
Indiana Coal Research Grant Program .............................................................. 57
Indiana Biomass Grant Program .................................................................... 58
Iowa...................................................................................................................58
Iowa Job Training .......................................................................................... 58
Forgivable Loans For Training....................................................................... 58
New Skills Development................................................................................59
Business Network.................................................................................................59
Entrepreneurs With Disabilities ............................................................................... 59
Money For Iowa Entrepreneurs ................................................................ 59
Kansas...................................................................................................................60
http://kdoch.state.ks.us:82/ProgramApp/program_grant.jsp....................60
Kansas Job Training Grants ...................................................................... 60
Venture Capital For Kansas Businesses...........................................................60
Kansas Venture Capital...................................................................................61
$1,000 For Your Kansas Invention .................................................................. 61
$5,000 To Prepare Grant Proposals.......................................................... 61
$3,500 For Trade Shows ......................................................................... 62
Kentucky.....................................................................................................62
Search the Kentucky Internet for small business grants ......................................... 62
Money To Train KentuckyEmployees............................................................62
LOUISIANA ..................................................................................................... 62
Maryland...........................................................................................63
Venture Capital for Low-Income Entrepreneurs ........................................... 63
Massachusetts ................................................................................................ 63
80% Discount on Energy Consultants ................................................... 63
Low interest Loans for New and existing child care providers ..................... 63
Michigan...............................................................................................................63
Child Care..........................................................................................................63
$1,000 Job Training Grants .................................................................. 64
$1,000 Job Training Grants ................................................................................. 64
Missouri..........................................................................................................64
Recycle Missouri...................................................................... 64

Childhood Development Grant Opportunities.............................................. 64
NEW JERESY ........................................................................................... 65
Early Stage Enterprise (ESE) Seed Investment Fund................................. 65
Business Relocation Assistance Grant (BRAG)...........................................65
5000 Registered Apprenticeship Incentive Program ........................................ 65
New Mexico...........................................................................................65
New Mexico Job Training ................................................... 65
New York...........................................................................................................66
$500,000 Venture Capital From New York......................................................66
Micro Enterprise Conditional Grant Program Trickle Up ..................................... 66
North Carolina ............................................................................ 66
$30,000 to Reduce Wood Waste..................................................... 66
North Dakota ............................................................................................ 66
Agriculture Marketing Grants................................................................66
Grants To North Dakota Women .......................................................................... 67
Ohio...................................................................................................................67
Money To Recycle Tires.........................................................................................67
Grants and Help For Ohio Business................................................................67
Oklahoma..............................................................................................................68
Money For Small Businesses .......................................................................... 68
Quality Oklahoma Jobs...................................................................................68
Oregon..............................................................................................................68
Oregon Venture Capital................................................................................68
Pennsylvania............................................................................................69
Clean Up Assistance ............................................................................... 69
Convert Gas Vehicles to Alternative Fuels....................................................69
Money For Job Training..................................................................................69
Rhode Island ............................................................................................. 70
Grants To Train Employees............................................................................ 70
$25,000 To Upgrade Employees Skills ....................................................... 70
$5,000 To Learn New Technology ................................................................... 70
Tennessee...........................................................................................................70
$3 Million To Growing Tennessee Businesses ..................................... 70
Texas..............................................................................................................71
Smart Texas Jobs..............................................................................................71
