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Free Assistance For Single Mothers
from: Karlie BestlerThe Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999, also known as Public Law 106-107, was enacted to help individuals and organizations seek grants for a variety of reasons. A variety of Federal agencies that sponsor grants will list their grant, the requirements and other information, at Grants.gov.
Agencies or individuals can register and apply for any grant that seems appropriate. The registration and the application information are connected to the one site. Some of the categories of available grants are Education, Employment and Training, Housing, Food and Nutrition, and Legal Services.
A single mother looking for some free assistance could access this site and search for particular kinds of grants. This could include grants for housing, education or even child care. Many of the grants are not available for single individuals, but it is possible to some if one is persistent in searching.
In many situations, a better choice would be for a single mother to find an agency such as a church or school that would be willing to help if money were available. In some cases, a woman's place of employment might be eligible to apply for a grant. If the grant is obtained, they could establish programs that could provide free assistance for single mothers.
It would be possible, for example, for an already existing child care facility to apply for a grant to extend the facility or provide free or reduced-fee child care as assistance for single mothers. An organization could thus build its own program as well as help provid needed services to the community.
Another source of free assistance for single mothers regarding grants can be found at www.neh.gov. The National Endowment for the Humanities, a not-for-profit agency, might seen to be an odd place to search for free assistance for single mothers, but it could provide information on grant money that might allow a single mother to attend college. It is also possible that single mothers might find a variety of sources that would allow her to send her children to college or to send her children to better colleges than might otherwise be available.
The primary requirement for any of these grants is that the applicant be a citizen of the United States. Non-citizens must have lived in the United States legally for three years prior to applying for the grant.
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