; and (18) identify the applicable Federal, State, local, or Tribal statutory and regulatory authorities, including waiver authorities, to be potentially leveraged to most effectively implement the proposed pilot project. 7. HOPE technology innovation contracts (a) Authority The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, shall hold a merit-based competition to award HOPE Technology Innovation Contracts to United States-based private businesses and nonprofit organizations described in section 503(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with relevant, successful experience in technology, to create technology, including mobile applications, widgets, and templates that pilot entities can use to create HOPE accounts. (b) Number of contracts The Secretary shall award no more than ten and not fewer than two such contracts each fiscal year. (c) Size of contracts Contracts may range in size from $200,000 to $4,500,000. (d) Availability to the public All technologies developed with funding provided under this section shall be open-sourced and available to the public for free. (e) Household data No contractor shall have access to any client or household data through a project under this section, unless such contractor is a contractor or subgrantee for a pilot entity, in which case such contractor may have limited, functional access to such data. In no case shall a contractor share or sell client or household data. (f) Preferences In making awards under this section, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall give preference to applicants that ensure the following with respect to the applicable technology: (1) Client-facing technology with top preferences mobile device applications and uses and secondary preferences to tablet and computer and texting uses. (2) Incorporate fail-safe systems to maintain the privacy and security of data. (3) Are easily adaptable at the lowest possible financial costs with the least