Utah....................................................................................................71
$100,000 To Move Your Business To Utah.................................................71
Utah's Short Term Intensive Training Grants Cover New Employees ............. 71
Virginia................................................................................................................72
Grants To Promote Virginia s Horse Industry........................................72
Pollution Control Grants From Virginia.........................................................72
Washington..................................................................................................72
Washington Job Skills.................................................................................. 72
Energy grants for residents on tight budgets............................................. 72
Wisconsin............................................................................................73
Grants For Environmental Cleanup In Wisconsin ...................................... 73
Brownfields Grant Initiative...................................................................................73
Minority Enterprise Grants.............................................73
Grants for Recycling Businesses....................................................................... 74
Wood Utilization Grants.......................................................................74
Recycle Wisconsin............................................................................... 74
Financing Your Business in Wisconsin............................................. 74
TOP 100 GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS........................75
Business Development Assistance to Small Business ............................. 75
Business and Industry Loans ..................................................76

Women's Business Ownership Assistance ................................................. 81
Very Low to Moderate Income Housing Loans .............................................. 85
8(a) Business Development ........................................................................89
Minority Business Development.........................................................................92
(Regular Business Loans_7(a) Loans).......................................................... 95
Community Facilities Loans and Grants ................................................................. 98
Basic Minority Business Development Centers ................................................ 102
Rural Development Grants.........................................................................106
Procurement Assistance to Small Businesses....................................................108
Business Services ................................................................................................. 110
(Counseling on Doing Business with the Federal Government) ............. 110
Small Business Investment Companies...........................................................111
Rural Business Opportunity Grants..................................................................... 114
Small Business Development Center...................................................................... 117
Grants for Public Works and Economic Development .................................. 120
Very Low-Income Housing Repair Loans and Grants.................................... 125
Federal Direct Loan...........................................................................................128
Promotion of the Arts_Grants to Organizations and Individual..................... 133
Small Business Innovation Research................................................... 140
Community Development Grants/Special Purpose Grants/Technical Assistance Program....144
Federal Pell Grant Program.............................................................................................147
Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program........................................................152
Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants................................................155
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants............................................ 158
Housing Application Packaging Grants................................................................ 161
Housing Counseling Assistance Program............................................................165
Community Services Block Grant_Discretionary Awards .......................................... 169
Supportive Housing Program ..................................................................................... 174
Planning and Program Development Grants .............................................. 178
Community Development Block Grants/Small Cities Program ............................ 182
Rural Housing Site Loans and Self_Help Housing Land Development Loan............ 186
Microloan Demonstration Program ........................................................................ 190
Adult Education_State Grant Program...........................................................................194
Harry S Truman Scholarship Program..................................................................198
Management and Technical Assistance for Economically Disadvantaged Businesses ...... 202
Professional Services Program..................................................................................206
Community Development Block Grants/Economic Development Initiative.............. 209
Donation of Federal Surplus Personal Property................................................ 213
Individual and Family Grants................................................................................ 217
Education and Human Resources ................................................................. 221
Buildings and Facilities Program......................................................................227
Disadvantaged Business Enterprises_Short Term Lending Program..................... 231
Disposal of Federal Surplus Real Property.......................................................234
Community Development Block Grants/State's Program ....................................... 238
Economic Adjustment Assistance ................................................................... 243
Economic Development_Technical Assistance .................................................... 248
15.916 Outdoor Recreation_Acquisition, Development and Planning................252
(Land andWater Conservation Fund Grants).....................................................252
HOME Investment Partnerships Program...............................................................257
Employment Services and Job Training Pilots_Demonstrations and Research..........260
