Application Process

(1) An eligible county, municipality, or industrial development corporation established by such eligible county or municipality seeking to receive the allocation provided by the Act must submit an application to the Department. The Department will consider an application only if the following conditions are met: (a) The application must be on a form approved by the Department. (b) The application must be accompanied by payment of the non-refundable application fee of ten thousand dollars ($10,000). (c) The application must contain all information required by the form. The applicant must also submit any supplemental information requested by the Department after receipt of the application. The completed application and all requested supplemental information must be received within the time specifications of the Department’s form to be considered. (d) The applicant must indicate which information in the application materials it considers confidential under T.C.A. § 67-6-104(i). The applicant must separate this material from non-confidential materials and label the confidential materials as such. The Department may allow consultants to review confidential material submitted in the course of the application process, provided that the contract or memorandum of understanding requires the consultant to maintain the confidentiality of such materials.