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Written by Gavin   
Saturday, 12 June 2004 11:54

Free grants are available for individuals if you can qualify by belonging to a certain group. There are many sources available for needs ranging from educational assistance to help with health care expenses. It may require a little research to find one that suits your particular circumstance but it can be well worth the effort. As an example, I have listed a few sources below:

 

Vietnam Era Veterans’ Educational Assistance is one example of free personal grants allocated by the government to an individual. Vietnam Era Verterans’ Education Assistance is a free personal grant extended to individuals or families through an agency of the U.S. government. The objective of this free personal grant is to provide educational assistances to persons who entered the Armed Forces after December 31, 1976 and before Juy 1, 1985. Another objective for this one of the free personal grants is to allow them to obtain education, promote voluntary military program in the U.S. by attracting qualified persons to the service.

 

To be eligible for this free personal grants program, applicant must serve honorably on active duty for more than 180 continuous days beginning on or after January 1, 1977. If you have been discharged after such date because of disability acquired in line of duty then you are qualified. Applicants who serve more than 180 days and completed first period of obligated service or 6 years of active duty whichever comes first are also eligible for free personal grants under this program. Satisfactory contribution of a monthly deduction of $25 to $100 from military pay from participants is also required to qualify for free personal grants. Lump sum contribution made before March 31, 1987 is allowed.

 

Leukemia and Lymphoma Society is another organization that provides free personal grants to patients in need. This free personal grants program is supported entirely by public contributions. There is also the American cancer society which offers free personal grants to persons afflicted with cancer. The free personal grants are extended to treatment-related travel expenses including transportation, medicine and medical supplies.

 

Free personal grants are also available for students who intend to pursue their college studies. Pell Grants is one of the free personal grants students can tap into to fund their advance studies. Several free personal grants could also be availed of in campus-based aid programs.

 

Pres. George Bush’s New Freedom Initiatives also give free personal grants to disabled persons. With the implementation and changes of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 54 million Americans are now given the chance to receive free personal grants to improve their educational, employment and social opportunities.

 

The above-mentioned programs are just a few of the many free personal grants available today. These free personal grants could be backed by private or public funds. Usually established for a cause like scholarship or cancer-treatment, free personal grants are there to ease up your personal needs. For more information about free grants, you can do some research on the internet or go to your local library and look through their research section for a compilation of grant sources.

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