I need help obtaining grant information or a person or persons willing to help me with obtaining a grant to start a halfway house for nonviolent prison criminals in the state of Alabama. I have no knowledge as to where to start even with a grant CD.

Hi, EladyJ!

Around where I live, there are courses offered at the community colleges on how to write grant proposals. Perhaps there might be similar courses offered where you are?

There's also information on the following sites that you might want to read and study concerning the writing of grants proposals.

Grant Writing (http://712educators.about.com/od/grantwriting/Grant_Writing.htm)

Writing a good grant proposal (http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/simonpj/papers/proposal.html)

So You Want To Write A Grant! (http://www.marcias-lesson-links.com/SoYouWantToWriteAGrant.html)

How to write a grant proposals (http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/sflib/libmgnt/grantproposals.htm)

Grant Writing Tips Sheets (http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/grant_tips.htm)

Grant Proposal - How to Write a Grant Proposal (http://nonprofit.about.com/od/foundationfundinggrants/tp/grantproposalhub.htm)

Information on the following sites may be useful for you to use for where to find grants in the State of Alabama.

Grants Available - Designing Alabama's Future (http://www.yourtownalabama.org/blog/2008/02/green-communities-initiative-c.html)

Alabama Foundations & Grants : Regional Grants & Resource Sites : Fundraising & Grants Directory for nonprofit organizations and schools. (http://www.fundsnetservices.com/searchresult.php?sbcat_id=77)

Thanks!