An Introduction To State Grants

An Introduction To State Grantsas eighty percent of your taxes, so it definitely pays to
Are you interested in applying for state grants? In thislook into these types of opportunities at the state level.
article we will go over what they are and how theyThere are also grants available for employee training in
can help you.job safety and health and basic literacy skills.
No matter where you live, each state offers aIf you live in Connecticut, according to the state's office
selection of grants to people living in the state. At theof Policy and Management you may be eligible for a
state level is where you will likely find grants forgrant for $10,000 if you are an individual or company
attending school. This might be a pre-start-up cost forwith less than 30 employees that has created a
you if you require some training before you begin yourrenewable energy technology that has not yet been
new business, so this is an indirect advantage of grantsold. You can use the money for such purposes as
money available at the state level. Although many ofproduct development and testing, developing your
these programs are focused on providing state grantsbusiness plan or meeting your payroll, among others.
for low and middle-income students to attend college,This is just a small selection of what type of business
there are some grants available for businesses.assistance is available at the state level, but it gives
For example, did you know that on the Governor ofyou a jumping off point of some of the places in your
Texas's website they list procurement opportunities? Ifstate where grant money might be available. It also is
your business sells furniture, or if your businesswise to remember that, in terms of state grants, many
provides services such as computer programming andfoundations and non-profit organizations give grants to
service, maintenance and repair, moving services, orpeople living in a particular state, but mostly those
temporary personnel, then your business might bepeople have to be a non-profit organization or affiliated
eligible to "procure" the contracts and you would makewith one and not an individual in order to qualify.
the money for them. This is not a grant per se, but itState grants are a great source of getting funding
does offer the opportunity for a business to getfrom your business but they only account for some of
money that does not have to be paid back.the available sources of grants.
If you are in New York, the state's Governor's OfficeEnjoy,
of Regulatory Reform site offers tax credits forBob Boney
businesses that operate and are certified in the EmpireRiverside TX. 77367
Zone. This will save your business money, and make itYou may publish this article in your ezine, newsletter on
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