- James
Freericks of Washington DC received over $500,000 to travel
the world.
- The
Snyder Seed Company of Buffalo received a $200,000 government
grant to make a rodent repellant out of hot chili peppers.
- Tori
Stewardson of Virginia, a 40-year-old claiming to suffer low self-esteem,
received $15,000 to finish her college degree.
- Ameritrade,
the online discount broker, received a $1,000,000 grant
to setup an office in Annapolis, Maryland.
- A
California company called Beneficial Design received a $49,937
grant to develop a web site on hiking trails.
- Ritz
Camera received $75,000 for hiring new employees in Topeka,
Kansas.
- Amazon.com
received $1.5 million for opening a distribution center
in Coffeville, Kansas.
- A
woman by the name of Arlene Fink received $99,867 to develop
an alcohol awareness program aimed at seniors with drinking problems.
- Linda
Suydam received $216,000 to launch a fishing business
in Alaska.
-
Brett Stern of New York City received $175,000 to work
on his invention.
- Len
Osborne of Colorado received $10,000 to take a computer
course that led him from a a $7/hr job to one paying $50,000/yr
with benefits.
- Dorothy
Heart of Texas received $40,000 to pay for her daughters
hospital bill.
- Wendy
Schaetzel Lesko of Maryland received a $4,000 grant for
her neighborhood volunteer tutoring service..
PLUS:
|