[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 4]
[Revised as of April 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR954.2]

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                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
CHAPTER IX--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING, 
               DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 954_INDIAN HOME PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec. 954.2  Definitions.

    Adjusted income. See 24 CFR part 950.
    Annual income. See 24 CFR part 950.
    Area Office of Native American Programs (ONAP). See 24 CFR part 950.
    Certification means a written assertion, based on supporting 
evidence, which must be kept available for inspection by HUD, the 
Inspector General and the public, which assertion is deemed to be 
accurate for purposes of this part, unless HUD determines otherwise 
after inspecting the evidence and providing due notice and opportunity 
for comment.
    Community-wide exception rents are maximum gross rents approved by 
HUD for the Rental Certificate program under Sec. 882.106(a)(3) of this 
title for a designated municipality, county, or similar locality, which 
apply to the whole IHA jurisdiction.
    Family. See 24 CFR part 950.
    HOME funds means funds made available under this part through 
grants, plus all repayments and interest or other return on the 
investment of these funds.
    Homeownership means ownership in fee simple title or a leasehold 
interest of not less than 50 years (including 25 years, automatically 
renewable for an additional term of 25 years) in a one-to-four unit 
dwelling or in a condominium unit, ownership or membership in a 
cooperative, or equivalent form of ownership approved by HUD. The 
ownership interest may be subject only to the restrictions on resale 
required under Sec. 954.307(a); mortgages, deeds of trust, or other 
liens or instruments securing debt on the property as approved by the 
tribe; or any other restrictions or encumbrances that do not impair the 
good and marketable nature of title to the ownership interest.
    Household means one or more persons occupying a housing unit.
    Housing includes site constructed, modular, manufactured housing and 
housing lots.
    HUD. See 24 CFR part 950.
    Indian housing authority (IHA). See 24 CFR part 950.
    Low-income family See 24 CFR part 950.
    Monthly adjusted income. See 24 CFR part 950.
    Monthly income. See 24 CFR part 950.
    NOFA means notice of funding availability.
    Project means housing developed, acquired, or assisted with HOME 
funds, and the improvement of this housing.

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It includes the site on which the housing is located and all of the 
HOME-assisted activities associated with the building and the site.
    Project completion means that all necessary title transfer 
requirements and construction work have been performed and the project 
complies with the requirements of this part (including the property 
standards adopted under Sec. 954.401); the final drawdown has been 
disbursed for the project; a Project Completion Report has been 
submitted and a final accounting of project expenses is provided by the 
grantee as prescribed by HUD. For tenant-based rental assistance, it 
also means the final drawdown has been disbursed for the project and the 
final payment certification has been submitted and processed as 
prescribed by HUD.
    Secretary means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
    Single room occupancy (SRO) housing means housing consisting of 
single room dwelling units that is the primary residence of its occupant 
or occupants. The unit may contain either food preparation facilities or 
sanitary facilities, or both. Alternatively, sanitary facilities may be 
located outside the unit and be shared by tenants in the project. SRO 
does not include facilities for students.
    Subgrantee means a public agency or nonprofit organization retained 
by the grantee under a written agreement to administer all or a portion 
of the grantee's program for its HOME grant. A public agency or 
nonprofit organization that receives HOME funds solely as a developer or 
owner of housing is not a subgrantee. The grantee's selection of a 
subgrantee is not subject to the procurement procedures and 
requirements.
    Tenant-based rental assistance is a form of rental assistance in 
which the assisted tenant may move from a dwelling unit with a right to 
continued assistance.
    Transitional housing means housing that--
    (1) Is designed to provide housing and supportive services to 
persons, including (but not limited to) deinstitutionalized individuals 
with disabilities, homeless individuals with disabilities, and homeless 
families with children; and
    (2) Has as its purpose facilitating the movement of individuals and 
families to independent living within a time period that is set by the 
grantee before occupancy.
    Very low-income family. See 24 CFR part 950.