He's made a fortune touting his books on free government money. On TV and the Internet he pitches that the government will give you free money for business, college, or personal use! He makes it sound like all you have to do is just ask for it but first you have to buy his books which will run you anywhere from 60 to 100.00 dollars. Now that may not seem like much money to get such invaluable information but wait there's a slight problem because what you'll soon discover is that one Mathew Lesko book is not going to help you get a single penny of government grant money. Unless, that is, you happen to be a charitable entity, doing some form of scientific research, are a member of an American Indian Tribe, or fall into some other very specific category. Of course it may take purchasing a number of his books before you realize that.

However let's say that you're much too sophisticated and savvy to fall for Mathew Lesko gyrating in his Riddler suit while excitedly screaming about free government money. In which case, for us sophisticates that are nevertheless in need of chunks of free money, there is another choice. Albeit it's a much pricier choice then multiples of Lesko books, but regardless, it is a choice. I am here referring to the National Grants Conference that advertises free seminars all over the country. Not only will they tell you where the grants are but they will also nurture and guide you through the application process, but first you have to sign up for their course which will set you back just about a thousand dollars

Naturally, there's nothing to stop you from buying the books or attending the conference. And if it should be that it is the conference that has piqued you interest then, by all means go, but leave your credit cards at home. As a matter of fact, just as an added measure of protection, leave your checkbooks at home also. That way you will not succumb to any temptation to sign-up because there is one significant commonality between Lesko and the NGC; they both fail to tell you that the actual getting of a government grant is not nearly as easy as they make it sound. For starters, as already mentioned, government grants like foundation grants are tailored to very specific groups for very specified purposes. Secondly, should you fall into such a group, the application process is anything but simple. So here is a rather novel idea, rather than buying the books or signing up for the course why not go directly to the source, namely the government itself. and all that will cost you is just some of your time. Since it is time you would have spent anyway either reading Lesko's books, or sitting in a seminar, why not spend that time getting the information directly?

Not to leave you hanging, and if taking the direct route makes sense to you then go to the 'www.grants.gov' website where a few mouse clicks will provide you with every bit of information on current grants, qualifications, procedure, and application process, that you could possibly need.

Now only because you have stayed with me this far I'm going to reward you with some additional information. One, notice the '.gov' on the above URL? What that means to you is that it tell you that it is an official government site. So here is one more site that may be of help to you: 'www.govbenefits.gov'. Of course you're more than welcome to visit my site 'http://www.foundation-grants.com but quite honestly if a grant is what you're looking for than you're much better off going to the official government sites. Afterwards you can always drop in on my site to say thank you.