| Over the years, you may have heard that the | | | | eligibility requirements differ greatly from one to |
| United States government is continually offering | | | | another. Some are income sensitive, which means |
| different types of grants for different groups of | | | | that you must be low income in order to be |
| people. But did you know that some of these | | | | eligible; others have no income limits or caps. The |
| grants are specifically crafted for seniors? | | | | only basic and universal requirement for |
| Further, many senior citizens qualify for | | | | government grants for seniors is that you live in |
| government grants that are not specifically | | | | the United States and are a U.S. citizen, either by |
| designed for them. And while many of them that | | | | birth or naturalization, and that you meet the |
| are available are for organizations that provide | | | | other specifications for the grant program to |
| assistance and care to the elderly, there are | | | | which you are applying. |
| many grants that are payable to individual senior | | | | Applying For Your Senior Citizen Federal |
| citizens. | | | | Government Grant |
| Finding Your Senior Grant | | | | When browsing the CFDA catalog, you will get a |
| The types of grants that are available to senior | | | | good idea of the type of grant that you wish to |
| citizens include housing assistance, debt assistance, | | | | apply for. You can apply for as many as you |
| educational, and money to help start a business, | | | | wish; there is no limit to the number of |
| among others. Finding the grant that you qualify | | | | applications that you can turn in. Read the |
| for should begin with a search through the CFDA | | | | guidelines for the specific one that you are |
| - Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. The | | | | applying for carefully. Some may require that you |
| CFDA catalog lists thousands of available | | | | submit documentation with the grant application, |
| opportunities from all agencies and branches of | | | | such as income tax returns, pay stubs or proof |
| the United States of America. You can request a | | | | of income, personal identification in the form of a |
| copy of this catalog by mail or download a | | | | driver license, or other documents that are grant |
| readable PDF version of the catalog at the | | | | specific. Be prepared to fill out a lengthy |
| government site. | | | | application in most instances, and be sure to fill |
| Grant Eligibility Requirements For Seniors | | | | out the application completely. Applications that |
| Although not all seniors will qualify for grants from | | | | are partially filled out will be returned to you for |
| the government, a large number will. Many of | | | | completion, which delays the processing of your |
| them available for seniors goes unused and | | | | grant. You should also be prepared for the |
| unclaimed during the offering period and is simply | | | | amount of time that can be taken to approve a |
| turned back in to the general fund after a certain | | | | grant application, as many of the most sought |
| period of time. | | | | after grants often have a back log of applicants. |
| Grant money is different than loan money | | | | You must also be aware of the deadline for the |
| because you do not repay it. The money is yours | | | | grant application as many grants are available for |
| to use for the purposes specified in it. Your | | | | a short period of time. Missing the deadline will |
| eligibility for money from the government will | | | | automatically disqualify you from being considered |
| depend on which grant you are applying for, and | | | | for your grant. |