California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 2 - Department of the California Highway Patrol › Chapter 13 - Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 1890.00 - Definitions of Key Terms

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  The word or words used in this chapter have the following meanings whenever the
				  first letter of the word is capitalized.
(1)
				  "Administrative Support" means the staff that provides office management,
				  accounting, and/or data collection for the Project.
(2) "Applicant" means an approved registered
				  user of the Department's Grant Management System (GMS) who submits an
				  Application.
(3) "Application"
				  means the electronically submitted request for a Grant under the Cannabis Tax
				  Fund Grant Program, which is hereby incorporated by reference, including all
				  supporting information, as defined in Section
				  1890.01 of these
				  regulations.
(4) "Audit" means a
				  systematic and comprehensive inspection, evaluation, and verification of a
				  Grantee's financial management systems, internal controls, and accounts in
				  accordance with Generally Accepted Auditing Standards, issued by the United
				  States General Accounting Office that was developed by the American Institute
				  of Certified Public Accountants located at
www.gao.gov
.
(5) "Audit Report" means a report of
				  determination of compliance or non-compliance with the requirements of the
				  Grant program, Grant Agreement, and these regulations as a result of an
				  Audit.
(6) "Award" means
				  acknowledgement of approved funds to provide support or stimulation to
				  accomplish the objectives and goals of a Project.
(7) "Budget" means the approximate cost of
				  the Project, prepared for expense and planning purposes only.
(8) "Cannabis Products" means cannabis that
				  has undergone a process whereby the plant material has been transformed into a
				  concentrate including, but not limited to, concentrated cannabis or an edible
				  or topical product containing cannabis or concentrated cannabis and other
				  ingredients as defined in Section
				  11018.1
				  of the Health and Safety Code.
(9)
				  "Closeout" means the process by which the Department determines that all
				  necessary administrative actions and all required Grant activities have been
				  completed by the Grantee.
(10)
				  "Contract" means a legally binding agreement between the Grantee and a person
				  and/or organization for the purchase of materials, services, and/or items
				  required to carry out a Grant funded Project.
(11) "Department" as used herein, means the
				  Department of the California Highway Patrol.
(12) "Education" means comprehensive programs
				  that provide information to the public regarding impaired driving laws and the
				  dangers of impaired driving.
(13)
				  "Equipment" means Grant purchased, non-expendable, tangible, personal property
				  having a normal useful life of more than one year and an acquisition cost of at
				  least $5,000 or more per asset (i.e., four identical assets which cost $1,250
				  each, for a $5,000 total, would not meet the definition). Assets under $5,000
				  would be considered operational costs as defined in Section
				  1890.03 of these
				  regulations.
(14) "Evaluation
				  Criteria" means the standards set forth by the Department for the use in
				  scoring and ranking Project Applications with the intent of awarding Cannabis
				  Tax Fund Grant funds as defined in Section
				  1890.12 of these
				  regulations.
(15) "GMS" means the
				  Department's web-based Grant Management System, which is an interactive
				  database used for Application submission and Project administration.
(16) "Grant" means fiscal funding awarded by
				  the Department to qualified organizations as authorized and defined in Section
				  34019(f)(3)(B)
				  Revenue and Taxation Code and these regulations.
(17) "Grantee" means a recipient of Grant
				  funding which can include a Pass-Through Entity.
(18) "Grant Agreement" means a binding
				  document entered into between the Department and a Grantee, which sets forth
				  the terms and conditions of a Project.
(19) "Grant Opportunity" means a funding
				  opportunity for a specific Project category within the GMS.
(20) "Law Enforcement" means a city or county
				  governmental organization as defined in Section
				  830.1 of the
				  California Penal Code, excluding Section
				  830.1(b)
				  of the California Penal Code.
(21)
				  "Local Government" means a governmental organization that is responsible for
				  the oversight and administration of city, county, or district functions, to
				  include city and/or county crime laboratories, local district attorneys and
				  local city attorneys charged with prosecuting violations of Sections
				  23152 and
				  23153 of the
				  California Vehicle Code.
(22)
				  "Method of Evaluation" means the criteria used to assess the Project and is an
				  element within the electronic Application in the Department's GMS.
(23) "Notice of Award" means a written
				  confirmation given to an Applicant that the Department intends to Award a Grant
				  Agreement.
(24) "Pass-Through
				  Entity" means a Local Government Law Enforcement agency Grant recipient that
				  provides funding to a Qualified Nonprofit recipient. The Pass-Through Entity
				  shall include funding for the contractor under contractual services within its
				  Grant Application.
(25)
				  "Performance Measures" means the quantifiable indicators used to assess how
				  well the objectives are being achieved and are an element within the electronic
				  Application in the Department's GMS which will be given a score.
(26) "POST" means the Commission on Peace
				  Officer Standards and Training, which sets minimum selection and training
				  standards for California Law Enforcement.
(27) "Problem Statement" means the brief
				  description of the problem and the metric used to describe the problem and is
				  an element within the electronic Application in the Department's GMS which will
				  be given a score.
(28) "Project"
				  means the activities and deliverables described in the Project Application to
				  be accomplished through a Grant Agreement with funding.
(29) "Project Deliverables" means the
				  specific tangible outcomes or work products to be provided, acquired, or
				  produced with the funds made available pursuant to the Grant Agreement.
				  Examples include: the production of a specified number of brochures, purchase
				  of specified Equipment, completion of research resulting in a written report,
				  conducting specified enforcement operations, and Projects that result in a
				  report or reports including any related specified documents.
(30) "Qualified Nonprofit" means a
				  nongovernmental California-based organization registered as and having current
				  tax-exempt status pursuant to Section
				  501(c)(3) of the
				  Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and has identified a Pass-Through Entity to apply
				  on their behalf. The Qualified Nonprofit will be considered a
				  contractor.
(31) "Request for
				  Application" means a request for Application submissions for a Grant
				  Opportunity that is on the Department's Web site at
www.chp.ca.gov
.
(32) "Site Visit" means an examination of the
				  entity's physical and/or activity site made by Department staff. It includes
				  the general observation of the overall conditions of the area, appraisal of
				  compliance, interviewing personnel, reviewing supporting documentation, and
				  examining the operability of specific works.