The grant application is sent by the chairman of the board of directors of the fire and rescue service or by the mayor of Marseille, to the departmental prefect. It is accompanied by:
1° An explanatory note specifying the purpose of the operation, its estimated duration, its overall projected cost and the amount of the grant requested;
2° The deliberation of the fire and rescue service’s board of directors or the Marseille city council adopting the operation and setting out its financing arrangements;
3° Of the provisional financing plan specifying the origin as well as the amount of the financial resources requested and including, where applicable, the decisions granting the aid already obtained;
4° Of the timetable for carrying out the operation and the expenditure;
5° Of a certificate stating that the operation has not begun and that the applicant undertakes not to start carrying out the operation before the application has been declared or deemed complete.