[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 45, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

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, MAJOR RENOVATION AND 

CONSTRUCTION--Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart A_General

 

Sec. 1309.3  Definitions.



    As used in this part,

    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 or construct 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, and for 

professional fees, closing costs and any other costs associated with the 

purchase or construction 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.

    Construction means new buildings, and excludes renovations, 

alterations, additions, or work of any kind to existing buildings.

    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 or Early Head Start program pursuant 

to the Head Start Act.

    Grantee means any agency designated to operate a Head Start program 

(including an agency designated to operate an Early Head Start program) 

pursuant to section 641 or 645A of the Head Start Act.

    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.

    Incidental alterations and renovations means improvements to 

facility which do not meet the definition of major renovation.

    Major renovation means a structural change to the foundation, roof, 

floor, or exterior or load-bearing walls of a facility, or extension of 

an existing facility to increase its floor area. Major renovation also 

means extensive alteration of an existing facility, such as to 

significantly change its function and purpose, even if such renovation 

does not include any structural change to the facility. Major renovation 

also includes a renovation of any kind which has a cost exceeding the 

lesser of $200,000, adjusted annually to reflect the percentage change 

in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (issued by the 

Bureau of Labor Statistics) beginning one year after June 2, 2003, or 25 

percent of the total annual direct costs approved for the grantee by ACF 

for the budget period in which the application is made.

    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 use of Head 

Start funds to continue paying the cost of purchasing facilities begun 

after December 31, 1986 as permitted by the Head Start Act and by Sec. 

1309.2.

    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.

    Suitable facility means a facility which is large enough to meet the 

foreseeable needs of the Head Start program and which complies with 

local licensing and code requirements and the access requirements of the 

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if applicable, and section 504 of 

the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.



[64 FR 5945, Feb. 8, 1999, as amended at 68 FR 23219, May 1, 2003]



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