Are you familiar with all available grant types? In case you're not, here they are, in no particular order of importance, or availability:
Personal Grants and Loans: Free money straight to your pocket. Limited accountability to the grant's administrator.
Education & Scholarships: Student loans, grants, education contracts, training fees.
Housing Grants: Rental assistance (downpayment, etc.), housing rehabilitation of rust-belt properties, real estate investments that benefit the community at large.
Minority Grants: Business (including small business), cultural & arts programs, non-profit care.
Grants for Women: Financial resources for starting a business, gender equity development programs, legal fees reimbursement in discrimination cases, child-care.