10A NCAC 97C .0104. DEFINITIONS

For the purpose of this Subchapter, the following definitions apply:

(1)           Act.  The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, as amended, under which the Community Services Block Grant Program was established.

(2)           Community Action Agency (CAA).  An agency officially designated and funded by the Community Services Administration in Federal Fiscal Year 1981 for the purpose of operating an anti‑poverty project and which was funded by the Office in fiscal year 1985 to administer a Community Services Block Grant anti‑poverty project or any agency designated as such by the Governor or his designee and determined to be eligible by the Office.

(3)           Community Services Block Grant.  The state administered Community Services Block Grant Program (CSBG).

(4)           Limited Purpose Agency.  An agency funded by the Community Services Administration in Federal Fiscal Year 1981 for the purpose of operating projects for a specific target population, such as senior citizens, or for a specific program area, such as economic development and which was funded by the Office in fiscal year 1982 to carry out similar specific and limited projects.

(5)           Local Administering Agency.  An agency funded by the Office to carry out programs in a single or multi‑county area.

(6)           OCS.  The Office of Community Services is established in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is charged with the responsibility of administering the program.

(7)           Persons in poverty.  For the purpose of the allocation of CSBG fund, persons in poverty is defined as the number of persons who fall below the poverty threshold established by the Bureau of Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.  The number of persons in poverty will be based on the most recent available census data.  For the purpose of program eligibility, persons in poverty is defined as the persons who fall below the poverty guidelines established by the Office of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget.

(8)           Quarter.  Each three months during the life of a grant agreement with a grant recipient.

(9)           State Plan.  The plan which sets forth how the State of North Carolina will use the funds allocated under GSBG.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 143B‑10; 143B‑276; 143B‑277; 143‑323(d);

Eff. December 1, 1983;

Temporary Amendment Eff. November 20, 1985, for a Period of 73 Days to Expire on February 1, 1986;

Amended Eff. March 1, 1989; February 1, 1986; June 1, 1985; October 1, 1984.