R357-23-104. Content of Application

  (1) The following content shall, at minimum, be included in each application for participation in BEAR:

  (a) company name;

  (b) contact information including:

  (i) applicants' physical address;

  (ii) telephone number; and

  (iii) email address.

  (c) if the applicant is a registered vendor with that State of Utah documentation of the vendor number.

  (d) copy of a current W-9 form;

  (e) evidence that the applicant qualifies as a "rural economic development entity" as defined in Subsection 63N-3-104.5 (1) (b);

  (f) executive summary of the proposed project that clearly establishes the primary activity of the project and how the project will:

  (i) assist new and existing rural businesses;

  (ii) influence rural job creation;

  (iii) diversify Utah's rural economies;

  (g) the benchmarks of the proposed project and how they will be measured, tracked and reported;

  (h) amount of grant funding requested;

  (i) list of all entities associated with the proposed project and their anticipated roles;

  (j) letters of support from all entities associated with the proposed project;

  (k) additional funding sources associated with the proposed project;

  (l) timeline of the proposed project; and

  (m) detailed budget of the proposed project.

  (3) The office will use a scoring system to enable the Board and the Office to analyze the awarding of grants and grant amounts. The scoring system will be made available in the instructions to the application.