This six-part manual developed by Cowley County Community College, in Kansas, provides information on developing, researching, and writing proposals for grants. The first section describes characteristics of public funding sources (i.e., federal, state, and local governments) and private funding sources (i.e., foundations, corporations or businesses, civic groups, and individuals) and provides information on sources and methods for each. The second section provides an introduction to proposal writing, focusing on the different types of grants, types of proposals, an overview of the entire process, and options for the style and tone of the proposal. The third section offers suggestions on organizing the proposal, focusing on developing ideas for the grant and developing the program design, while the fourth section reviews the components of a proposal or inquiry letter. The fifth section provides an in-depth, section-by-section description of the following proposal components: (1) introduction and organizational capability statement; (2) statement of need; (3) goals and objectives; (4) project methodology; (5) future funding; (6) evaluation; (7) budget, including sources of income and costs; and (8) budget narrative to accompany the actual budget. The final section reviews steps and components involved in completing the grant proposal, including the cover letter, title page, table of contents, summary, forms, attachments, editing, and packaging the grant. Appendixes provide a list of the 10 largest foundations in Kansas and the United States in 1990, sample proposal components, and an editing checklist. Contains 23 references. (TGI)