; (iii) whether any changes to the composition of the eligible consortium or revisions to the plan or strategy described in subparagraph (C)(ii) would improve the competitiveness of United States manufacturing; and (iv) such other criteria as the Secretary considers appropriate. (5) Application for designation (A) In general An eligible consortium seeking a designation under paragraph (1) shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require. (B) Contents Each application submitted to the Secretary under subparagraph (A) include— (i) a description of the regional boundaries of the consortium; (ii) a description of the manufacturing concentration of the consortium, including an assessment of how the manufacturing concentration of the consortium competitively ranks nationally according to measures relating to employment, sales, location quotients for an industry’s level of concentration, or such other measures as the Secretary considers appropriate; (iii) an integrated assessment of the local industrial ecosystem of the region of the consortium, which may include assessment of workforce and training, supplier network, research and innovation, infrastructure or site development, trade and international investment, operational improvements, and capital access components needed for manufacturing activities in such region; (iv) an evidence-based plan for developing components of such ecosystem (selected by the consortium)— (I) by making specific investments to address gaps in such ecosystem; and (II) by making the manufacturing of the region of the consortium uniquely competitive; (v) a description of the investments the consortium proposes and the implementation strategy the consortium intends to use to address gaps in such ecosystem