This Kit contains proposal contains forms, background material, and instructions for preparing ATP pre-proposal and full proposals. This Kit modifies in its entirety the ATP Proposal Preparation Kit dated December 1997 and is effective for proposals submitted during or after November 1998. The ATP is a rigorously competitive cost-sharing program designed for the Federal government to work in partnership with industry to foster the development and broad dissemination of challenging, high-risk technologies that offer the potential for significant, broad-based economic benefits for the nation.