There's no single format for grant applications. Many (most) agencies have guidelines that need to be followed >exactly<. If a particular agency does not have printed guidelines they generally want to know what you are planning to do is in line with what they are trying to do, that the resulting project will help them do it (this often includes distribution plans), and that you are the person who can get the job done. The Foundation Center is a foundation that represents foundations. They publish much material on fund-raising tactics, techniques, and who's interested in what. See the Foundation Directory in many libraries for leads, write to those agencies that are seem like possibilities, requesting guidelines including a page or two summarizing what you plan to do. Their response should tell you whether they are interested in more details or not interested at all. There are many books on fund-raising; see a university library if possible. Depending on where you are located you may be close enough to one of the two depositories maintained by the Foundation Center in each state. In Pennsylvania, for instance, one Foundation Center is part of the Free Library main branch on Logan Circle, the other is in Pittsburgh at the other end of the state. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Cal Pryluck, Radio-Television-Film, Temple University, Philadelphia <[log in to unmask]> <PRYLUCK@TEMPLEVM>