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Iowa City Offers Grants for Retail Businesses

In Iowa City, IA, empty storefronts are plaguing the downtown streets. The same is true in other towns throughout the United States. Most of the empty storefronts are related to fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. However, some h...

A Third of Grant Applicants to Receive Funds

A Third of Grant Applicants to Receive Funds There has been a good bit of news for some restaurants around Philadelphia, New Jersey and Delaware this week. A third of them that applied have been awarded Revitalization Fund grants...

What You Need to Know before Applying for Personal Grants

Personal grants are aids in the form of cash given by the government or non-profits to struggling individuals and families for particular needs. Grant money is offered free, so the granter doesn't expect you to pay th...

6 Quick Tips for Personal Grants Application

A grant is any financial aid from an organization, the government, or private individuals for specific projects or activities. Since funders give grants for free, you will not have to return the cash once you get it from the gr...

How to Apply for Grants

During the height of the COVID pandemic in 2020, there were billions upon billions of dollars in grants floating around. The federal government funded individual states through the CARES Act, and states got billions of dollars each and decided to...

Is Your Birthday on the 21st–31st? Your SSA Check Arrives August 27

The Social Security Administration (SSA) will issue its final round of August 2025 payments on Wednesday, August 27. This deposit is reserved for retirees and SSDI beneficiaries whose birthdays fall betw...

Is America in a State of Decline?

Almost 80% of Americans think the U.S. is in "a state of decline." Do you agree? A poll from the Trafalgar Group in conjunction with Convention of States Action showed 76.8% of Americans believe "American society and culture is...

States Award More Grants for Rural Broadband Studies

Access to high-speed internet in rural areas of the United States has long been a problem. With an increased number of people continuing to work from home and many schools still conducting remote or hybrid learning, famili...

Health Equity Grants Available in DC

To hear the mainstream media tell it, Washington DC is one of the most upscale, happy places on the face of the planet. The news media always depicts DC in a positive light when they're running stories about the district. They're braggin...