Have you or anyone you know ever applied for and received a grant?

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I am looking into beginning my own newspaper. Although I actually have the programs I need to begin I would like to get a grant to pay for my first few weeks of printing and add a few additional supplies. My newspaper will start out small, only being published one day a week. And I will distribute it for free in the beginning. After about six months I will ask people to subscribe to it rather than continuing to give it for free. I will be doing the reporting, selling ads, designing ads and laying out the pages. My son will help with sports, my daughter will help with photos and my husband will help with ad sales. The paper will be printed in another town not so far away and we will distribute them to stores and a few homes within our county. I figure getting a grant will be a great way to pay for insurance, licensing, etc. I don't want to purchase a book. I am talking about an actual government grant. Could also use tips from any grant writers out there. Thanks for any help.