California Code of Regulations › Title 11 - Law › Division 1 - Attorney General › Chapter 4.7 - Regulations for the California Gang, Crime, and Violence Prevention Partnership Program › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 437 - Definitions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The words used in this Chapter have the following
					 meanings:
(a) "Applicant" means a
				  community-based organization or non-profit agency that submits a proposal for
				  California Gang, Crime, and Violence Prevention Partnership Program funds.
(b) "Blanket fidelity bond" means an insurance
				  document to protect public funds by assuring reimbursement by the grantee of the DOJ
				  grant award funds which are stolen or otherwise misappropriated by officials and/or
				  employees of a DOJ grantee.
(c) "The
				  California Gang, Crime, and Violence Prevention Partnership Program," or the
				  "GCVPP", is the title of the program which is mandated by Penal Code Section
				  13825.1 et seq. to
				  be administered by the DOJ.
(d)
				  "Community-based organization" or "CBO", for the purposes of the GCVPP Program,
				  means an organization established to serve at-risk youth, their families, schools,
				  and the community with programs of prevention and intervention services and
				  activities.
(e) The "DOJ" means the
				  Department of Justice in the State of California.
(f) "Four-year funding cycle" means four 12-month
				  grant periods based on the initial grant application with the DOJ option to renew
				  for three additional grant periods.
(g)
				  "Gang" means a group of people who form an alliance for a common purpose, engage in
				  criminal activity, and follow one or more of these criteria: have a common name,
				  have a structured dress style, have a common symbol, frequently congregate on and
				  claim a geographical location, and associate on a regular and continual
				  basis.
(h) "Grant period" means a
				  12-month period of funding based on the state fiscal budget year of July 1 to June
				  30.
(i) "Grantee" means an organization
				  or agency that has been awarded a GCVPP Program grant by the DOJ.
(j) "Memorandum of Understanding", or "MOU," means
				  a signed agreement between the applicant agency and each collaborative partner,
				  other CBO, or non-profit agency that provides services and or activities to the
				  grant.
(k) "Non-profit agency" means a
				  private, non-profit agency that is certified as a tax-exempt organization under
				  Title 26, United States Code, Section
				  501(c)(3).
(l) "Operational Agreement", or "OA," means a
				  signed agreement between the applicant agency and each collaborative partner, other
				  CBO, or non-profit agency that provides services or activities to the
				  grant.
(m) "Outside Evaluator" for the
				  GCVPP Program means an individual acting under contract or by agreement with a
				  grantee, to conduct the evaluation as required in Sections
				  442 and
				  468 of these regulations.
(n) "Program Manager" means the DOJ staff employee
				  responsible for the management and oversight of the GCVPP Program.
(o) "Project" means the provided services and
				  activities funded under the terms of the Grant Award Agreement pursuant to Section
				  450 of these regulations.
(p) "Request for Proposal", or "RFP," means the
				  document from the DOJ to interested parties requesting proposals for
				  funding.
1. New section
					 filed 5-6-2002 as an emergency; operative 5-6-2002 (Register 2002, No. 19). A
					 Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-3-2002 or emergency
					 language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2.
					 Certificate of Compliance as to 5-6-2002 order, including amendment of section,
					 transmitted to OAL by 8-30-2002 and filed 10-10-2002 (Register 2002, No.
					 41).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						13825.3(c)
						and
						13825.5, Penal Code.
						Reference: Sections
						13825.1-
						13825.5, Penal
						Code.