Reading Aids

Helpful hints

There is no correct route through this guide.

Remember, on any page, you can click on help for more information or contents for a detailed list of contents.

Nobody ever said that getting a government action was simple. You have to thread your way through multiple partners, agencies, publics, and processes to get something done. This guidebook is designed as a web mentor to provide advice to just about everyone involved: team leaders, team members, decisionmakers, participants, contractors.

Tours cater to your interests and provide a way to learn.

• Executive Summary Tour --for a quick once-over.
• Helpful Hints Tour --for general ideas on working with
• Handyman's Tour--for some neat tools and ways to keep on track
• Dragon Tour--for what to watch out for and how to handle it
• Process Tour--for a step-by-step view of the entire process

Several tools can help get a handle on things:

• Terms
• Toolbox

You might be interested in our "afterthoughts" about how the guide was developed and where we got information.

• How guide was developed
• List of contributors
• Bibliography
• Other Sites

Armed with all of this information, go forth and solve problems!

Let us know what you find.

Go On

Come explore with us a spell, or just mark pages for further cogitation.

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Table of Contents

Before Funding