N.Y. Executive Law § 548-b: Definitions

§ 548-b. Definitions. As used in this article:

1. "Committee" shall mean the neighborhood based initiatives oversight

committee established in accordance with section five hundred

forty-eight-e of this article.

2. "Eligible applicant" shall mean a not-for-profit private or public

agency, a school district, a local governmental agency, or a combination

of such entities.

3. "Project" shall mean a neighborhood based initiatives project

established in accordance with section five hundred forty-eight-c of

this article.

4. "Department" shall mean the department of social services.

5. "Neighborhood based initiatives unified contract" or "contract"

shall mean the sole written agreement for a project between the

department, as representative of the committee, and the approved

applicant, providing for the terms under which funds may be used to

finance allowable project costs as defined in section five hundred

forty-eight-f of this article.

6. "Neighborhood based initiatives advisory council" or "council"

shall mean a voluntary group representing, to the greatest extent

possible, the following: neighborhood residents, local government, the

business and economic development community, service providers,

charitable organizations, the legal community, and educational

institutions, who shall be responsible for development of the plan

required in section five hundred forty-eight-c of this article.

7. "Action plan" shall mean the strategic neighborhood action plan as

described in subdivision three of section five hundred forty-eight-c of

this article.