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Drawing on ethnographic interviews, observation, and documentary evidence, this paper charts the experience of twenty\u2010seven grassroots and community\u2010based organizations (CBOs) from around the country that have engaged the BTOP and BIP process. We explore the challenges CBOs have faced in initiating, developing partnerships, and executing BTOP and BIP grant applications. We find that CBOs often struggled to define the effective scope of potential BTOP projects; to align these with traditional organizational goals; to develop effective project partnerships, including with larger and more institutionalized partners; and to meet the formal evaluation, reporting, and management requirements of a large\u2010scale and sensitive federal program. Despite these barriers, several community\u2010based organizations have engaged in successful BTOP and BIP applications, which are now moving into operational stage. 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