Get Paid To Make Movies, Write Books, Or Paint Masterpieces --
Uncle Sam Will Write You A Check To Do What You Love
-- By Matthew Lesko

If you're an artist, writer, or do anything creative -- listen up! The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is the arts and culture arm of the U.S. government. And get this: in the last 30 years they've given away over 111,000 grants to people just like you who want to pursue a career in the arts!
They've got a 1999 budget of $98 million dollars. If you're a creative person and want to make money doing what you love, don't pass up free cash like this!

$9,000 To Teach Kids To Paint

Like many artists, Michael Moonbird of Salt Lake City, Utah, had plenty of passion, but not a lot of money. He tried to make money designing logos in corporate America, but his heart was never in it. To make ends meet, he took a job driving a day-care school bus.

But he was suddenly laid off. "If I was going to have money struggles and be a creative person," he remembers, "I thought that there had to at least be something that I could do to make a living and yet still be myself and be creative."

Michael signed up for a Small Business Association class, which lead him to the Utah Arts Council. He bought a book on how to start a non-profit organization for $10 -- he says now it was the best investment he ever made.

With no prior business knowledge and the help of his local NEA branch, he got a $9,000 grant to start Bad Dog Rediscovers America, a non-profit arts education program that mentors inner city kids. What's more, he teaches inner city kids how to create art and a good life for themselves.

Michael is happier than he's ever been, and his NEA grant has lead to even more money: $5,000 cash from American Express, free digital video cameras from Casio, and the promise of even more money from U.S. Bank.

Uncle Sam Pays You To Create

Look, the NEA doesn't care if you're the next Picasso. All you need is a simple idea, and a plan on how you'll complete it. The NEA is especially interested in projects that have a "community outreach" angle.

The NEA gives away grants in visual arts, photography, crafts, literature, filmmaking, screenwriting, and many, many more specialized categories. New for the year 2000 are grants awarded to Internet web design and the digital arts.

Each state's grant application guidelines are different, but the application process is always simple.

The best part about your local NEA programs is -- besides getting free money -- you can get help writing your grants, marketing yourself as an artist, and tons of steering support and assistance! "My life has been greatly enhanced by the program," says Michael. "I could do this forever."

If you follow my simple instructions, it will be easy to get grants of up to $150,000 or more, depending on your area of interest. Call the NEA at (202) 682-5400 (if you don't want to wait through voice mail options, press "0" to talk to a real person). Ask them for information on your state's Arts Council grant programs. Or get the information on-line at http://www.arts.endow.gov.

This program, plus thousands of other free government cash programs are listed in Matt Lesko's book, Free Money To Change Your Life, available for $58.95.

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Michael Moonbird got $15,000 from the NEA -- read the article at right to find out how you can get cash to create!