Circuit Riders are available to help community and place-based foundations think through their proposals for the Knight Community Information Challenge. Circuit Riders offer technical guidance and help foundations anticipate and surmount potential challenges in their projects. Circuit Riders are not Knight employees. They cannot help foundations write proposals or assess their chances of winning a grant and they have no role in determining which projects receive grants.

To request Circuit Rider assistance or submit other inquiries to Knight Foundation, please follow the e-mail instructions below. In order to help Knight determine whether Circuit Rider assistance is appropriate, please be specific about what advice you think your project might need, or what questions you have in planning your project.

• Circuit Riders are Knight Foundation contractors who may be able to help you develop an idea for a community news project, explain technology options available for your project or connect you with experts who can help you move your project forward.

• Circuit Riders cannot advise you on Knight's grantmaking policies and procedures or help you write an application. For help with those issues, we'll put you in touch with a Knight program director.

In your e-mail, please let us know if you need help:

1. Brainstorming your foundation's idea for a community news or information project.

2. Understanding possible technology options for your project.

3. Finding information about projects that are similar to what you're proposing.

4. Accessing more information about the application process for the Knight Community Information Challenge. Please read our FAQ first.

5. Other. Please explain.

Foundation leaders can request the help of a Circuit Rider by email. Contact  kcic@knightfoundation.org.