THE VOLUME OF INTERVIEWS IS AN APPENDIX TO A REPORT ON PROCEEDINGS OF A 1978 SYMPOSIUM HELD IN ARLINGTON, VA. TWENTY-NINE INTERVIEWS INVOLVED REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE FOLLOWING FEDERAL AGENCIES: ADMINISTRATION ON AGING (DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE); DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM; NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE); NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION; OFFICE OF EDUCATION WITHIN DHEW; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; DEPARTMENT OF LABOR; LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION (DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE); NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE; NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH; NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION; AND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE EFFECT ON LOCAL PROGRAMS WITH FEDERAL FUNDING RESULTING FROM CHANGE IN PRESIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATIONS AND OTHER POLITICAL OCCURRENCES; REQUIREMENTS FOR PROGRAMS RECEIVING FEDERAL FUNDS SUCH AS INNOVATIVENESS, MONITORING AND EVALUATION, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF OBJECTIVES; INTERRUPTIONS IN GOOD PROGRAMS CAUSED BY DRYING UP OF FEDERAL FUNDS; SUCCESSFULNESS OF DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS; AVERAGE LIFE OF DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS AND SUBSEQUENT ABSORPTION BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS; TYPES OF DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS THAT ARE SUCCESSFUL; TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GIVEN LOCAL AGENCIES; AND SUGGESTED IMPROVEMENTS TO FEDERAL AGENCIES FUNDING AND ASSISTANCE POLICIES.