Can someone help me find grants (private and government) for a new nonprofit social services business?

I am wanting to open center in the Dallas area that assits those with disabilities, especially mental health and mental retardation, apply for Social Security Disability (SSI/SSDI) at all levels including the initial, appeals, and the ALJ level (Administrative Law Judge for SSA). Also, I want to include services such as employment assistance for SSA's "Ticket to Work" program, as well as assisting clients with navigating through the complicated Medicare A-B-D, and Medicaid (QMB) programs. If I am a NEW BUSINESS wanting to start up, are there grants available to get started???

Let me congratulate you for your project and i wish you all success !.
Nonprofit incorporation is very similar to creating a regular corporation except that a nonprofit must take the extra steps of applying for tax-exempt status with the state in which it incorporates and with the IRS.
The following steps should be taken :-
Select a name that is legally available in your state.
File your "articles of incorporation," and pay a filing fee.
Apply for federal and state tax exemptions.
Create bylaws that will dictate how the corporation is run.
Appoint an initial board of directors.
Hold the first meeting of the board of directors
Apply for any licenses or permits that your corporation will need to operate in your state and local municipality.
In order to qualify for tax-exempt (501c3) status , you should create a concept paper and document your ideas with the structure for the organization you propose and you must share your concept with like minded persons and involve them as initial founders.

Next step would be to contact an attorney to assist you in preparing incorporation filings in your state. After your organization in incorporated, obtain an employer ID number, and apply for 501c3 tax-exempt status with the IRS.

Your funding requirements will depend on various factors , for which you have to prepare a plan which will be of use to you in approaching potential funding sources .

You have a lot of work to do BEFORE you start soliciting funders. You need to get a very impassioned group of people together who support your idea and will provide some start up funding and serve on the board of directors, you need to get letters of endorsement from existing organizations saying this program is needed, you need to have data that shows your target group is in need whatever service it is that you want to provide and that they are not served otherwise, you need to have profiles of your staff showing they have experience and expertise, and you need to have a draft of what your first year's budget would look like (what expenses you expect to incur, what you expect to pay staff, etc.)

Also, contact the Dallas Center for Nonprofit Management
http://www.cnmdallas.org/
They can help you with finding funders and completing the necessary paperwork to form a nonprofit.

Also see:

Starting a Nonprofit Organization
http://www.managementhelp.org/strt_org/s... (one of my favorite resources)

Starting a Non-Profit
Checklist- The Things You Must Do to Start a Nonprofit Organization
http://www.ctnonprofits.org/pages/NonPro...

Starting a Nonprofit Organization - How to Start a Nonprofit http://nonprofit.about.com/od/nonprofitb...

How to Start a 501c3 Nonprofit Organization
http://www.wikihow.com/Start-a-501c3-Non...