What are some ways to obtain money from the government for your program?

I work for a psychosocial rehabilitation center that helps people with mental illness. There are a lot of things that members are requesting that we just don't have the money for. I have not been trained in writing grants, so I don't know another way to obtain money from the government for our program. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Start by typing "Grants" in the search area. This will, of course, pull up a bunch of stuff you can't use, but it will show you a lot of ways/sites to follow up for your grant request. Also, even if those you do contact can't help you, they can usually refer you to someone or a site than can. Check out the financial handlers in your own rehab center. Somebody has to be running the show and paying the overheads, so they might know more about where to get funds. Also, for this kind of work you have to have some sort of government agency licensing. Ask that agency where to go for grants. Failing all that, depending on what you need, check with various donation agencies (Salvation army, Goodwill, Churches in your community etc,) Many times they have thing you need and will give them to you. Happy hunting.

There are several ways to obtain government grants and other monies. All you have to do is to go on-line under Government agencies and then you'd probably would see a blog or something that will actually list everything that is available. You can do this at all levels of government(Federal, state and local). You can request the information to be sent to you either via e- or snail mail. The place that you work for should already have all of this information. All information is free and open to the public but sometimes it will take them a while to respond to your requests.

Beg, protest, yell and scream.

Apply to the state for grants. E-mail your state's web page. And tell them all about your program. Ask how to get your money.

Write a letter to Governament.