Where can I find a forfeit to start a horse ranch/riding center? I have dream of have a ranch since I be little

I have dream of have a ranch since I be little (2y/o) I come from a very low and fixed income home. I want to set my fruit farm up to have going on for 150 acres in Stephens co. Oklahoma and endow with riding lessons to childeren that come from family like mine for free. I also want to eventually start a horse rescue on my sheep farm. To acomplish my dream I will need resourcefully over what I can afford at almost 1 million just to go and get started and set up. If you know of any grants that could minister to please let me know..

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Unless you set up your operation as a non profit, you'd be not easy pressed to find any grants. It is unyielding to find grants to start a FOR PROFIT business. Unlike the myths that some see, federal government and even private foundations only just give admit money for a for-profit business.

Nonetheless, you can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) http://www.cfda.gov and Grants.gov http://www.grant.gov - these are two sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grant. Browse through the listings and see if you can find any grant that would support a for-profit scheme.

Even SBA does NOT give out grant. From the SBA website http://www.sba.gov/mostrequesteditems/co...

"The U.S. Small Business Administration does not offer grant to start or expand small businesses, although it does offer a cavernous variety of loan programs. (See http://www.sba.gov/financing for more information) While SBA does extend some grant programs, these are unanimously designed to expand and enhance organizations that provide small business paperwork, technical, or financial assistance. These grant generally support non-profit organization, intermediary lending institutions, and state and local government."

Here is a listing of federal grant for small businesses. See if there is any available for individuals for starting a business -- THERE'S NONE.
http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/catalo...

Most of the federal grant are given to specific target groups with specific requirements (e.g. minority business owners involved within transportation related contracts emanating from DOT - Grant#20.905 Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Short Term Lending Program

Grants are also recurrently given to non profit groups or organizations involved within training or other similar activities (grant 59.043 Women's Business Ownership Assistance that are given to those who will create women's business center that will train women entrepreneurs

I suggest you read the following books to take ideas of how to nouns your business:

Financing Your Small Business http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/1...
Small Business Financing: How and Where To Get It http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/0...
Financing the Small Business: A Complete Guide to Obtaining Bank Loans and All Other Types of Financing http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/1...
The SBA Loan Book http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/1...
Angel Capital : How to Raise Early-Stage Private Equity Financing http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/0...
Financing Your Small Business (Barron's Business Library Series) http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/0...