Or. Admin. Code § 813-047-0005 - Definitions

All words and terms used in OAR chapter 813, division 047 are defined in the Act, in 813-005-0005 and below. As used in OAR chapter 813, division 047, unless the context indicates otherwise:

(1) "Capacity Building Grant" means a grant that is used to increase or broaden a Community Development Corporation's Local Capacity to meet the housing needs of the service area.

(2) "Community-Based Organization" or "CBO" means a nonprofit corporation organized under ORS Chapter 65, a housing authority established under ORS 456.055 to 456.235, a Community Action Agency, a Community Development Corporation, or other nonprofit or governmental entity representing or seeking to serve the housing, human services or Community Economic Revitalization needs of a clearly-defined population and area.

(3) "Community-Based Social Services" means comprehensive client-centered services delivered within a Targeted Area that promotes Community Economic Revitalization. The purpose of these services is to assist individuals and families to become more functional and self-reliant.

(4) "Community Development Corporation" or "CDC" means a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation organized (under ORS Chapter 65 which has its purpose, as stated in its articles of incorporation, to serve the needs of low and moderate income people for community development and self-help; is governed by a board of directors that has no fewer than five members, 51 percent of which are from the CDC's Service Area; and which has a clearly defined geographic Service Area.

(5) "Community Economic Revitalization" means community-oriented strategy that targets resources in order to address problems in a Targeted Area, that is controlled by residents of the Targeted Area, and that uses tangible development activities to increase the amount of investments made and retained in the Targeted Area.

(6) " Service Area" means the specific area or region which the nonprofit Community-Based Organization or Community Development Corporation has identified or targeted to receive development activity.

(7) "Human Investment Strategies Grant" means a grant that is used to increase or broaden a Community Development Corporation's Local Capacity to deliver Community-Based Social Services through the training or employment of residents of a Targeted Area.

(8) "Initial Planning Grant" means a grant that is used to incorporate and establish a Community Development Corporation.

(9) "In-Kind Contribution" means a contribution to a project other than cash, including, but not limited to, office equipment, working space, office supplies, staff time, telephone and automobile use, donated project materials or labor, and non-board volunteer time.

(10) "Local Capacity" means the ability or competency of organizations in an identified geographic area to address housing, human services, or Community Economic Revitalization issues or problems.

(11) "Low Income" means an adjusted annual household income, as defined in 24 CFR, Part 91.5 , which exceeds 50 percent but does not exceed 80 percent of the median household income for the area, as determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, with allowances for family size.

(12) "Moderate Income" means an adjusted annual household income, as defined in 24 CFR, Part 91.5, which is between 81 and 95 percent of the median household income for the area, as determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, with allowances for family size.

(13) "Program" means the Community Development Corporation Program.

(14) "Targeted Area" means a defined county or multi-county area, a town or city, or neighborhoods that receives public program services.

(15) "Very Low Income" means an adjusted annual household income, as defined in 24 CFR, Part 91.5 , which does not exceed 50 percent of the median household income for the area, as determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, with allowances for family size.

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Or. Admin. Code § 813-047-0005

HSG 2-1990, f. & cert. ef. 2-5-90; HSG 2-1991(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-7-91; HSG 3-1991,m f. & cert. ef. 9-4-91; HSG 2-1992(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 1-9-92; HSG 7-1992, f. & cert. ef. 6-16-92; OHCS 14-2002(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 11-20-02 thru 5-17-03; OHCS 7-2003, f. & cert. ef. 5-16-03

Stat. Auth.: ORS 458.210 - ORS 458.240

Stats. Implemented: ORS 458.210 - ORS 458.240