Section 9.04 - The Application(1)Content. Except as provided in 990 CMR 9.04(2), an application for a Technical Assistance Grant must be filed with the Council and shall include the following information:(a) an opening statement describing the activities that will be engaged in pursuant to M. G.L. c. 21D;(b) a work program describing the scope, sequence and timing ofmajor tasks to be undertaken;(c) a proposed budget including estimates of staff costs, consultants, engineers, lawyers and other expenses. A narrative supporting the budget shall explain the basis for each estimate and why the product or service is needed;(d) a copy of any written authorization to act as an applicant under 990 CMR 9.03(3) or (4).(2)Advance Funding. An eligible host community may elect to apply for up to five thousand dollars in advance of submission and review of a formal application pursuant to 990 CMR 9.04(2) and 9.07, provided that any amount so advanced shall be deducted from any future grant award which the Council may authorize. A letter from the localassessment committee shallserve as an application for such advance funding. The Council may also award similar advance funding to abutting communities, if their chief executive officer so requests in a letter to the Council. Any such award to an abutting community shall occur only after a determinationbythe Council that such community is directly affected by the project and that failure to grant its request will substantially reduce its ability to participate in the siting process.(3)Filing. Copies of the grant application or advance funding letter shall be filed with the Executive Secretary of the Council, the Division of Community Services, Executive Office of Communities and Development, and the Bureau of Solid Waste Disposal, Department of Environmental Management.