Career education is a comprehensive effort to prepare all students for a successful participation in our society by increasing their options for career choice and by enhancing learning in all subjects and at all levels of education. To fund these endeavors will require additional financial support for all schools. Local, State, and Federal funds to support career education are available but are inadequately utilized by most educators. The purpose of this handbook is to offer suggestions and guidelines to educators and other groups that seek outside funding of their career education programs. Included are a profile of career education, sources of educational funds, and detailed techniques for preparing project applications for funds. While primarily directed toward the acquiring of monetary support, the handbook states that educators must not rely on money alone to solve their problems. Humanization of the school environment is also needed, with improved staff-student relationships through relevant career education programs. Proposal and project procedures and forms, funding sources, and a brief summary of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Public Law 92-318) are appended. (MF)