The first thing you need to know is where to look. Just doing a Google search for it and it will often lead you to a fruitless search, unfortunately. However, there are some websites that you can use that will bring up much better results:
Foundation Center:
The Foundation Center website lists thousands of available grants, including [...]

Have you belonged to the group of women in the United States that unfortunately missed out on their college education? Maybe, for reasons out of your control upon finishing high school, college wasn’t something you or your family could afford. Well, the latest Obama scholarships are about to change all that.
The truth is that the [...]