All the major government sites list the grants that are available but the fact is that these free grant applications have all competition everywhere to get the free grants.

The government gives out grants for a specific objective which of course tie up to a lot of political advantages and also to a lot of minority and economically backward upliftment.

For getting your hands on the free grant application you need to get you hands on a CD which is free but that is not the case .

The last I checked the only place where you can get some information about each and very grant is the www.grants.gov site

Looking at  some of the companies or internet websites which are selling this information the minimal amount you will need to spend is around $40 or as they say $39.95 because of the fact that these compilations have wealth of information which you will never ever get anywhere and that is

Because there are 25000 or more types of grants and finding the one you need is going to time consuming and challenging. Plus all the states information and related private foundation information.

Yes I know what you are thinking that you will get online and do the search bit that can be again so huge in scope that it will take you weeks to dig out relevant information. You would have lost those hours of productivity for a more fruitful use somewhere else especially in your business because that in the first place was your target to get grants for small business that you own.

 In the case of a student who is looking for a financial aid the government agency is FAFSA looks much better to get you a free grant application.