This manual provides guidelines for submitting proposals for mini-grants distributed in North Carolina to school administrative units for implementation of nationally validated programs from the National Diffusion Network in the following areas: (1) child nutrition; (2) dropout prevention; (3) Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA) Chapter 1; (4) ECIA Chapter 2; (5) exceptional children; (6) Job Training Partnership Act; and (7) migrant education. Selection of grant recipients is on the basis of competitive proposals. Included in the manual are the following: (1) guidelines for submitting proposals in each area; (2) instructions for preparation of proposals; (3) forms to be completed; (4) sample proposals; and (5) other pertinent information. Each section is color-coded for easy reference. (BJV)