I think it's a great idea. Something sort of like digg.com, but where people can actually add content, rather than just vote on journalism already out there.
I'd love to add my support -- moral and otherwise. Community-building is so important in our modern world, where so many people feel that community is sorely lacking. TV-B-Gone, for me, is a community-building project. TV precludes community since it absorbs the watchers' attention, using up precious time that we need to interact positively with others in useful and enjoyable activities. TV-B-Gone gives people the opportunity to choose to do things they enjoy with what precious little time we have available in our lives -- and the more we do what we enjoy, the more the world becomes a better place. I don't have much time to put into writing much now. But I'd like to let you know that if there was a service as you describe in San Francisco, I'd use it, and I'd add content. I know so many people in town who decry the horrible state of the local commercial papers who would love to read content produced by people who give a damn. I know a few who would add content as well, some perhaps on a regular basis. I think this service would be really good for the many non-profit groups in town to write stories about their ongoing struggles and achievements, enabling people to network and share resources. It could also be a great way for people who want to volunteer to find volunteer opportunities with organizations looking for volunteers.
I think what you wrote for the grant proposal is very good.
What is the name of the project? That's something that didn't jump out at me while reading your grant proposal.
One other comment on the grant proposal: It might be good to learn what you can about Knight and who they gave money to in the recent past, and work in the kind of things they're looking for in the language of your proposal. Maybe you have already done this.
Please keep me posted on what's going on. And keep up the cool work!
Cheers,
Mitch.