What policies do other grants offices use re: providing service to folks
outside the university?  When non-profits in the neighborhood, or k-12
schools, or whomever, asks you for help with a grant-proposal, what do
you do?  At University of Wisconsin-River Falls, we have adopted this
informal policy: we'll tell the inquirer whatever we can off the tops of our
heads--e.g. 'that sounds like a good proposal for the xyz foundation,
here's there address'--and let them browse through our library, but we
won't do any research on their behalf or lend them materials.

Does anyone do more?  Less?  Has anyone established a formal
community service program?  Anybody charge a fee for service?

Bill Campbell
Director, Grants & Research
UW-River Falls