[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR1302.2]

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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
CHAPTER XIII--OFFICE OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 1302--POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR SELECTION, INITIAL FUNDING, AND REFUNDING OF HEAD START GRANTEES, AND FOR SELECTION OF REPLACEMENT GRANTEES--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 1302.2  Definitions.

    As used in this part--
    Act means Title V of The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, as 
amended.
    Approvable application means an application for a Head Start 
program, either as an initial application or as an application to amend 
an approved application governing an on-going Head Start program, which, 
in addition to showing that the applicant has legal status and financial 
viability, provides for comprehensive services for children and families 
and for effective and responsible administration which are in conformity 
with the Act and applicable regulations, the Head Start Manual and Head 
Start policies.
    Community action agency means a public or private nonprofit agency 
or organization designated as a community action agency by the Director 
of the Community Services Administration pursuant to section 210(a) or 
section 210(d) of the Act.
    Community action program means a program operated by a community 
action agency.
    Financial viability means the capability of an applicant or the 
continuing capability of a grantee to furnish the non-Federal share of 
the cost of operating an approvable or approved Head Start program.
    Head Start grantee or grantee means a public or private nonprofit 
agency or organization whose application to operate a Head Start program 
pursuant to section 514 of the Act has been approved by the responsible 
HHS official.
    Indian tribe means any tribe, band, nation, pueblo, or other 
organized group or community of Indians, including any Native village 
described in section 3(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 
U.S.C. 1602 (c)) or established pursuant to such Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et 
seq.) that is recognized as eligible for special programs and services 
provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as 
Indians.
    Legal status means the existence of an applicant or grantee as a 
public agency or organization under the law of the State in which it is 
located, or existence as a private nonprofit agency or organization as a 
legal entity recognized under the law of the State in

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which it is located. Existence as a private non-profit agency or 
organization may be established under applicable State or Federal law.
    Responsible HHS official means the official of the Department of 
Health and Human Services who has authority to make grants under the 
Act.

[44 FR 24062, Apr. 24, 1979, as amended at 63 FR 34329, June 24, 1998]