2010 Uncle Sam's Money Machine - Federal Grants and Government Assistance for Individuals and Businesses, Grant Writing Resources, Funding Lists, Programs, ARRA Stimulus Act Programs (Ringbound)

This unique ringbound book, updated and revised with new material for this 2010 edition, provides comprehensive federal information about grant writing and federal grants, with tips and resources about grantseeking and grant proposals, and excerpts with the best information from the official Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) on the agencies offering grants and other forms of assistance! New to this 2010 edition: a thorough and up-to-date CFDA Program list spreadsheet, with over 1900 programs listed by program title, program number, agency, and specific URL! Categories include: Agriculture; Arts; Business and Commerce; Community Development; Disaster Prevention and Relief; Education; Employment, Labor and Training; Energy; Environmental Quality; Food and Nutrition; Health; Housing; Humanities; Information and Statistics; Law, Justice and Legal Services; Natural Resources; Recovery Act; Regional Development; Science and Technology; Social Services and Income Security; Transportation. Recipients include not-for-profit organizations, individuals, and other specialized groups. There is material on finding and applying for grant opportunities, information for applicants and grantees, detailed explanation of the grant application package, program listings, and the five critical steps in registering to apply for grants. Grant writing help includes: Developing a Grant Proposal; Community Support; Identification of a Funding Resource; Getting Organized to Write; Review; Basic Components of a Proposal; Outline of Goals; Problem Statement; Plan of Action; Long-Term Project Planning; Budget Planning; Guide to Funding Resources; Strategy for Getting an NIH Grant. Grant information includes: AGENCY PROGRAM INDEX - Types of assistance available: A Formula Grants; B Project Grants; C Direct Payments for Specified Use; D Direct Payments with Unrestricted Use; E Direct Loans; F Guaranteed/Insured Loans; G Insurance; H Sale, Exchange, or Donation Property Goods; I Use of Property, Facilities, Equipment; J Provision of Specialized Services; K Advisory Services and Counseling; L Dissemination of Technical Information; M Training; N Investigation of Complaints; O Federal Employment. A chart helps users distinguish programs that provide financial assistance from those providing services and technical assistance. ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF PROGRAMS with codes - Everything from Abandoned Infants to Youth Opportunity Grants! APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY INDEX - Individual, Local, Nonprofit, State, U.S. Territories, Indian Tribal Organizations. FUNCTIONAL INDEX AGENCIES. SUBJECT INDEX. Types Of Assistance - There are 15 types of assistance; benefits and services of the programs are provided through 7 financial types of assistance and eight non-financial types of assistance. Formula Grants - Allocations of money to States by formulas (law or administrative regulation) for activities of a continuing nature. * Project Grants - fellowships, scholarships, research grants, training grants, traineeships, experimental and demonstration grants, evaluation grants, planning grants, technical assistance grants, survey grants, and construction grants. * Direct Payments for Specified Use - provided directly to individuals, private firms, and other private institutions to encourage or subsidize a particular activity by conditioning the receipt of the assistance on a particular performance by the recipient. * Direct Payments with Unrestricted Use - Financial assistance from the Federal government provided directly to beneficiaries who satisfy Federal eligibility requirements with no restrictions being imposed on the recipient as to how the money is spent. Included are payments under retirement, pension, and compensatory programs. * Direct Loans - lending of Federal monies with a reasonable expectation of repayment.