; and (B) that employs not more than 750 employees. (b) Financing energy efficient manufacturing program (1) Establishment The Secretary shall establish a program, to be known as the Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program to provide grants to qualified entities to fund energy efficiency improvement projects in the manufacturing sector. (2) Grant applications; selection of grant recipients (A) Grant applications (i) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, qualified entities desiring a grant under paragraph (1) shall submit to the Secretary an application in such manner and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including a description of— (I) how the qualified entity will work with small- and medium-sized manufacturers to assess the most promising opportunities for energy efficiency improvements; (II) how the qualified entity will work with small- and medium-sized manufacturers and, if appropriate, licensed engineers to establish an energy management plan for the small- or medium-sized manufacturer to carry out a project; (III) the methods and cost-sharing plans the qualified entity will use to distribute funds to small- and medium-sized manufacturers to subsidize the costs of carrying out a project; (IV) the standards by which the qualified entity will set energy efficiency goals for a project that will result in meaningful reductions in electricity or natural gas use by the small- or medium-sized manufacturer carrying out the project; (V) how the qualified entity will provide support to the small- or medium-sized manufacturer carrying out a project during the implementation of the energy management plan; (VI) (aa) any history of the qualified entity of working collaboratively with the regional technical assistance programs of the Department; and (bb) how the qualified entity plans to involve the regional technical assistance programs in the activities to be funded by a grant