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• Author: Monica Jackson
• Posted: May 10, 2022

On Wednesday, May 5, the U.S. Federal Reserve raised an important interest rate to a level not seen in more than 20 years because of record-setting inflation impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain disr...

• Author: Chris Remington
• Posted: May 10, 2022

Credit cards are incredibly popular among both creditors and consumers for a variety of reasons, so it’s unsurprising that credit card companies come out with new offers every couple of months or years ...

• Author: Bryan Miller
• Posted: May 09, 2022

Personal grants are financial aids offered to people facing economic challenges. You may get individual grants from the government. It provides financial assistance to people struggling with essential requirements such a...

• Author: Jeffrey Simmons
• Posted: April 26, 2022

Personal grants are financial aids provided to people or households for particular needs. The government or non-profit organizations give them to people going through financial struggles. The good thing a...

• Author: Jacob Greene
• Posted: April 20, 2022

Although microchip implants for consumers to perform tasks have been around for several years, public interest waned somewhat with the creation of contactless chip credit cards. With increasing pande...

• Author: Chris Remington
• Posted: April 20, 2022

It is vital to contact granters during a pandemic as soon as possible. Even though you may have received grants in the past, you may still try your luck with other funders. You may apply for grants from organizations that may ...

• Author: Monica Jackson
• Posted: April 12, 2022

Whenever a pandemic strikes, people need to contact their funders as soon as possible. Even though you may have received grants previously, you can apply and qualify for another one. If the pandemic caus...

• Author: Jeffrey Simmons
• Posted: April 05, 2022

The American government provides different individual grants for some deserving struggling residents. It offers financial aid to various groups such as single moms, those living with disabilitie...

• Author: Jacob Greene
• Posted: March 29, 2022

Every couple of years it becomes necessary for most people to get a new car to replace their old one. Regardless of what kind of car they need, it’s necessary in most cases to receive some kind of financing....

• Author: Mary Singleton
• Posted: March 22, 2022

If you're having some cash flow problems or receive lots of appealing offers in the mail, you might be tempted to apply for a new credit card or maybe even a few. Although it may be pertinent to gain acc...

• Author: Michael Bordonada
• Posted: March 22, 2022

Individuals should contact their funders as soon as possible whenever a pandemic arises. Although you may have applied and received a grant previously, you might still need another one if you need some financial assistance. It i...

• Author: Mary Singleton
• Posted: March 15, 2022

A grant is a financial aid given to an organization or individual by the government or non-profit foundation for a specific need. It is different from a loan in that it is given for free. However, you ma...

• Author: Jeffrey Simmons
• Posted: March 15, 2022

Better Holdco, Inc., simply known as "Better" in the business world, is an online mortgage platform that started in America in 2014, founded by Vishal Garg, who is still the company's CEO. Better has been em...

• Author: Michael Bordonada
• Posted: March 15, 2022

Network payment processors Mastercard and Visa announced recently that they plan to move forward with increasing fees related to the use of their card products in April 2022. Although these fees apply to mercha...

• Author: Monica Jackson
• Posted: March 08, 2022

When you're selecting a credit card, interest rates and credit limits are not the only things to pay attention to. It is also a good idea to select a card with a helpful bonus. The right bonuses can let y...

• Author: Kelly Cooke
• Posted: March 01, 2022

Driving is an important part of most people's day to day lives as it plays an indispensable role in their ability to travel, get to work, and make purchases. Unfortunately, accidents involving cars are very c...

• Author: Jeffrey Simmons
• Posted: February 22, 2022

No one can deny that student debt is piling up at a startling rate in the United States. It has gotten to the point where those who are now legally considered senior citizens, some of them well into their sixt...

• Author: Mary Singleton
• Posted: February 22, 2022

Personal grants are monetary support offered to individuals, households, or companies by the government or non-profits for specific needs. A grant is not a loan. After applying, qualifying, and receiving one, you a...

• Author: Chris Remington
• Posted: February 15, 2022

Do you know that the government gives free personal grants to deserving US residents? If you are a single mother, living with a disability, low-income earner, or unemployed, you can apply for the funds ...

• Author: Michael Bordonada
• Posted: February 08, 2022

When you offer an attractive compensation package, it will benefit your staff and business. Most companies provide employee compensation packages, and many job applicants expect them when seeking employment...

• Author: Chris Remington
• Posted: January 25, 2022

While seeking employment in a new company, most people consider the tasks they'll handle and the salary to expect. Many of them do not factor in the benefits package to expect from the employer. It is...

