Section 215-3-1 - Definitions1.Agent. "Agent" means an employee of the Bureau, which may include but is not limited to the Homeless Veteran Coordinator, Veteran Service Officer, or Veteran Claims Supervisor.2.Armed Forces. "Armed Forces" means the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard and World War II-era Merchant Mariners.3.Bureau. "Bureau" means the Bureau of Maine Veterans Services of the Maine Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management.4.Collaborative agreement. "Collaborative agreement" means a contract entered into between the Bureau and a Provider whose application has been approved pursuant to sections 2 and 3 of this rule.5.Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Maine Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management.6.Department. "Department" means the Maine Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management.7.Director. "Director" means the Director of the Bureau of Maine Veterans Services of the Maine Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management.8.Facility. "Facility" means a fixed structure where a Provider provides services to Persons Experiencing Homelessness who also meet the definition of a Veteran.9.Fund. "Fund" means the "Veterans' Homelessness Prevention Partnership Fund" established pursuant to 37-B M.R.S. section513-A, subsection 3.10.Persons Experiencing Homelessness. "Persons Experiencing Homelessness" means persons sleeping in a place not meant for human habitation, in an Emergency Shelter, temporarily housed with a friend or family member, or in other emergency housing; persons exiting an institution other than emergency housing, or place not meant for human habitation before entering that institution; and persons fleeing, or attempting to flee, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or other dangerous or life-threatening conditions in the individual's or family's current housing situation, including where the health and safety of children are jeopardized, and who have no other residence and lack the resources or support networks to obtain other permanent housing.11.Provider. "Provider" means a successful human services-based volunteer organization approved by the Bureau to receive disbursements of monies available from the Fund.12.Rapid Re-housing. "Rapid Re-housing" means housing relocation and stabilization services and short- and/or medium-term rental assistance as necessary to help Persons Experiencing Homelessness move as quickly as possible into permanent housing and achieve stability in that housing.13.Reimbursement. "Reimbursement" means a monetary award provided to a human services-based volunteer organization from the Fund pursuant to 37-B M.R.S. §513-A and these rules.14.Veteran. "Veteran" means a person who resides in Maine and who:a. Served in the active United States Armed Forces and who, if discharged, received an honorable discharge or a general discharge under honorable conditions, as long as the discharge was not upgraded through a program of general amnesty; orb. Served in the Reserve Components of the United States Armed Forces and was entitled to retired pay under 10 United States Code, chapter 1223 or would have been entitled to retired pay under chapter 1223 except that the person was under 60 years of age; orc. Served in the United States Armed Forces and, although the person does not meet the requirements of subparagraph (a) or (b), is determined by the Director, on a case-by-case basis, to be eligible for temporary financial assistance; ord. Served in the Maine National Guard or United States Armed Forces and is determined by the Director, on a case-by-case basis, to be eligible for assistance under this program.15.Volunteer Organization. "Volunteer Organization" means a voluntary group or common interest association primarily comprised of individuals who are unpaid.