; (ii) the number of patents per 100,000 residents; (iii) the share of the population with a Bachelor of Arts degree or a higher degree; and (iv) the number of STEM university degrees per capita; (B) a plan to use data-driven strategies to promote innovation-based, advanced sector takeoff, focused on local interplay of university, Federal research institution, and industry core competencies; (C) a plan to increase innovation readiness, including expanding research and technology development facilities and developing the local STEM workforce, including through partnerships with entities with demonstrated success of administering apprenticeship and other workforce development models; (D) a plan to build or improve areas that attract and support workers and firms; (E) a plan to foster racial equity and inclusive growth, including by leveraging minority serving institutions, preventing gentrification, combatting segregation, promoting the inclusion of underrepresented residents, and ensuring affordable housing options; (F) a plan to invest the financial resources of the applicant; (G) a plan to partner with local workforce development boards to scale up training to meet new workforce demands; (H) a plan to incorporate and bring growth and opportunity to a broad geographic area beyond the limits of the metropolitan statistical area, including rural areas, through improved transportation, high speed internet access, other investments, and partnerships