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I’m so sick of people calling me looking for a grant to start a new business. They don’t exist. And if you hire someone to write you a grant for a new business you might as well flush your money down the toilet.

I am proud to have helped some hardworking folks at the Fishers Island Ferry District land a $180,000+ Federal Highway Administraton (FHWA) Grant. The funds will be used over the next two years to upgrade the facilities to improve the customer experience. Fishers Island is an...

Way to go Women for Women Coalition! Thanks to  generous grant from Comcast this community-based organization in Manchester, NH will be starting a computer and technological assimilation program in the near future. The program will benefit children in their after school program...

Congratulations to Carol and Team for their recent award from the Lucky 7 Foundation to help disabled Veterans in the Pacific Northwest transition to civilian lives.

The Deisel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Program is now accepting applications for funding. Eligible organizations include port authorities, local and state agencies as well as non-profits that have responsibility over port operations. The aim of the program is to signficantly...

Thanks to Recycle-A-Bike and Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island we gave away 30 bikes this year to newly arrived refugees who have resettled in Providence. These hardworking individuals should be commended for their determination to start new lives. This is what makes...

The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) is pleased to be accepting grant applications for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 COPS Hiring Program (CHP) for the hiring and rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers in an effort to create and preserve jobs and...

Congratulations to Chris and his team at Away We Go Transport for winning an ~ $30,000 grants from the WI Department of Transportation 5310 program. The funds were awarded for the purpose of purchasing a new rear-loading wheelchair accessible van. This emerging non-profit was...

Congratulations to DeafMD.org. The organization just received notice that it will receive a Health Literacy grant award to create a series of videos in American sign Language to educate Deaf individuals about Cardiovascular Disease. This group has a bright future and I am proud...