Government to Reduce Victims’ College Loans
People affected by the September 11 terrorist attacks will be able to postpone or reduce payments of federal college loans under an agreement between banks and the U.S. Department of Education. The loan relief covers borrowers in three programs: Federal… Continue reading
$200,000 Grant To Work On Energy Related Inventions
Provides funds for promising projects demonstrating both energy-related innovation and future commercial market potential. Grants are open to U.S. citizens, small businesses that are U.S. owned, or educational institutions located in the U.S. Special consideration is given to individual inventors… Continue reading
Free Poster On How Things Grow
The poster How A Tree Grows teaches about photosynthesis, enzymes, and the various parts of a tree. There is also a booklet that goes along with the poster that explains more about a tree’s growth. For more information, contact Forest… Continue reading
$330,000 Grant To Small Towns To Lend Money To Local Small Businesses
Provides grants from the Rural Business-Cooperative Service to rural communities through Rural Utilities Service (RUS) borrowers to be used for revolving loan funds for community facilities and infrastructure and for assistance in conjunction with rural economic development loans. Applications may… Continue reading
One Page Gets You A $150,000 Business Loan
A one-page form is all you have to fill out to apply for a loan of up to $150,000 for your business through the government’s LOWDOC Loan Guarantee program. Contact your local office of the U.S. Small Business Administration to… Continue reading
$750,000 0% Interest Loans To Utility Companies In Small Towns Who Help Small Businesses
Provides zero interest loans to Rural Service Utilities (RUS) funded telephone and electric utilities to provide economic development and job creation projects including but not limited to: project feasibility studies, start up costs, and incubator projects. Promotes projects that will… Continue reading
$200,000 To Operate A Farm Or Ranch
Assists operators of not larger than family farms to make efficient use of their land, labor, and other resources, and to establish and maintain financially viable farming and ranching operations. May be used to operate family-owned ranches and agricultural businesses… Continue reading
$1,500,000 Grant To Organizations Who Help Small Businesses In Small Towns
Provides funds for technical assistance, training, and economic development and planning activities with the purpose of promoting sustainable economic development in rural communities with exceptional needs.. Public bodies, nonprofit corporations, Indian tribes on Federal and State reservations and other Federally… Continue reading
$1 Billion To Work On Ideas
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program is a highly competitive program that encourages small businesses to explore their technological potential and provides the incentive to profit from its commercialization. Each year, ten federal departments and agencies are required to… Continue reading
Help Students Clean-Up
Kids intuitively grasp recycling and the need to keep the earth green and clean, so what’s with their own rooms? Let’s Reduce and Recycle: Curriculum for Solid Waste Awareness provides lesson plans for grades K-12, and includes activities, skits, bibliographies,… Continue reading
