1. (1) All Tennessee Job Skills Grant applications must contain the following:

   1. (a) The number and kinds of jobs available.
   2. (b) The skills and competencies required for the identified jobs.
   3. (c) The starting wages to be paid to trainees on successful completion of the project.
   4. (d) The goals, objectives, and outcome measurements for the project.
   5. (e) The proposed curriculum for the project.
   6. (f) The projected cost per person enrolled, trained, hired and retrained in employment.
   7. (g) Evidence of qualifications of instructors.
   8. (h) Any additional application information deemed necessary by the Department of Economic and Community Development.

2. (2) Applications will be reviewed based on the following criteria:

   1. (a) The total number of jobs the training project will impact.
   2. (b) The degree that the training will increase job skills, job responsibilities and the wages of participants.
   3. (c) Whether the training project focuses on demand, emerging, or high-skill, high wage, manufacturing jobs.
   4. (d) Whether the employer is current on payment of unemployment insurance premiums.
   5. (e) The level of monetary and in-kind contribution made to the project by the applicant(s).
   6. (f) The degree the company will increase its current international trade activities.

3. (3) Contract.

   1. (a) Upon approval/denial of the application the applicant(s) will be notified of the action.
   2. (b) Approved applicants will enter into a contract with the Department of Economic and Community Development. The contract will delineate the reimbursement of eligible expenses.

Authority: 1998 Tenn. Pub. Acts, Ch. 1110, §409, §4(d)(4), and T.C.A. §4-3-702(c). Administrative History: Original rule filed August 28, 1998; effective December 29, 1998.