Mann, who is associated with a consulting firm that provides grant search, writing, and administration services, offers a guide to finding and writing grants for beginners in small government and non-profit organizations and students in grant writing courses. She covers all steps of the process: identifying the need and developing a project, searching for funding sources, developing a plan, writing a proposal, and administration, as well as search advice for professions like law enforcement, economic development, heritage tourism and historic preservation, and for-profit businesses, and what to do if the application is not approved. Sample forms and applications are provided as well as Internet resources. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)