text: like to know a about getting a first time home buyers grant?   you can go to the catalog of federal domestic assistance (cfda) http://www.cfda.gov and grants.gov http://www.grants.gov - these are two sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants. browse through the listings and see if you can find any grant that would support your purposes.   in the instructions at grants.gov, you have to first go to cfda to find out the grant number that you qualify. you can search cfda various ways (by grant number, by keyword, etc.). you can find grant programs by category -- here are the lists of grants under home buying/homeownership http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/catalog.find_grant_program_txt.show?p_arg_names=func_cat_cd&p_arg_values=ml  check if any applies to you  to make searching easier, housing and urban development hud has a list of housing grants http://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/fundsavail.cfm - though i have not seen any grants available for first time homeowners.  even if you buy books on "how to get grants" or list that supposedly has information on grants -- all of them are mere rehash of what cfda has, albeit packaged differently.  note though that these grants generally support non-profit organizations, intermediary lending institutions, and state and local governments. most of the federal grants are given to specific target groups with specific requirements (e.g. minority business owners involved in transportation related contracts emanating from dot - grant#20.905 disadvantaged business enterprises short term lending program. individuals especially for personal purposes are not eligible for federal grants.   grants are also often given to non profit groups or organizations involved in 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   http://www.cfda.gov http://www.grants.gov http://gtionline.fdncenter.org http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol66/grants.htm http://www.sba.gov/expanding/grants.html