This manual was written for members of the Harford Community College community who engage or are interested in educational, administrative, training, and research activities which may be sponsored by external public agencies, foundations, corporations, and other institutions. The manual describes the main items that should be included in a project proposal or application, college procedures for approval and submission of a proposal to a prospective sponsor, services and assistance available from the college Office of Resource Development and Educational Services related to grants and projects, administrative procedures for sponsored projects and programs, and general information pertaining to compensation, direct and indirect costs, cost-sharing and other subjects relevant to externally funded activities. The appendices include a checklist for proposal preparation, a sample proposal title page and budget, a checklist for proposal budget items, a sample form for internal approval for external funding, a sample certification form for the protection of human subjects, a glossary of terms used in the resource development and a list of acronyms and abbreviations used in resource development. (Author/KJC)