• Author: Mary Singleton
• Posted: February 08, 2022

During any pandemic, individuals need to communicate with their granters as soon as possible. You may have received grants in the past but have no current one. You may apply for funding from funders that financed y...

• Author: Kelly Cooke
• Posted: February 08, 2022

If you are looking for a new employment opportunity, the main factor you consider may be the salary. You will also factor in the kind of services you will be offering at the organization. However, it would...

• Author: Monica Jackson
• Posted: January 12, 2022

Almost 80% of Americans think the U.S. is in "a state of decline." Do you agree? A poll from the Trafalgar Group in conjunction with Convention of States Action showed 76.8% of Americans believe "American society and culture is in a state of...

• Author: Mary Singleton
• Posted: January 12, 2022

Do you have a great business idea but lack the finances it needs for capital? If yes, apply for a business grant. However, you'll need to know the same to decide if that's the way to go. Applying for grants is challeng...

• Author: Jeffrey Simmons
• Posted: January 08, 2022

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is responsible for almost all of the public housing you will find around the United States. While this federal department also does a lot of residential housing that's offered as ...

• Author: Michael Bordonada
• Posted: December 09, 2021

Tuscon, Arizona has one of the biggest fire departments in the nation, as this dry area is always at risk of fire. Although they don't have the natural forestland that California does, Arizona is at perpetual risk of fire more ...

• Author: William Asher
• Posted: February 16, 2022

Some states are announcing the end of their business grant programs for COVID relief, shortly after the federal unemployment benefits expired. The money that was designated to help fight against the pandemic is running out. However, the federal g...

• Author: Mary Singleton
• Posted: December 13, 2021

As of Thursday, September 9, the Joe Biden administration is busy making huge news in America as it tries to mandate that every private business with over 200 employees forces its employees to get vaccinated. And...

• Author: Jeffrey Simmons
• Posted: December 07, 2021

Alabama is a state that takes a lot of grief from mainstream society. Like most southern states, the media that's based almost entirely out of New York and DC views southerners as backward and bigoted, and they never fail ...

• Author: Michael Bordonada
• Posted: March 20, 2022

Congress recently passed over $2 trillion in stimulus spending directed at infrastructure, and many states are following suit, either trying to grab up some of that federal funding or supplementing with their own funds to g...

• Author: Jacob Greene
• Posted: March 31, 2022

Round Rock Texas wasn't among the hardest hit areas during the COVID lock-downs last year, but their education system still look a lot of damage. Although Texas is one of the first states to fully open back up, one cannot downplay t...

• Author: Monica Jackson
• Posted: January 26, 2022

Nonprofits Include in COVID Relief Grants America spent an insane amount of money at the federal level when COVID struck the nation last year. There were three different instances of the federal government passing spending bills wel...

• Author: William Asher
• Posted: January 26, 2022

Trillions upon trillions of dollars have been spent on COVID relief since the pandemic first took off in America last year. Generally speaking, the lion's share of this money came directly from government. Though there have also been quit...

• Author: Bryan Miller
• Posted: February 12, 2022

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has a long record of giving black youth in America a chance to better their lives while also making a lot of money. The NBA is roughly 80% black, making it far and away the biggest majority ...

• Author: Jessica Williams
• Posted: December 11, 2021

2020 was a year of many things. Future generations may remember it as the year that the United States of America spent multiple trillions of dollars, and no one really knows where any of this money went, except into the pockets of bil...

• Author: Mary Singleton
• Posted: April 29, 2022

Since the start of the pandemic in America nearly two years ago now, the United States has spent over an estimated $7 trillion on the federal level alone. The bulk of this money has been wrapped up in huge programs and corporate bailouts. ...

• Author: Chris Remington
• Posted: March 01, 2022

State by state, California is not only the most populous but also the most expensive in which to live. People who work basic jobs in the state, especially for minimum wage, cannot mathematically afford to live in most areas of ...

• Author: Mary Singleton
• Posted: December 21, 2021

Infrastructure spending was something that was supposed to be included on the back-end of former President Trump's first term in office. However, the Coronavirus pandemic reared its head and shut those projects down, which...

• Author: Michael Bordonada
• Posted: January 05, 2022

A Third of Grant Applicants to Receive Funds There has been a good bit of news for some restaurants around Philadelphia, New Jersey and Delaware this week. A third of them that applied have been awarded Revitalization Fund grants...

