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Can You Double Up on Social Security and Unemployment Benefits? Here’s the Answer

Losing a job can create serious financial stress, especially for older adults who also rely on Social Security. A common question is: Can you get both unemployment benefits and Social Secur...

Year-End FSA Tips: IRS Has Expanded Eligible Purchases You Didn’t Know About

As the year comes to a close, many Americans with Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) face a common problem: what to do with leftover funds before they disappear. Most people know FSAs cover docto...

Artists Can Get Grants for Lost Income During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Many artists have lost most or even all of their income as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether you were a performance artist, painter, sculptor, art teacher, musician or any other type of artist, you ...

Department of Education Announces New Grant for Schools Affected by COVID

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...

Looking to Hone Your Grant Writing Skills? Read These Books First

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...

State-Approved Grants to Preserve Vermont History

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 low-...

Looking To Apply for a Grant? Here are the Steps to Follow

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...

California to Vote on Guaranteed Income Grants

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 ...

Federal COVID Grants Available but Slow

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...