Women's Special Employment Assistance .................................................... 265
Computer and Information Science and Engineering ......................................... 269
Federal Real Property Assistance Program...........................................................274
Emergency Loans ........................................................................................ 277
Community Services Block Grant................................................................ 281
Juvenile Mentoring Program ................................................................................. 286
Commercial Service .............................................................................................. 290
Rural Rental Housing Loans .............................................................................. 293
Market Access Program ................................................................................ 297
Child Care and Development Block Grant .......................................................... 301
(Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)) .................................................... 301
Morris K. Udall Scholarship Program .................................................................. 306
Rent Supplements_Rental Housing for Lower Income Families.................. 310
(Rent Supplement Program) ................................................................... 310
Medical Assistance Program................................................................... 313
Rural Housing Preservation Grants .......................................................... 317
Twenty-First CenturyCommunity Learning Centers........................................322
Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants............................................ 326
Interest Reduction Payments_Rental and Cooperative Housing for Lower Income Families . 331
Higher Education Challenge Grants............................................................................... 335
Advanced Technology Program............................................................................338
Cora Brown Fund ............................................................................................. 343
Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid ......................................................... 345
Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program_Special Allocations ......... 351
Christopher Columbus Fellowship Program................................................... 354
Employment Service .......................................................................................... 358
Social Services Block Grant........................................................................... 362
Local Law Enforcement Block Grants Program ................................................... 367
Fund for the Improvement of Education.......................................................................374
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Program............................................................. 377
Job Training Partnership Act............................................................................... 382
Women's Educational Equity Act Program ......................................................... 386
County and Municipal Agency Domestic Preparedness Equipment Support Program .... 389
Engineering Grants ............................................................................................... 393
Lower Income Housing Assistance Program_Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation........399
Job Opportunities for Low-Income Individuals ........................................................ 403
59.041 Certified Development Company Loans (504 Loans) ..................................... 407
(504 Loans) .................................................................................................................. 407
ITA Special Projects ........................................................................................... 411
American Business Center...............................................................................415
Sale of Federal Surplus Personal Property.............................................................. 419
Farm Ownership Loans ....................................................................................... 421
AmericansWith Disabilities Act Technical Assistance Program.............425
Rural Self-Help Housing Technical Assistance........................................................430
Technology Opportunities ................................................................................... 434
Economic Development and Supportive Services Program .............................. 438
Special Minority Initiatives................................................................................441
Promoting Safe and Stable Families.....................................................................447
Community-Based Family Resource and Support Grants ............................................. 450
Adult Education_National Leadership Activities......................................................454
Supplemental Security Income ........................................................ 457
OTHER FEDERAL PROGRAMS............................................ 462
JOB TRAINING ASSISTANCE................................................................... 462
MONEY TO STUDY FARMING, FLOWERS, CLOTHING AND FOOD ............ 462
FELLOWSHIP TO STUDY FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENC...... 462
HELP PREPARE FOR COLLEGE MATH AND SCIENCE................................462
MONEY FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO STUDY MATHEMATICS ... 463
MONEY TO STUDY COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT...............463
MONEY TO STUDY HOUSING ISSUES.................................................. 463
MONEY FOR MEMBERS OF INDIAN TRIBES TO GO TO COLLEGE..................464
MONEY FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE........................ 464
MONEY FOR STUDENTS WHO WANT TO STUDY THE BREAK UP OF THE USSR .. 464
ALL EXPENSES PLUS $543 TO STUDY AT THE MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY ... 465
$4,000 TO STUDY THE HUMANITIES FOR THE SUMMER .......................................... 466
MONEY FOR SOCIAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND ECONOMIC SCIENCES STUDENTS ...... 466
MONEY FOR SCIENCE, MATH AND ENGINEERING STUDENTS ............................... 467
MONEY FOR DISABLED VETERANS TO GO TO COLLEGE ........................................ 467
MONEY FOR RETIRED VETERANS TO GO TO SCHOOL............................................468
VOLUNTEER AND EARN MONEY TO PAY FOR SCHOOL...........................................469
