http://evpl.org/community/blogs/research/archive/tags/grants/default.aspxTags: grantsenCommunityServer 2008 SP1 (Build: 30619.63)http://evpl.org/community/blogs/research/archive/2009/03/09/free-government-grants-not-so-fast.aspxMon, 09 Mar 2009 14:53:00 GMT9a7b961d-7882-4302-b701-732ca0e566f2:1351googler@evpl0http://evpl.org/community/blogs/research/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=1351http://evpl.org/community/blogs/research/archive/2009/03/09/free-government-grants-not-so-fast.aspx#comments<p><img width="200" src="http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq316/evplreference/freemoney.jpg" alt="book cover image" height="258" style="float:left;margin-left:10px;margin-right:10px;margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;" />A <a href="http://www.snopes.com/fraud/advancefee/grants.asp">recent post at Snopes</a> (which is the premiere hoax-debunking website) covers the increasing &quot;free government grant&quot; scam, currently being perpetrated through web ads, e-mails, and even direct phone calls. (Unfortunately, while Snopes is a great source of information, it may also spawn two &quot;pop-under&quot; ads on your computer. These can be harmlessly&nbsp;closed using the X in the upper right-hand corner.)</p> <p>The federal government has an official <a href="http://grants.gov/">website for all federal grant applications</a>, and there they take pains to explain that they do not offer ANY grants for personal financial assistance or debt. (There are a few grants available to individuals in addition to organizations, but they&#39;re for specific&nbsp;types of research, projects, etc.)&nbsp;Their <a href="http://grants.gov/aboutgrants/eligibility.jsp">page describing who is eligible</a> for grants&nbsp;offers links to various organizations that do provide financial assistance, and also to the alphabetical list of all <a href="http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Benefits.shtml">government benefits and financial aid programs</a>.</p> <p>At the Library, we have bought some books that may contain such phrases as &quot;free money&quot; in their titles, but frankly, the titles are pretty misleading. By free money, they mean bargains, discounts, and the financial aid programs linked above.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://evpl.org/community/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1351" width="1" height="1">governmenthoaxmoneygrantsscamshttp://evpl.org/community/blogs/research/archive/2009/01/26/southwest-indiana-college-access-network-sican.aspxMon, 26 Jan 2009 20:57:00 GMT9a7b961d-7882-4302-b701-732ca0e566f2:1192wag.mado@evpl0http://evpl.org/community/blogs/research/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=1192http://evpl.org/community/blogs/research/archive/2009/01/26/southwest-indiana-college-access-network-sican.aspx#comments<p>Today&#39;s <a href="http://www.courierpress.com/news/2009/jan/25/college-access-program-unveils-web-site-office-fol/" title="Courier article">Evansville Courier</a> announced new and needed assistance for all middle school through high school students and their parents.&nbsp; The <a href="http://www.yessican.com/index.php" title="SICAN">Southwest Indiana College Access Network (SICAN)</a> has launched a wonderful website that has all kinds of useful information for college bound students.&nbsp; This website is currently under construction, however it already has an overabundance of help available. There are links to Pell Grants and Federal Student Aid (FASFA), explanation of basic types of student loans, registration deadlines and dates for the ACT, the SAT and the PSAT, a scholarship search page, helpful tips of all kinds and much more. If you are beginning to think about college, take a few minutes to look at this site. It will surely help you navigate the college test and financial world.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://evpl.org/community/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1192" width="1" height="1">evansvilleeducationstudentsschool corporationaiduseful web sitesgrantscollege helpscholarships