[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: 45CFR1309.3]

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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
CHAPTER XIII--OFFICE OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 1309--HEAD START FACILITIES PURCHASE--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 1309.3  Definitions.

    As used in this part,

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    ACF means the Administration for Children and Families in the 
Department of Health and Human Services, and includes the Regional 
Offices.
    Acquire means to purchase in whole or in part with Head Start grant 
funds through payments made in satisfaction of a mortgage agreement 
(both principal and interest), as a down payment, for professional fees, 
for closing costs, and for any other costs associated with the purchase 
of the property that are usual and customary for the locality.
    Act means the Head Start Act, 42 U.S.C. section 9801, et seq.
    ACYF means the Administration on Children, Youth and Families, a 
component of the Administration for Children and Families in the 
Department of Health and Human Services.
    Facility means a structure such as a building or modular unit 
appropriate for use by a Head Start grantee to carry out a Head Start 
program.
    Grant funds means Federal financial assistance received by a grantee 
from ACF to administer a Head Start program pursuant to the Head Start 
Act.
    Grantee means the local public, private non-profit or for-profit 
agency designated to operate a program pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 9836 or 42 
U.S.C. 9840a.
    Head Start center or a direct support facility for a Head Start 
program means a facility used primarily to provide Head Start services 
to children and their families, or for administrative or other 
activities necessary to the conduct of the Head Start program.
    Modular unit means a portable prefabricated structure made at 
another location and moved to a site for use by a Head Start grantee to 
carry out a Head Start program.
    Purchase means to buy an existing facility, either outright or 
through a mortgage. Purchase also refers to an approved purchase of a 
facility, commenced between December 31, 1986 and October 7, 1992, as 
permitted by the Head Start Act, and by Sec. 1309.2 of this part.
    Real property means land, including land improvements, structures 
and appurtenances thereto, excluding movable machinery and equipment.
    Responsible HHS official means the official who is authorized to 
make the grant of financial assistance to operate a Head Start program, 
or such official's designee.