The US Federal Government has announced several loans and tax credits in their 2009 Stimulus Package.
The grants are available for several day to day household purposes that are essential to lead the basic life.
These include food & clothing, child's education, funds for the parents of the college going students and for home renovation, etc.
The key to get central grants is right information & acting on it timely.
Do I qualify to get the Federal Grants? The two basic criterion to get the grants are that your need must be legal & valid and that you must be a citizen of US or a registered & legal non citizen.
Rest, as per the category you are looking for, there are certain criterion to meet like the level of income, marital status, your age, etc.
You must gather all that information properly through the Federal Government's official website.
Where would I get the application to apply for the Federal Grants? The application forms to get centralized grants are available on the Centralized Government's website.
You can download the form, fill it offline and then load it back.
The website also has a guide that would help you fill in the form properly.
It is advisable to first read this guide and then fill up the form.
Here are some tips to qualify for Federal Grants.
· Have all the documents in place.
· Cross check all the information that you furnish in the form.
· Be very honest & frank in all financial details and do not try to hide any thing.
· This package is not dependent on your credit scores, but be honest when you disclose the details.
· You can apply for more than one category.
· To qualify for federal grants, one must be above 18 years of age.
Things are different for some categories like student scholarships etc.