Stimulus Grants - What Funding is Availible and For What?

Far as I knew, Universities get the Grants.

Actually the Department of Energy will be offering a ton of grants to people looking to "weather proof" their houses.

You'll find if you look into it, only a small percentage of the stimulus is going to Universities.

Which is why I started this thread, I was hoping some people were on the ball and had figured out what grants were available.

So is the DOE actually offering these grants? Only grant I ever got was an Equal Opportunity Educational Grant. Friend of mine has gotten little grants to make little movies. He works for a University.

Actually I don't have any particular objection to Universities getting grants.

I am particularly in favor of Educational Grants, for I feel it was the GI Bill that made the US strong, and nearly a meritocracy for about 40 years.

Sometimes you wonder if the price of education is jacked up simply because there are grants though. Godwin Anarchist Theory says there are two responsibilities for any government: Defense and Education.

Since I rent, it is very unlikely that I'll be getting a grant to weatherproof my home.

It is another instance of: Them that haves, gets.

I applied for a FASHA grant about 4 months ago.

I'd prefer to have the grant awarded, know what it amounted to, and then shop for a school to go to.

Maybe the US Federal Government ought to just send every citizen an Educational Grant, that they could either use to go to the school of their choice, or sell it.

According to the Wall Street Journal, University Towns maintain because when the economy is bad, more people simply stay in school, or return to school.

Possibly that old Hippie saying, "Go with the flow." has more relevance, than typically understood.

You gottah ask yourself really why property owners ought to need grants for weatherproofing? Why do property owners deserve grants for weatherproofing? Aren't there building codes?

I have personally experienced being forced out of business by Union Producer conflicts and governmental complicity in the conflict.

When the government changed the electrical codes for what I was doing, it really was the last straw for me when the two other assaults were taking place.

On one hand the code change made sense to me, but on the other I couldn't afford it.

It is terrible to be able to see two sides of an issue, and know there is no way for you to end up as a winner.

The Cheery thought is that things will be better later?

P.S. for Roger, thanks for pointing out I wasn't "On the Ball."

You Wrote:"P.S. for Roger, thanks for pointing out I wasn't "On the Ball."

In no way was I suggesting you were in any way "not on the ball". What I was trying to say was I was hoping that the collective knowledge of CR4 might have proved beneficial.

I was hoping that each of us, with our own expertise and knowledge base, might contribute something that the rest of us didn't know and so collectively construct an understanding of what this stimulus has to offer in the way of grants.

I think I have to restart this thread and from the beginning indicate that I'm hoping for practical information.

I did contribute from what I knew as my experience and the experiences of some of my friends.

Essentially what I said was: Grants to those with capital, are dubious, as far as fairness goes.

-And what are they anyway? Down the pike?

Hell as a practical matter, what do you need to know? How about I tell you that to get a grant you need a grant writer? It is apparently a specialized field.

When I looked over the Act you provided a link to, I could sure tell why you would need a professional Grant writer, plus an attorney, and a lobbyist to negotiate the language.

You seem to often say, "I'm quitting this discussion now, or I must start anew, things aren't turning out like I'd like, or hoped for."

Basically I support your science.

Thanks for providing easily accessible links.

It may be time for you to simply write up and publish your Manifesto.

I have my own.

Well I did, but it is time I rewrote it.

P.S. I considered this as a PM, but figure you can handle it.

I'm sorry, I don't know what you mean by "PM"

Personal Message = PM

Trans does have a point about needing a grant writer & depending lawyer...

Any advice for minimizing the administrative costs of getting a grant?

"It's rare that government funding agencies have: 1. A lot of Money"

Endeavor to pay more attention, senior grasshopper.

All I can say is - the liberal researchers will have a heyday with this one (the NIH challenge grant).

Damm Dude,

they seem to follow you around these days

If there's money [grants] to be had & you don't utilize 'em does that make you smart?

Actually #10 on the NIH list is one of Newt's pet projects & we all know he's a flaming liberal.

Knee jerk conservativism anyone?

Yeah, I'm used to being followed around here. What baffles me is when I'm called an atheist or whatever. I've said a ton of times that I'm a Lutheran.

Anyway, I didn't want to stir up controversy with this thread, I was actually just hoping to get some insights of the grants available out there. Instead it's just complaint after complaint.

Pretty much a useless thread.

NSF funding may be tried. This one is regular for research. It insists one to be USA Citizen but small grant to joint projects has also been there. One can also try out NRC research funding in USA and Canada.

In India DST, DSIR, CSIR and BRNS are good funding agencies for small research funds.

Also try Nine Sigma projects as they have funding agency for which projects are displayed on their web site. www.ninesigma.org

Roger Pink, If only

spacemen live in the SKY then the Stimulus Grants only live with collage's and over educated Stimulated people that can not this out of box but just keep to the norm. I know this is fact and proven correct because of the projects that Iam working on. To bad the money doesn't go to the people that can really make a difference.

BE ONE OF THE PROUD AND FEW THAT ARE TRYING TO MAKE THE DIFFERENCE.

As all the money gets wasted on project that will never get used except to line some one pockets.

Unfortunately, no-one seems to know where the evil the money is going. Members of the House and Senate have filed Freedom Of Information Act requests to track the spending, but to no avail thus far. The Congressional Budget Office is at the point of checking local newspapers to find out who is claiming to have received cash.