1 Del. Admin. Code § 479-4.0

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 5, November 1, 2024
Section 479-4.0 - Definitions

The following words and terms, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning, shall have the following respective meanings:

"Applicant" shall have the meaning set forth in subsection 6.1.

"Application" means an application made to the Board on such form or forms, together with all relevant attachments, as the Board may, in its sole discretion, require in connection with the administration of the Fund.

"Board" means the Board of the Neighborhood Building Blocks Fund.

"Building Blocks Initiative" means the DOJ initiative to support crime reduction and neighborhood revitalization programs statewide, through the use of criminal nuisance abatement in combination with community outreach and community support. The Building Blocks Initiative is led by the Crime Strategies Unit of the Criminal Division.

"Crime Strategies Unit" is the unit within DOJ created to focus on crime prevention in communities and neighborhoods.

"DEDO" means the Delaware Economic Development Office.

"DOJ" means the Delaware Department of Justice.

"DOJ Board Members" means the members of the Board appointed by the Attorney General.

"Downtown Development District," "District," and "DDD" means any district created in accordance with the Downtown Development Districts Act, 22Del.C.§ 1901 et seq.

"DSHA" means the Delaware State Housing Authority.

"Final Approval" means the final approval of an Application by the Board in accordance with the procedures set forth herein.

"Fund" means the Neighborhood Building Blocks Fund.

"Grant" means a grant allocated in accordance with these Guidelines.

"Initial Allocation" means the $1,000,000 allocated to the Fund by the Delaware General Assembly in accordance with §39 of the FY2015 Budget Act (79Del. LawsCh. 290).

"OSPC" means the Office of State Planning Coordination.

"Project" means the specific intended use of the proceeds from the Fund.

"Public Sponsor" shall mean the State of Delaware or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or County, Municipality, local political subdivision, instrumentality, agency, body politic, or similar entity, within the State of Delaware.

"Reviewing Agency" means the agency responsible for conducting an initial review of an Application and making a written recommendation to the Board in connection therewith, in accordance with the procedures set forth in subsection 7.3 herein.

"State Agency" means any department or agency of the Executive Branch, as well as OSPC.

"State Agency Members" means the DEDO Director and the members of the Board appointed by the DEDO Director in accordance with subsection 5.1.2 herein.

1 Del. Admin. Code § 479-4.0

18 DE Reg. 464 (12/1/2014) (Final)