This document, which is intended for secondary and postsecondary administrators, coordinators, and others in Wisconsin who are responsible for seeking funding for tech prep projects, details 1996 project application guidelines for funding under Title III E of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 1990. Presented in section 1 are an overview of tech prep in Wisconsin, the seven essential element of tech prep, and Wisconsin's eight quality components for tech prep. Section 2 presents basic information about tech prep project guidelines and the application process in Wisconsin, a 1995-96 grant allocation chart for Wisconsin, detailed descriptions of each item included on the application, and the criteria used in reviewing project applications. Section 3 contains samples of the following forms/formats: funding agreement, consortium agreement, abstract form, consortium coordination form, budget format, teacher and counselor inservice activities form, and sample project activities structure. Appended are the following: definitions; lists of School-to-Work Leadership Group members, Wisconsin Cooperative Educational Services agencies, and Wisconsin technical college systems; acronyms; and sample tech prep Title III project narrative format, budget summary, project timeline, and project evaluation. (MN)