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Though women make up half of the population in the USA and the world, they suffer continuously from unfair practices, gender discrimination, and even gender harassment. Grants and scholarships, which are specifically available to women, give them an opportunity to fight back and prevail. While established businesses can rely on profits to grow, new businesses need to be resourceful, and need financing to get through the first few slow months. Thankfully, if you carefully look for them, you will find that many grants for women starting a business are available, provided that you apply for them within the small time window for which they are available, complete with all the documentation.    EmpowHER grant   Amber Grant gives an award amount of at least $30,000 per month, through three grants for women starting a business , each of $10,000, under specific categories. Additionally, three year-end grants of $25,000 each are given under three categories. EmpowHER grant for women start

The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) distributes more than $1 billion in government housing grants each year. This federal agency works to help the nation’s communities meet their development, provide housing assistance for the poor, and spur economic growth in distressed neighborhoods. The money provided by the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program of HUD may be used for community development activities such as rehabilitation of housing upgrading and maintenance of neighborhood centers, and prevention or elimination of slums of blight, and to address an urgent threat to health or safety.      HOME Investment Partnership Program, commonly known as HOME government housing grant, provides money to state and local governments to create affordable housing for low-income households. Assisted Living Conversion Program for Eligible Multifamily Projects is a foster grandparent program that provides grants for the conversion of some or all of the dwelling units f

Federal Pell Grant is a need-based aid for students in colleges or other post-secondary education. The grant is limited to students with exceptional financial need, and who have earned their first bachelor’s degree, or enrolled in certain post-baccalaureate programs. Administered by the US Department of Education (DOE), the program determines the student’s financial need, and through it, the Pell grant eligibility of the student. Created in 1965, the grant is available to approximately 5,400 participating postsecondary institutions, that fund about 5.4 million full-time and part-time college and vocational students nationally .         Pell grant addresses one of the issues faced by students coming from low-income families to receive a higher education .         Considerations for Pell Grant eligibility , among others, include the below:            The applicant must be a US citizen or eligible non-citizen (usually a permanent resident) .     The applicant must have a high school dip