• Author: Jacob Greene
• Posted: February 14, 2022

President Joe Biden, like most presidents before him, ran on huge infrastructure spending to revitalize this nation's roadways and sewer systems. The fact, however, is that most of the actual infrastructure work doesn't come from ...

• Author: William Asher
• Posted: May 06, 2022

When President Joe Biden was elected in the most controversial Presidential Election in history, he made a promise of enormous infrastructure spending to revitalize many aspects of American society. Most economic experts agree that, at leas...

• Author: Michael Bordonada
• Posted: May 09, 2022

There has been a never-ending stream of controversy surrounding the series of Covid-19 vaccines ever since they were announced completed late last year. Of course, since they were announced under former President ...

• Author: Monica Jackson
• Posted: February 07, 2022

There were two main areas of American life that were all but ignored during the Coronavirus pandemic: The homeless and the foster care system. Each has its own struggles; and while one might think that foster care is a step up, because yo...

• Author: Monica Jackson
• Posted: December 18, 2021

Per the mainstream American consensus, which conveniently pours out of only New York and California, states like Alabama, in the "deep south" of America, are holding the rest of the nation back due to their reluctance to fun...

• Author: Mary Singleton
• Posted: May 16, 2022

One of the reasons that people or businesses that struggle financially appreciate grants is that, theoretically speaking, a grant is supposed to be money that's simply given to someone. Whereas a loan, on the other hand, is money t...

• Author: Jacob Greene
• Posted: November 30, 2021

When most people hear the term "small business," they typically think about hair salons, small restaurants, plumbing shops, and other sorts of traditional businesses. However, there are many more business types in this category,...

• Author: Chris Remington
• Posted: February 08, 2022

In Iowa City, IA, empty storefronts are plaguing the downtown streets. The same is true in other towns throughout the United States. Most of the empty storefronts are related to fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. However, some h...

• Author: Jeffrey Simmons
• Posted: February 01, 2022

What Happened to the Artist Grants During Covid? During the height of the Covid-19 global pandemic, many private organizations in the USA started to hand out grants to people for a variety of reasons. Government stimulus chec...

• Author: Chris Remington
• Posted: February 04, 2022

The two processes will take up most of your time. Moreover, you might not succeed even after spending a substantial amou...

• Author: Jeffrey Simmons
• Posted: November 24, 2021

In a press release issued Monday April 5, Youngstown State University stated that its students will be eligible to receive grants to help with their pandemic-related expenses. These grants are part of a ne...

• Author: Jessica Williams
• Posted: November 28, 2021

The entertainment, restaurant and hospitality industries were hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and its related closures. Several rounds of federal funding have been distributed to states, and now states are distributing ...

• Author: Monica Jackson
• Posted: January 06, 2022

Grant proposals are supposed to be treated as important projects. They must have the result for the money sought. Unless a given project projects tangible results, the grant will not be granted. To ensure that your g...

• Author: Mary Singleton
• Posted: March 01, 2022

On Monday, March 29, Gavin Newsom, the Governor of California, announced that the state will distribute $50 million in Community Power Resiliency grants. Those grants will be administered by the California Gover...

• Author: Mary Singleton
• Posted: December 05, 2021

On Saturday March 20, The Plains, OH, announced that its Resilience Fund is offering a new round of grant funding to local businesses and nonprofits that need help with the economic recovery from COVID-19. Ohio's caseload...

• Author: Bryan Miller
• Posted: April 13, 2022

Grants are non-refundable funds given out by the government or a non-governmental organization to a recipient, often a non-profit organization, a school, an individual, a hospital, or a business. Get...

• Author: William Asher
• Posted: December 06, 2021

The early months of 2021 bode well for K-12 and college students seeking grant aid from the federal government. The new administration has stepped forward along with states, schools, and colleges to help those mo...

• Author: Monica Jackson
• Posted: April 12, 2022

What You Need to Know About a Business Grant A business grant is money set aside by federal, state, county, or local go...

• Author: Monica Jackson
• Posted: January 06, 2022

The week of February 14 was a devastating one for most of the state of Texas. Although Texas was not the only state hit hard by severe winter weather, its problems were exacerbated by the privatized power grid...

• Author: Kelly Cooke
• Posted: April 23, 2022

America, while young for a nation, has perhaps more history than most other nations many times its age. We fought a revolution to form the nation, a war to end slavery, went to the moon, and have myriad other high—and lowâ...

