Have you noticed all of the ads for government grants that are everywhere you look on the internet? If you do an ‘adoption grant’ internet search, tons of these ads pop up on the side bar. This really drives me crazy, because (someone please correct me if I am wrong) private individuals normally DO NOT RECEIVE GRANTS FROM THE GOVERNMENT! The only exception to this might be grants for education…like Pell grants…but the government does not give grants to private citizens for all kinds of other reasons.
I have close friends who are professional grant writers and I asked them about this several times. And the short answer is ‘NO’. The reason…most government grants are for public programs that are supposed to benefit communities or larger groups of people, not individuals.
These ads seem to say that…as a private citizen…you can get grants from the government. As far as I am concerned these ads are very misleading. Please do not waste your time OR MONEY on any of these resources. Legitimate sources exist to help organizations and grant writers find government grants, but again they are government grants for organizations…not individuals. Please be wary of companies who lead you to believe that you might somehow get an inside tract to adoption grants from the government.
Does anyone know who to contact to report truth in advertising issues? I am not sure if these ads qualify, but I have no idea how they can use ‘ADOPTION GRANTS’ as a key word or the leading words in the ads when they are clearly promoting government grants.
Again, if I am wrong…please someone let me know. As far as I know the only way to qualify for adoption grants is through private foundations, organizations and/or adoption agencies.
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