The following may apply for financial assistance under this chapter: A qualified distressed county; MEDCO, as a coapplicant with a qualified distressed county; or Under the conditions set forth in §C of this regulation, MEDCO, as a coapplicant with a municipal corporation located in a qualified distressed county. To be eligible for financial assistance under this chapter, MEDCO shall enlist as a coapplicant a qualified distressed county or municipal corporation. A municipal corporation located in a qualified distressed county may coapply with MEDCO for financial assistance from the Fund in a manner consistent with the local strategic plan for economic development developed by the: Department in consultation with the municipal corporation if the qualified distressed county has not developed a local strategic plan for economic development; or Qualified distressed county if the qualified distressed county has developed a local strategic plan for economic development but is not actively pursuing financial assistance from the Fund. As a coapplicant with MEDCO, a qualified distressed county or municipal corporation applying shall: Certify that: It supports the project, and The proposed financial assistance is consistent with the qualified distressed county's plan for economic development; and Provide to the Department details of the qualified distressed county's support for and participation in the project. To be eligible for financial assistance under this chapter, an applicant shall: Request funding for a project located in a qualified distressed county; and Submit to the Department an application containing any information the Department or the Authority considers necessary in evaluating the request for financial assistance.