SPEND A SEMESTER IN A DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY LAB ..................................... 470
$15,000 FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS TO STUDY OVERSEAS................................... 470
$4,000 GRANT FOR STUDENTS HAVING TROUBLE PAYING FOR TUITION............. 470
MONEY FOR A FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEGREE .......................................................... 471
MONEY FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS TO TRAVEL OVERSEAS ........................ 471
MONEY FOR PhD STUDENTS TO DO RESEARCH OVERSEAS ................................. 471
MONEY TO STUDY TO BE A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER.................................. 472
GUARANTEED STUDENT LOANS..................................................................................472
GET LOANS DIRECTLY FROM YOUR SCHOOL ........................................................... 472
WORK STUDY PROGRAMS TO PAY FOR SCHOOL .................................................... 473
GRANTS TO STUDY LIBRARY SCIENCE ...................................................................... 473
LOW INTEREST STUDENT LOANS................................................................................473
GET HELP TO STUDY ..................................................................................................... 474
Student Financial Assistance Programs ........................................................................... 474
$5,000 FROM YOUR STATE TO GO TO COLLEGE....................................................... 474
MONEY FOR STUDENTS INTERESTED IN HELPING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. 475
AID FOR STUDENTS WHO WANT TO BE INTERPRETERS FOR THE DEAF ............. 475
$12,200 PER YEAR FOR PhD STUDENTS..................................................................... 476
$20,000 FOR STUDENTS WHO WANT TO BECOME TEACHERS ............................... 476
$1,500 PER YEAR GRANTS TO COLLEGE STUDENTS ............................................... 476
MONEY FOR STUDENTS INTERESTED IN CAREERS IN PUBLIC SERVICE ............. 477
PART TIME JOBS IN THE GOVERNMENT FOR STUDENTS 16 AND OLDER ............ 477
INTERNSHIPS FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS TO WORK AT 54 AGENCIES ............... 478
HEALTH EDUCATION ASSISTANCE LOANS................................................................. 478
HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR AMERICAN INDIANS ....................... 478
MONEY TO TRAIN TO BECOME A NURSE ANESTHETIST ......................................... 479
ASSISTANCE FOR DISADVANTAGE HEALTH PROFESSIONS STUDENTS .............. 479
MONEY FOR MINORITIES PURSUING A HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION......479
MONEY FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO REPAY THEIR STUDENT LOANS.......480
MONEY FOR STUDENT LOANS IF WORK WITH INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE...........480
MONEY FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS TO STUDY NURSING...........................480
GRANTS FOR PODIATRIC PRIMARY CARE RESIDENCY TRAINING.........................480
MONEY FOR HEALTH CARE STUDENTS WHO WANT TO TRAIN IN RURAL AREAS481
MONEY FOR HEALTH CARE STUDENTS TO STUDY JOB SAFETY AND HEALTH ... 481
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS .................................... 481
BUREAU OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE ......................................................................... 481
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS STUDENT LOANS ............................................................. 482
MONEY TO TRAIN TO BE A PROFESSIONAL NURSE ................................................. 482
NURSING STUDENT LOANS .......................................................................................... 482
GRANTS FOR GRADUATE TRAINING IN FAMILY MEDICINE...................................... 483
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS OF EXCEPTIONAL FINANCIAL NEED ................. 483
HEALTH CAREERS OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM........................................................... 483
MONEY FOR DENTAL STUDENTS FOR ADVANCED RESIDENCY TRAINING .......... 484
GRANTS FOR NURSE ANESTHETISTS......................................................................... 484
MONEY FOR NURSING STUDENTS LOANS BY WORKING AT A PUBLIC HEALTH
FACILITY .......................................................................................................................... 484
SCHOLARSHIPS AND MONEY TOP REPAY LOANS OF DISADVANTAGED HEALTH
PROFESSIONALS............................................................................................................485
MONEY FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WHO WANT TO BE IN PUBLIC HEALTH .. 485
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS ........................................... 485
LOANS FOR HEALTH SERVICE CORPS DOCTORS TO ENTER PRIVATE PRACTICE
.........................................................................................................................................485
CHILD CARE ACCESS MEANS PARENTS IN SCHOOL................................................ 486
LOW INCOME ASSISTANCE ..................................................................... 487
CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT .................................................... 487
COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM....................................................... 487
COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT......................................................................489
COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT DISCRETIONARY AWARDS ...................... 490
DIRECT HOUSING NATURAL DISASTER LOANS AND GRANTS................................490
EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS)............. 491
EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (FOOD COMMODITIES) ................... 491
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS..................................... 492
FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES ...................................................................................... 492
FAMILY SUPPORT PAYMENTS TO STATES ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS....................493
FARM OPERATING LOANS ............................................................................................ 494
FOOD STAMPS ................................................................................................................ 494
FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM ........................................................................... 495
