My “leap of faith” escape from the traditional office was probably the most scary and invigorating thing I have ever done.

My name is Margie Cintron and I have managed for the last 5 years to work at home and make a living doing consulting work, mostly grant writing for agencies throughout the State of Texas.

Prior to entering the “home based office” world, I worked for 30 years for a city, workforce board, various non-profits, and a business resource center.

Working at home I began to explore the Internet bidding process for grant writing opportunities and discovered websites that cater to this kind of service. A good number of the ads labeled “Grant Writers” were for persons who looked for opportunities to start businesses. There were non-profits that did seek persons who could raise funds through grants for programs that addressed certain populations, different causes and missions but wanted to pay the writer a percentage from the grant funds awarded, which incidentally is considered unethical.

Because I was exploring all my revenue-generating options and working at home was a new experience, I responded to many of the postings. I have given more free consulting advice to many who responded, more then I can count and I have realized that with the challenges to make ends meet, many people are experiencing and interacting with predators who are convincing them that grants are the answer.

I wanted to start this blog to try to give people accurate information about grants. I am going to try to help interested persons understand how the grant process works so they can figure out if they really are eligible and ready for funding.

After spending 30 years learning how to connect ideas and missions with resources, it just seemed a shame to not share the benefit of my experience and knowledge with others. Go ahead; ask me.