§ 548-B — Definitions

§ 548-b. Definitions. As used in this article:\n 1. "Committee" shall mean the neighborhood based initiatives oversight\ncommittee established in accordance with section five hundred\nforty-eight-e of this article.\n 2. "Eligible applicant" shall mean a not-for-profit private or public\nagency, a school district, a local governmental agency, or a combination\nof such entities.\n 3. "Project" shall mean a neighborhood based initiatives project\nestablished in accordance with section five hundred forty-eight-c of\nthis article.\n 4. "Department" shall mean the department of social services.\n 5. "Neighborhood based initiatives unified contract" or "contract"\nshall mean the sole written agreement for a project between the\ndepartment, as representative of the committee, and the approved\napplicant, providing for the terms under which funds may be used to\nfinance allowable project costs as defined in section five hundred\nforty-eight-f of this article.\n 6. "Neighborhood based initiatives advisory council" or "council"\nshall mean a voluntary group representing, to the greatest extent\npossible, the following: neighborhood residents, local government, the\nbusiness and economic development community, service providers,\ncharitable organizations, the legal community, and educational\ninstitutions, who shall be responsible for development of the plan\nrequired in section five hundred forty-eight-c of this article.\n 7. "Action plan" shall mean the strategic neighborhood action plan as\ndescribed in subdivision three of section five hundred forty-eight-c of\nthis article.\n