Grants for business development are offered by some states, but not by the federal government. This site gives a nice overview and provides links to several resources: http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/smallbusiness/a/stategrants.htm
To the best of my knowledge, nonprofit grants are availble only to non profit groups. If it is a private or for profit buisness, then grants may be available only when a part of the icome is used for either charity purpose or in some cases research and developement that has a non profit motive.
Yes, there are many federal and state level grants available for non-profit organizations.
There are forms that must be filled out for nonprofit grants. Sites like nonprofitexpert.com show the steps and forms that must be filled out for nonprofit grants.
There are thousands of grants available in this world to help you start your small business. Going through the government, especially, you can receive grants for small improvements to the economy, the o-zone or government programs. There are other companies that will offer smaller grants- even as low as 100$, you just have to investigate.
Nonprofit grants are given out for a variety of purposes. One such purpose is to help another organization or agency. Some nonprofit grants are also given out as scholarships or fellowships to individuals (usually students) based on requirements set by the nonprofit organization.
I would recommend talking to a grant writer first -- this is a person whose job it is to write grants specifically for small businesses so that the companies assigning the grants will give them to you. It's like writing out a specific business plan. Grantspace.org has some good resources too.
There are mainly two types of grants available for nonprofit organizations. There are grants offered by the federal, state and local governments - typically called government grants. There are also grants offered by private foundations. There are grants out there for every type of nonprofit organizations. Organizations not applying for these grants are "missing the boat" on a great source of funding. The first step is to find a grant you are eligible for. There are many websites that offer lists of grants available. GrantWatch.com http://www.grantwatch.com is the only website to post federal, state, city, local and foundation grants on one website, categorized by type and updated daily. All their grants are current and expired grants are archived daily. New grants are posted daily. Organizations can sign up for free to receive a weekly email of new grants posted. If they link to GrantWatch.com through Twitter or Facebook they will receive instant updates of new grants posted.
There are grants specifically for research and development, so it would be my guess that there would also be grants available for starting specific research and development companies. Visit the Grants.gov Program online at www.grants.gov for more information.
There are several grants available for small businesses. I would suggest checking out the information at www.grants.gov.
The Small Business Administration (sba.gov) has several programs available to give grants to small businesses in certain industries. Search on their website to see if you may apply for any grants.
A nonprofit grant sometimes referred to as a fundraising grant, is a financial donation given to an organization. Grants are typically given by a foundation, corporation, or government agency. Many nonprofits are funded by grants that they receive throughout the year.
There are many business support services available in Melbourne. By visiting government sites it can be seen what is available. These include things like business loans and grants.