• Author: Jessica Williams
• Posted: April 20, 2022

The city of Cambridge, MA, announced on February 10 that it is accepting applications for 100 grants in amounts of up to $10,000. any 501(c)3 organization is eligible to apply. The grants are from the City of Cambridge Community Benef...

• Author: Monica Jackson
• Posted: December 19, 2021

Walmart and Kroger Announce Millions in Grant Awards for Black History Month Several companies, like Kroger and Walmart, are taking drastic steps to address racial inequality by offering grants to...

• Author: Monica Jackson
• Posted: April 04, 2022

In Oregon, qualified museums can now apply for grant funds to help with their collections, heritage tourism, education and interpretive projects. The awards range from $2,000 to $10,000 in value. The funds will be distributed by the ...

• Author: Michael Bordonada
• Posted: February 22, 2022

In several states, various groups have been awarded grants for environmental and historical education and preservation. These grants are primarily for nonprofit organizations and community groups...

• Author: Michael Bordonada
• Posted: March 16, 2022

The New York State Park and Trail Partnership's grants program has announced a new round of competitive grants. The requests for proposals will be accepted starting January 25. The announcement was made on Saturday, ...

• Author: William Asher
• Posted: February 03, 2022

In many states, recreational cannabis is legal. The state collects taxes on the sales of recreational cannabis. Some states, such as Illinois, are using those tax dollars to help with the war on illegal ...

• Author: Jeffrey Simmons
• Posted: April 07, 2022

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has put a lot of small businesses at risk of failure. Many of them have already had to close their doors for good. Others continue to struggle in the tough economy. Even as the vaccines ...

• Author: Jeffrey Simmons
• Posted: March 20, 2022

EIDL Grants and PPP Portals are Reopening for Business Assistance in 2021 The nation’s two most popular programs, EIDL and PPP, are back to assist gig workers, sole proprietors, small and medium-s...

• Author: Mary Singleton
• Posted: April 16, 2022

Regardless of if you are a novice grant writer or if you are simply looking to improve your skills in this field, picking a few quality books on the subject can improve your writing immensely. Even if you are...

• Author: Jeffrey Simmons
• Posted: January 25, 2022

Many people who achieve wealth and fame give a lot back to their communities. Singer Beyoncé is no exception to this rule. She has set up a program to distribute 100 checks in the amount of $5,000 each in...

• Author: Kelly Cooke
• Posted: December 14, 2021

The COVID-19 relief package is in limbo, and millions of Americans are at risk for evictions and foreclosures. The eviction moratorium expires on December 31. Thousands of dollars in back rent ar...

• Author: Jessica Williams
• Posted: April 26, 2022

On December 25, Alabama officials from Governor Kay Ivey's office shared news that the state will distribute $220,000 in federal grants to help victims of domestic violence in Alabama. The grant funds will...

• Author: Jeffrey Simmons
• Posted: May 14, 2022

Access to high-speed internet in rural areas of the United States has long been a problem. With an increased number of people continuing to work from home and many schools still conducting remote or hybrid learning, famili...

• Author: William Asher
• Posted: January 23, 2022

2020 has been quite a mess and a really bad year for millions upon millions of people. When the Covid-19 virus hit, it quickly became a global pandemic, and people from all normal demographics have been suffering. It is estim...

• Author: William Asher
• Posted: November 18, 2021

Although suicide among young people is thankfully rare, the rate of suicide is likely increasing in 2020. In Michigan, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has issued nine grants totaling $650,000 for the pur...

• Author: Michael Bordonada
• Posted: December 04, 2021

Building a successful non-profit organization is more than just securing the grant funding necessary to power your operations. Once you have been awarded the grants that you need to get your non-profit of...

• Author: Bryan Miller
• Posted: March 06, 2022

Schools in Bucks and Montgomery County, PA, have received some safety grants from the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The schools will use the funds to boost their security systems. The funds do not have to be spen...

• Author: Chris Remington
• Posted: March 25, 2022

After months of failed stimulus talks at the federal level, many individuals and businesses who have been affected by the pandemic began losing hope of receiving any form of government assistance. In the ...

• Author: Jacob Greene
• Posted: January 24, 2022

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act was passed by Congress on March 27, 2020. It included more than $2 trillion in aid. The aid was to be disbursed over many months, allowing indiv...

• Author: Jeffrey Simmons
• Posted: April 03, 2022

In Boulder County, Colorado, community-based grants set up for the response of the COVID-19 pandemic have mostly been small, one-time amounts. For the local businesses and nonprofits that received these aw...

