# 396.20 What must be included in an application?
Each applicant shall include in the application—
(a) A description of the manner in which the proposed interpreter training program will be developed and operated during the five-year period following the award of the grant;
(b) A description of the communication needs for training interpreters for the population(s) or in the geographical area(s) to be served by the project;
(c) A description of the applicant's capacity or potential for providing training of interpreters for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing and interpreters for individuals who are deaf-blind that is evidence-based, and based on promising practices when evidence-based practices are not available;
(d) An assurance that any interpreter trained or retrained under this program shall meet those standards of competency for a qualified professional, that the Secretary may establish;
(e) An assurance that the project shall cooperate or coordinate its activities, as appropriate, with the activities of other projects funded under this program;
(f) The descriptions required in 34 CFR 385.45 with regard to the training of individuals with disabilities, including those from minority groups, for rehabilitation careers; and
(g) Such other information as the Secretary may require.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1820-0018)
(Authority: Sections 12(c), 21(c), and 302(f) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; 29 U.S.C. 709(c), 718(c), and 772(f))