GRANTS FOR PUBLICWORKS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT............................496
GREAT LAKES HUMAN HEALTH EFFECTS RESEARCH.............................................497
HEALTH CAREERS OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM........................................................... 497
HEALTH CENTERS GRANTS FOR RESIDENTS OF PUBLIC HOUSING ..................... 498
HOUSING APPLICATION PACKAGING GRANTS..........................................................498
INDIAN HOUSING BLOCK GRANTS...............................................................................499
INDIAN SOCIAL SERVICES GENERAL ASSISTANCE .................................................. 499
JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS ........................................... 499
LEVERAGING EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PARTNERSHIP ..................................... 500
LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE .............................................................. 501
LOW-INCOME TAXPAYER CLINICS...............................................................................502
MANAGEMENT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES
.........................................................................................................................................502
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT TO THE STATES ....... 503
NEW APPROACH ANTI-DRUG GRANTS ....................................................................... 503
PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING ..................................................................................... 504
PUBLIC HOUSING COMPREHENSIVE GRANT PROGRAM ......................................... 504
RURAL RENTAL ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS..................................................................505
RURAL RENTAL HOUSING LOANS................................................................................ 505
RURAL SELF-HELP HOUSING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE..........................................506
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS OF EXCEPTIONAL FINANCIAL NEED ................. 506
SELF-HELP HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM...................................... 507
SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME........................................................................... 507
TEACHER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT GRANTS FOR STATES AND PARTNERSHIPS
.........................................................................................................................................508
TECHNICAL AND SUPERVISORY ASSISTANCE GRANTS..........................................508
U.S. REPATRIATION PROGRAM....................................................................................509
VERY LOW-INCOME HOUSING REPAIR LOANS AND GRANTS ................................. 510
VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO AMERICA.....................................................................510
WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE FOR LOW-INCOME PERSONS.............................. 511
WELFARE REFORM RESEARCH EVALUATIONS AND NATIONAL STUDIES ............ 511
VETERAN S ASSISTANCE...........................................................................513
ALL VOLUNTEER FORCE EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE ............................................ 513
BLIND REHABILITATION CENTERS............................................................................... 513
COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DEATHS FOR VETERANS
DEPENDENTS..................................................................................................................514
DISABLED VETERANS OUTREACH PROGRAM (DVOP) ............................................ 514
EMPLOYMENT SERVICE ................................................................................................ 515
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS..................................... 515
HEALTH CENTER GRANTS FOR HOMELESS POPULATIONS.................................... 516
HOMELESS VETERANS REINTEGRATION PROJECT.................................................517
LIFE INSURANCE FOR VETERANS ............................................................................... 517
LOCAL VETERANS EMPLOYMENT REPRESENTATIVE PROGRAM ......................... 518
MIGRANT EDUCATION COLLEGE ASSISTANCE MIGRANT PROGRAM....................518
NATIONAL CEMETERIES................................................................................................ 519
NATIVE AMERICAN VETERAN DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM..........................................520
PENSION FOR NON-SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY FOR VETERANS ............. 520
PENSION TO VETERANS SURVIVING SPOUSES AND CHILDREN............................520
VA HOMELESS PROVIDERS GRANT AND PER DIEM PROGRAM ............................. 521
VETERANS COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY .................. 521
VETERANS DENTAL CARE ............................................................................................ 522
VETERANS DOMICILIARY CARE ................................................................................... 522
VETERANS ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAINING AND COUNSELING .............................. 523
VETERANS HOME BASED PRIMARY CARE ................................................................. 523
VETERANS HOUSING DIRECT LOANS FOR CERTAIN DISABLED VETERANS ........ 523
VETERANS HOUSING GUARANTEED AND INSURED LOANS.................................... 524
VETERANS MEDICAL CARE BENEFITS........................................................................524
VETERANS NURSING HOME CARE .............................................................................. 524
VETERANS PRESCRIPTION SERVICE..........................................................................525
VETERANS PROSTHETIC APPLIANCES.......................................................................525
VETERANS REHABILITATION ALCOHOL AND DRUG DEPENDENCE ....................... 526
VETERANS STATE DOMICILIARY CARE....................................................................... 526
VETERANS STATE HOSPITAL CARE ............................................................................ 526
VETERANS STATE NURSING HOME CARE.................................................................. 527
VETERANS EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM........................................................................527
VOCATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL COUNSELING -SERVICE MEMBERS AND
