{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-328.11","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 1-328.11","heading":"Definitions.","body":"(a)\nFor the purposes of this part, the term:\n(1)\n“Candidate” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 1-1161.01(6).\n(2)\n“Contribution” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 1-1161.01(10).\n(3)\n“Covered recipient” means:\n(A)\nAn elected District official who is or could be involved in influencing or approving the award of a grant;\n(B)\nA candidate for elective District office who is or could be involved in influencing or approving the award of a grant;\n(C)\nA political committee affiliated with a District candidate or elected District official described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this paragraph;\n(D)\nA constituent-service program or fund, or substantially similar entity, controlled, operated, or managed by:\n(i)\nAn elected District official who is or could be involved in influencing or approving the award of a grant; or\n(ii)\nA person under the supervision, direction, or control of an elected District official who is or could be involved in influencing or approving the award of a grant;\n(E)\nA political party; or\n(F)\nAn entity or organization:\n(i)\nThat a candidate or elected District official described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this paragraph, or a member of his or her immediate family, controls; or\n(ii)\nIn which a candidate or elected District official described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this paragraph has an ownership interest of 10% or more.\n(4)\n“Election” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 1-1161.01(15).\n(5)\n“Grant” means financial assistance to a person to support or stimulate the accomplishment of a public purpose as defined by the law that authorizes the grant; provided, that the organization, not the District, defines the specific services, the service levels, and the program approach for carrying out the grant.\n(5A)\n\"Grant agreement\" means a legal instrument for the transfer of funds from the grantor to the grantee that sets forth the terms and conditions of the award.\n(6)\n“Grant program” means the management or administration by a grantor of grant-making or grant-issuing authority as covered by this part.\n(7)\n“Grantee” means a person that receives funds under a grant program.\n(8)\n“Grantor” means a District agency, board, commission, instrumentality, or program designated by law as the grant-managing entity for a grant program.\n(9)\n“Immediate family” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 1-1161.01(26).\n(10)\n“Person” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 1-1161.01(42).\n(11)\n“Political committee” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 1-1161.01(44).\n(12)\n“Political party” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 1-1161.01(45).\n(13)\n\"Terminate\" or \"termination\" means the cancellation of awarding agency sponsorship, in whole or in part, at any time prior to the date of completion.","path":["Title 1. Government Organization.","Chapter 3. Specified Governmental Authority.","Subchapter XII-A. Grant Administration.","Part B. Grant Administration."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/1-328.11","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"99eb240071c3926f1f15ed80e6ce6c258992cc40ddb903c671b57a4b049b2cf8","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-328.06","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-328.12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}