[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 13, Volume 1] [Revised as of January 1, 2001] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 13CFR300.2] [Page 479-481] TITLE 13--BUSINESS CREDIT AND ASSISTANCE CHAPTER III--ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PART 300--GENERAL INFORMATION--Table of Contents Sec. 300.2 Definitions. Unless otherwise defined in other parts or sections of this Chapter, the terms listed are defined as follows: Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy, CEDS, or strategy means a strategy approved by EDA under Sec. 301.3 of this chapter. Department means the Department of Commerce. Economic Development District or district: (1) Means any area in the United States that has been designated by EDA as an Economic Development District under Sec. 302.1 of these regulations; and (2) Includes any Economic Development District designated by EDA under sec. 403 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as [[Page 480]] amended, as in effect on the day before the effective date of Public Law 105-393. EDA means the Economic Development Administration in the U.S. Department of Commerce when a place or agency is intended, and refers to the headquarters office in Washington, D.C., or a regional office, as appropriate; or it means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development or his/her designee when a person is intended. The locations of EDA's offices are listed each year in a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). The general information telephone number for EDA is (202) 482-2309. Eligible applicant means: (1) In general,-- (i) An entity qualified to be an eligible recipient, or (ii) Its authorized representative. (2) Except in the case of Research, Evaluation, Training, or Technical Assistance grants under part 307, a private individual or for- profit organization cannot be an eligible applicant. Eligible recipient means (1) In general,-- (i) An area described in Sec. 301.2 of these regulations; (ii) An Economic Development District; (iii) An Indian tribe or a consortium of Indian tribes; (iv) A State; (v) A city or other political subdivision of a State or a consortium of political subdivisions; (vi) An institution of higher education or a consortium of institutions of higher education; or (vii) A public or private nonprofit organization or association acting in cooperation with officials of a political subdivision of a State. (2) In the case of Research, Evaluation, Training, and Technical Assistance grants under part 307, eligible recipient also includes private individuals and for-profit organizations. Federal agency means a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States. Federally-declared disaster means a Presidentially-declared disaster or a Federally-declared disaster pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conversation and Management Act (Public Law 94-265) as amended by the Sustainable Fisheries Act (Public Law 104-297), or a Federal declaration pursuant to the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as amended (Public Laws 92-419, 96-438, 97-35, 98-258, 99-198, 100-233, 100-387, and 101-624), or a Federally-declared disaster pursuant to the Small Business Act, as amended (Public Law 85-536). Financial assistance means grant. Grant means the non-procurement award of EDA funds to an eligible recipient under PWEDA or the Trade Act, as applicable. The term includes a cooperative agreement, within the meaning of chapter 63 of title 31, United States Code. Indian tribe means any Indian tribe, band, nation, pueblo, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native Village or Regional Corporation (as defined in or established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)), that is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. The term includes: The governing body of a tribe, nonprofit Indian corporation (restricted to Indians), Indian authority, or other nonprofit tribal organization or entity, provided that the tribal organization or entity is wholly owned by, and established for the benefit of, the tribe or Alaska Native Village. Local share, matching share or local share match are used interchangeably to mean non-Federal funds or goods and services provided by recipients or third parties that are required as a condition of a grant, and includes funds from other Federal agencies only if there is statutory authority allowing such use. Notice of Funding Availability or NOFA, refers to the notice or notices EDA publishes each year in the Federal Register and on EDA's internet web site, http://www.doc.gov/eda, describing the available amounts, particular procedures, priorities, and special circumstances for the EDA grant programs for that year. PWEDA means the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended (Pub. L. 89-136, 42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.), including the comprehensive [[Page 481]] amendments by the Economic Development Administration Reform Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-393). (The term ``PWEDA'' was used to refer to EDA's authorizing legislation as it was in effect before the effective date of Public Law 105-393, signed into law on November 13, 1998. In these regulations, the term ``PWEDA'' refers to the legislation as currently amended by the 1998 law.) Presidentially-declared disaster means a major disaster or emergency declared under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.). Project means the activity or activities the purpose of which fulfills EDA program requirements and that EDA funds in whole or in part. Proposed District means a geographic entity composed of one or more eligible areas proposed for designation as an Economic Development District. Recipient and grantee are used interchangeably to mean an entity receiving funds from EDA under PWEDA or the Trade Act, as applicable, and includes any EDA approved successor to such recipient. State means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau. The Trade Act means Title II, Chapters 3 and 5, of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2341, et seq.). United States means all of the States. [64 FR 5352, Feb. 3, 1999, as amended at 64 FR 69873, Dec. 14, 1999]