VETERANS.......................................................................................................................527
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION FOR DISABLED VETERANS .................................... 528
VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND REHABILITATION FOR VIETNAM VETERANS
CHILDREN WITH SPINA BIFIDA ..................................................................................... 528
VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR CERTAIN VETERANS RECEIVING VA PENSION ...... 529
ARTIST HUMANIST PROGRAMS.......................................................... 530
CREATIVE ARTS GRANTS ............................................................................................. 530
PROMOTION OF THE HUMANITIES CHALLENGE GRANTS ....................................... 531
PROMOTION OF THE HUMANITIES FELLOWSHIPS AND STIPENDS........................531
PROMOTION OF THE HUMANITIES RESEARCH ......................................................... 532
PROMOTION OF THE HUMANITIES SEMINARS AND INSTITUTES............................ 532
SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAMS...................................................... 534
ABSTINENCE EDUCATION.............................................................................................534
CIVIL RIGHTS OF INSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS ..................................................... 534
CLEARINGHOUSE SERVICES. CIVIL RIGHTS DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS ...... 534
EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANTS PROGRAM ............................................................. 536
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITHAIDS............................................537
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH FEDERAL CONSOLIDATED PROGRAMS ............. 537
SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES STATE GRANTS............... 538
SHELTER PLUS CARE .................................................................................................... 539
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM ............................................................................. 539
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM ............................................................... 540
VETERANS REHABILITATION ALCOHOL AND DRUG DEPENDENCE ....................... 540
HANDICAPPED ASSISTANCE ................................................................. 542
BOOKS FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED...................................... 542
EMPLOYMENT PROMOTION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES..................................543
MEDICARE HOSPITAL INSURANCE..............................................................................543
PENSION FOR NON-SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY FOR VETERANS ............. 543
REHABILITATION SERVICES AMERICAN INDIANS WITH DISABILITIES ................... 544
RESIDENT OPPORTUNITY AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES......................................... 545
SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY INSURANCE...............................................................545
SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING FOR DISABLED VETERANS .................................. 545
SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME........................................................................... 546
SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SEVERE
DISABILITIES ................................................................................................................... 546
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY............................................................... 547
SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE ......................................................... 549
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT............................................................................................ 549
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM ........................................................................ 549
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE TO SMALL BUSINESS ............................. 549
BUSINESS SERVICES.....................................................................................................550
ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOANS........................................................................550
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOWER INCOME PERSONS AND
BUSINESSES...................................................................................................................551
EMPLOYMENT SERVICE ................................................................................................ 551
MICROLOAN DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM................................................................552
NURSING RESEARCH..................................................................................................... 553
PHYSICAL DISASTER LOANS ........................................................................................ 555
PROCUREMENT ASSISTANCE TO SMALL BUSINESSES ........................................... 555
SERVICE CORPS OF RETIRED EXECUTIVES ASSOCIATION....................................55
SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER...............................................................556
SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH .............................................................. 556
SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COMPANIES ............................................................ 556
SMALL BUSINESS LOANS..............................................................................................557
SUPPORT MECHANISMS FOR DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES .............................. 557
Small Private Business ..................................................................................................... 558
ENERGY-RELATED INVENTIONS..................................................................................558
LABOR CERTIFICATION FOR ALIEN WORKERS ......................................................... 559
MINORITY ASSISTANCE...............................................................................560
MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS....................................................... 560
WOMEN S BUSINESS OWNERSHIP ASSISTANCE ...................................................... 560
MINORITY GRANTS......................................................................................................... 561
EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 ... 562
FAIR HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM STATE AND LOCAL .................................. 563
GAINING EARLY AWARENESS AND READINESS FOR UNDERGRADUATE
PROGRAMS ..................................................................................................................... 563
INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC POLICY..................................................... 564
MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS....................................................... 565
MINORITY COMMUNITY HEALTH COALITION DEMONSTRATION............................. 565
MINORITY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING IMPROVEMENT......................................... 566
PROMOTION OF THE HUMANITIES FELLOWSHIPS AND STIPENDS........................567
SMALL FARMER OUTREACH TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
.........................................................................................................................................567
ADMINISTRATIVE COST GRANTS FOR INDIAN SCHOOLS ........................................ 568
AGRICULTURE ON INDIAN LANDS................................................................................ 568
ASSISTANCE FOR INDIAN CHILDREN WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES ........................ 569
BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY LOANS............................................................................... 570

EVEN START INDIAN TRIBES AND TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS...................................570
HEALTH PROFESSIONS PREGRADUATE PROGRAM FOR INDIANS ........................ 571
HEALTH PROFESSIONS PREPARATORY PROGRAM FOR INDIANS ........................ 571
INDIAN EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE............................................................................572
INDIAN HOUSING ASSISTANCE .................................................................................... 572
MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS....................................................... 573
BILINGUAL EDUCATION SUPPORT SERVICES ........................................................... 573
BILINGUAL EDUCATION PROGRAM ENHANCEMENT GRANTS ................................ 574
BILINGUAL EDUCATION RESEARCH PROGRAMS......................................................574
EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 ... 576
FAIR HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM STATE AND LOCAL .................................. 576
FOREIGN LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE.............................................................................577
GAINING EARLY AWARENESS AND READINESS FOR UNDERGRADUATE
PROGRAMS ..................................................................................................................... 577
HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTIONS EDUCATION GRANTS ....................................... 578
HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS ASSISTING COMMUNITIES .............................. 578
INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC POLICY..................................................... 579
MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS....................................................... 579
MINORITY COMMUNITY HEALTH COALITION DEMONSTRATION............................. 580
MINORITY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING IMPROVEMENT......................................... 581
BILINGUAL EDUCATION COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL GRANTS................................582
FAIR HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM STATE AND LOCAL .................................. 584
INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC POLICY..................................................... 585
MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS....................................................... 585
MINORITY COMMUNITY HEALTH COALITION DEMONSTRATION............................. 586
MINORITY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING IMPROVEMENT......................................... 586
HIV/AIDS PROGRAMS ..................................................................................... 588
HIV ASSISTANCE ............................................................................................................ 588
HIV CARE FORMULA GRANTS ...................................................................................... 588
HIV DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN ADOLESCENTS AND WOMEN 589
RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS DENTAL REIMBURSEMENTS................................................. 590
SPECIAL PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE...................................................590
STATE AND TERRITORIAL MINORITY HIV/AIDS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ..... 591
EMPLOYMENT/ DEVELOPMENT/ TRAINING........................... 592
COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT......................................................................592
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (EMI) RESIDENT EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAM........................................................................................................................593
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ASSISTANCE DISLOCATED WORKERS .................. 593
INDEPENDENT LIVING.................................................................................................... 594
INDIAN EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE............................................................................594
INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR POSTSECONDARY STUDENTS.................................. 595
JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT .............................................................................. 595
RESEARCH AND EVALUATION PROGRAM..................................................................596
SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM ...................................... 596
SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM .............................................. 597
TRIBAL WORK GRANTS ................................................................................................. 597
WELFARE-TO-WORK GRANTS TO STATES AND LOCALITIES .................................. 598
WOMEN S SPECIAL EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE ...................................................... 599

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