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Mike Poglitsch · December 23rd, 2009, 09:57 AM

We're working on an educational title regarding handicapped people and accessibility. Has anyone a clue where I could look for grant money to defer the costs associated with this production?

Chris Davis · December 23rd, 2009, 10:20 AM

Contact the Small Business Development Center for your city, county or state. The easiest way to find them would be to google "(city or state) Small Business Development Center". They are a government funded office and would probably be best equipped to point you toward the resources you need. You would probably want to employ the services of a grant writer.

It's worth a little bit of research, but I have a few friends that are grant writers and they tell me that sub-$100k projects are seldom worth the time and effort looking for grants. Grants come with a lot of strings and red tape. But I'd still look into it.

Benjamin Hill · December 23rd, 2009, 10:42 AM

Try grants.gov and if you or someone on the project is affiliated with a college or university they probably have an office to steer people towards appropriate grant resources for such projects.

Mike Poglitsch · December 24th, 2009, 04:18 PM

I did look at grants.gov Its search engine was broken (fed govt- expect anything else?). Every time I searched, it returned the same number of items as when you started.

December 23rd, 2009, 09:57 AM	#1
Mike Poglitsch Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chicago Suburbs Posts: 44	Educational Grants We're working on an educational title regarding handicapped people and accessibility. Has anyone a clue where I could look for grant money to defer the costs associated with this production?

December 23rd, 2009, 10:42 AM	#3
Benjamin Hill Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Iowa City, Iowa Posts: 670	Try grants.gov and if you or someone on the project is affiliated with a college or university they probably have an office to steer people towards appropriate grant resources for such projects. __________________ youtube.com/benhillmedia linkedin.com/in/benhillmedia

December 23rd, 2009, 10:20 AM	#2
Chris Davis Trustee Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Willmar, MN Posts: 1,400	Contact the Small Business Development Center for your city, county or state. The easiest way to find them would be to google "(city or state) Small Business Development Center". They are a government funded office and would probably be best equipped to point you toward the resources you need. You would probably want to employ the services of a grant writer. It's worth a little bit of research, but I have a few friends that are grant writers and they tell me that sub-$100k projects are seldom worth the time and effort looking for grants. Grants come with a lot of strings and red tape. But I'd still look into it.

December 24th, 2009, 04:18 PM	#4
Mike Poglitsch Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chicago Suburbs Posts: 44	I did look at grants.gov Its search engine was broken (fed govt- expect anything else?). Every time I searched, it returned the same number of items as when you started.