  A neutrino factory or muon collider requires the capture and cooling of a
large number of muons. Scenarios for capture, bunching, phase-energy rotation
and initial cooling of {\mu}'s produced from a proton source target have been
developed, for neutrino factory and muon collider scenarios. They require a
drift section from the target, a bunching section and a {\phi}-{\delta}E
rotation section leading into the cooling channel. The currently preferred
cooling channel design is an "HFOFO Snake" configuration that cools both {\mu}+
and {\mu}- transversely and longitudinally. The status of the design is
presented and variations are discussed.
