E.__The type of commitments, contracts or agreements made, entered into or executed by the several applicants that serve to substantiate, verify or support the projections required by this subsection; and

F.__The annual return on investment with respect to the total cost of projects supported in whole or in part with grants from the fund.

7.__Competitive grants; qualifying actions.__Except as otherwise provided in subsection 8, applicants for grant assistance must demonstrate significant and sustainable savings in the cost of delivering local and regional governmental services through proposals involving one or more of the following qualifying actions:

A.__Collaborative delivery of governmental services;

B. Enhancement of an existing or development of a new regionalized system for delivery of governmental services;

C.__Consolidation of administrative services or functions directly related to delivery of governmental services;

D.__Creation of broad-based alliances for purchase of goods and services directly related to delivery of governmental services; or

E.__Execution and implementation of an interlocal agreement pursuant to chapter 115 that provides for one or more qualifying actions provided for in paragraphs A to D.

The qualifying actions in this subsection are not listed in order of priority.__Except as otherwise provided in subsection 9, applicants for a grant under this chapter must specify the pertinent qualifying actions for which assistance is sought, how implementation of those actions will result in cost savings and a projection of the cost savings reasonably attributable to implementation of its proposal, in addition to and in the manner provided in rules adopted by the State Planning Office pursuant to subsection 10.

8. Competitive grants; additional review criteria. In addition to the standard of qualification information identified