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How do I get a Government grant to start a nonprofit org?
I wish to begin the nonprofit which will send garments as well as boots to people in Mexico. we would similar to to know what we need to do as well as how to get the gov’t accede to to do it.
Only established nonprofits are eligible to receive government grants. There is no funding to start one. You are going to have to establish the organization first, before you can collect any donations or grants.
First, I suggest you go to http://www.grants.gov to find out if there are any grants that would fund youyour organization once you get it started. Although it seems to me you would be able to get most of your donations as excess merchandise from local or national merchants, you would still need to have funds to pay for shipping and other internal costs. If there is no government funding, you will need to raise individual donations or try to get corporate sponsors.
You can check the Foundation Center web site – they have a database of foundations you can search to see if there are any that will fund you, and you can also check their FAQs under the Getting Started section to find easy to follow information and tutorials on how to get your nonprofit started and off the ground. http://www.foundationcenter.org
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