Sec. 5901.4. Proposal requirements

(a) A regional high technology development organization shall submit to the office a written proposal in response to a request for proposals requesting funds from the technology development organization program.

(b) The proposal shall include the following information:

(1) a description of the regional high technology development organization, including:

(i) the history of the organization;

(ii) the structure of the organization, e.g., corporation membership, association, agency;

(iii) the mission or purpose;

(iv) the governing body, committee structure and current memberships;

(v) the capability and capacity to achieve its stated purpose; and

(vi) the sources and amounts of revenue, committed and projected, to undertake the mission;

(2) a description of the specific economic development activities and anticipated economic outcomes for which support from the office is requested;

(3) certifications regarding the availability and source of matching funds to be committed to the activities described in the proposal;

(4) a short- and longer-range plan of strategies and actions, including provisions for the development of an accessible information/data base on the region, and a high technology marketing strategy;

(5) a description of the region's current high technology private sector base, including a description of the involvement of large and small firms;

(6) a description of the region's educational resources which relate to and are active in the high technology development effort; and

(7) a description of the region's ability to support the high technology development, including:

(i) available natural resources;

(ii) physical infrastructure resources; and

(iii) labor force availability;

(8) a description of the region's needs with respect to effectively supporting high technology economic development activities and the applicant's proposed strategy to address such needs; and

(9) such other information as required in the request for proposals issued by the office.