The following terms and abbreviations, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) Applicant--An entity that has filed an application for a grant with the OAG; (2) Application Kit--The information that is required to be completed and submitted by an applicant for a grant; (3) COG--Council of Governments, a regional planning commission or similar regional planning agency created under Texas Local Government Code, Chapter 391; (4) CVSD--Crime Victim Services Division, a division of the Office of the Attorney General; (5) Eligible Application--An application that meets the minimum requirements set forth in the RFA and Application Kit; (6) Grantee--An entity or sub-recipient of an entity that receives a grant contract from the OAG; (7) OAG--Office of the Attorney General; (8) OMB--Office of Management and Budget; (9) RFA--Request for Applications; (10) SAPCS--Sexual Assault Prevention and Crisis Services program administered by the OAG; (11) Sexual Assault--any act or attempted act as described in the Texas Penal Code, §§21.11, 22.011, 22.021 or 25.02. (12) Sexual Assault Program--any local public or private nonprofit corporation, independent of a law enforcement agency or prosecutor's office, that is operated as an independent program or as part of a municipal, county, or state agency and that provides the minimum services established in Texas Government Code, Chapter 420; (13) Special condition--A condition placed on a grant because of a need for information, clarification, or submission of an outstanding requirement of the grant that may result in a hold being placed on the OAG funded portion of a sexual assault program. Special conditions may be placed on a grant at any time; (14) Special Project--projects to prevent sexual assault and improve services to survivors that may be outside the standard application cycle or process for SAPCS funding. (15) Statewide Program--An entity that actively offers or provides services in six or more COG regions; (16) Survivor--an individual who is a victim of sexual assault, regardless of whether a law enforcement report is made or the perpetrator is convicted; (17) UGMS--The Uniform Grant Management Standards, promulgated by the Governor's Office of Budget and Planning. |