• Author: Jeffrey Simmons
• Posted: May 09, 2022

On October 30, the Washington State Department of Commerce announced that it is beginning the process of distributing $33.8 million in grants for help to people with behavioral health needs. The money will go to 22 projects...

• Author: Bryan Miller
• Posted: March 30, 2022

President Trump had taken steps to cut off some federal funding from cities that have been the site of protests against racism. He had labeled certain cities as "anarchy jurisdictions" in an attempt to keep them ...

• Author: Chris Remington
• Posted: January 23, 2022

Ohio is one state that has suffered economically as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 14, Governor DeWine started issuing orders that closed bars, restaurants and other places where people congregate....

• Author: Chris Remington
• Posted: January 30, 2022

There's no question that the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the American economy, as well as economies around the world. As businesses were required to shut down by their governments, some businesses have h...

• Author: Chris Remington
• Posted: January 16, 2022

Paying for college in the United States can feel completely out of reach for many people. Fortunately, government agencies, non-profits, corporations, and professional organizations all offer some pretty terrific...

• Author: Kelly Cooke
• Posted: December 02, 2021

The Initiative Foundation of Brainerd, MN, received a $140,000 grant from the CARES Act. It is now disbursing the money to 31 entities in the community. Those organizations that will receive smaller gr...

• Author: Kelly Cooke
• Posted: May 13, 2022

There's no question that the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc in many lives and on the economy as a whole. Though Congress passed the CARES Act when the pandemic first struck, looking to eas...

• Author: Monica Jackson
• Posted: May 03, 2022

Food insecurity has long been a problem in the United States. Minimum wage does not provide a person with enough money for the essentials of living. If a parent earns minimum wage, they do not have enough money to feed thei...

• Author: Monica Jackson
• Posted: December 15, 2021

Hurricane Maria, a Category 5 tropical cyclone, blew over the Caribbean in 2017. To date, it's the tenth-most intense hurricane to have formed in the Atlantic Ocean. The hurricane passed over the United States terri...

• Author: Jacob Greene
• Posted: January 17, 2022

The San Francisco 49ers are easily one of the most popular sporting franchises on the globe. During the 1980s, they won four Super Bowl titles with Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana, and then another in the 1990s with Hall of Fame QB Ste...

• Author: William Asher
• Posted: January 13, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) throughout the United States. When some businesses shut down in March, April and May, there was a slight decrease in the demand. Now that most ...

• Author: Jeffrey Simmons
• Posted: February 04, 2022

Deciding that you want to apply for a grant is the first step in securing funding for your organization or needs. While it may seem overwhelming when you first start the process of finding the right ...

• Author: Chris Remington
• Posted: May 12, 2022

Unconventional Solutions for Your Pandemic Related Problems Grants of all denominations purport to help individuals, businesses, and communities recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. Grant funds are available to help ...

• Author: Mary Singleton
• Posted: December 20, 2021

The educational field has been greatly impacted by the coronavirus outbreak. Many colleges and universities are struggling to pivot to online classes, and there are all sorts of costs associated with r...

• Author: Mary Singleton
• Posted: November 25, 2021

When people hear news about the state of Illinois and how they’re doing with the novel coronavirus outbreak, 9 of 10 stories are usually about Chicago. Though the entire state is suffering due to the pandemic, like mos...

• Author: Jacob Greene
• Posted: February 10, 2022

Creative Artists to Receive Grants in Austin Since the Covid-19 pandemic swept the entire globe earlier this year, the American government, at both the state and federal levels, has been busy paying out a lot of money to a variet...

• Author: Jessica Williams
• Posted: December 13, 2021

The general idea behind grants is that this is money given out absent the expectation of a return. So, unlike a loan, a grant doesn’t have to be paid back. This is why when people read news about Covid-19 grants coming o...

• Author: Jeffrey Simmons
• Posted: January 30, 2022

As the summer winds down, families everywhere are preparing for the busy back to school season. This year's start of the academic year has been made even more anxious as the COVID-19 global pandemic continues to...

• Author: Chris Remington
• Posted: February 04, 2022

With many small businesses struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic, many charitable organizations and government agencies have been stepping up to provide grants. It turns out that these aren't the only...

• Author: Jacob Greene
• Posted: May 02, 2022

The state of Michigan wants to share the portion of funding from the CARES Act with eligible small businesses that have been adversely impacted economically by COVID-19. Small businesses will have acc...