[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 10]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR1290.2]

[Page 318]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XI--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND 
      ORDERS; MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1290_SPECIALTY CROP BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  1290.2  Definitions.

    (a) AMS means the Agricultural Marketing Service of the U. S. 
Department of Agriculture.
    (b) Application means application for Specialty Crop Block Grant 
Program.
    (c) ``Enhancing the competitiveness'' of specialty crops includes, 
but is not limited to: Research, promotion, marketing, nutrition, trade 
enhancement, food safety, food security, plant health programs, 
education, ``buy local'' programs, increased consumption, increased 
innovation, improved efficiency and reduced costs of distribution 
systems, environmental concerns and conservation, product development, 
and developing cooperatives.
    (d) Grant period means the period of time from when the grant 
agreement is signed until the completion of all SCBGP projects submitted 
in the State plan.
    (e) Grantee means the government to which a grant is awarded and 
which is accountable for the use of the funds provided. The grantee is 
the entire legal entity even if only a particular component of the 
entity is designated in the grant agreement.
    (f) Outcome measure means an event or condition that is external to 
the project and that is of direct importance to the intended 
beneficiaries and/or the public.
    (g) Project means all proposed activities to be funded by the SCBGP.
    (h) Specialty crop means fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried 
fruits, and nursery crops (including floriculture).
    (i) State means the fifty States, the District of Columbia, and the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
    (j) State department of agriculture means the agency, commission, or 
department of a State government responsible for agriculture within the 
State.
    (k) Subgrantee means the government or other legal entity to which a 
subgrant is awarded and which is accountable to the grantee for the use 
of funds provided.