Sec.17a-306-21. Definitions—as used in this manual

(a) "Administration on Aging (AoA)" means the Federal agency established in the Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services as part of the Office of Human Development, charged with the responsibility for administering the provisions of the Older Americans Act except for Title V.

(b) "American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)" means that organization which establishes financial, accounting, and auditing procedures to which accountants must adhere.

(c) "Area Agency on Aging" means an agency designated by the department to develop and administer an area plan in a planning and service area.

(d) "Area Plan" means the official planning document submitted by all Area Agencies on Aging to the Department for approval, which identifies measurable objectives and action steps to achieve those objectives, as well as describing all other functions of the Area Agency.

(e) "Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)" means the federal regulations promulgated to establish uniform requirements for the administration of the Older Americans Act.

(f) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner on Aging of the Administration on Aging.

(g) "Connecticut Aging Network" consists of those organizations or divisions of organizations which provide services for the elderly of Connecticut on a not for profit basis.

(h) "Department (SDA)" means the Department on Aging of the State of Connecticut.

(i) "Elderly Nutrition Project (ENP)" means an entity that is awarded a subgrant or contract from an area agency to provide nutrition services under the area plan.

(j) "Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)" means that board designated by the AICPA to have the power to set accounting standards which specify generally accepted accounting principals.

(k) "Grant" means an award of financial assistance in the form of money or property in lieu of money by a grantor to an eligible recipient.

(l) "Grantee" means the government, nonprofit corporation or other legal entity to which a grant is awarded and which is accountable to the grantor 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 award document.

(m) "Grantor" means that agency, institution, or organization which is the awarding party with respect to a grant.

(n) "Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA)" means a federal labor program consisting of a public/private partnership between government and the private sector aimed to provide job training for economically disadvantaged persons seeking economic self sufficiency.

(o) "Management Information System (MIS)" means the state wide system of gathering statistical data on the delivery of social services to the elderly as presented by the State Plan.

(p) "Manual" means the Manual of Fiscal Policies for Title III Programs of the Older Americans Act.

(q) "Nonprofit" means that no part of the net earnings of the subject agency, institution, or organization passes, or may lawfully pass, directly or indirectly to the benefit of any corporate shareholder or private individual.

(r) "Older Americans Act (OAA)" means the Older Americans Act of 1965 as amended.

(s) "Recipient" means an organization receiving financial assistance to carry out a program.

(t) "Subgrantee" means the government, nonprofit corporation or other legal entity to which a subgrant is awarded and which is accountable to the grantee for the use of the funds provided. The subgrantee is the entire legal entity even if only a particular component of the entity is designated in the award document.

(u) "Subrecipient" means an organization receiving financial assistance, from a recipient, to carry out a program.

(v) "United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)" means a source of supplemental funding of elderly nutrition programs through commodities or cash.

(w) "United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB)" means that federal executive organization which produces circulars of administrative guidance for federally funded grantees.

(Effective November 8, 1991)