{"data":{"id":"us-il/505-ilcs-92-5","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"505 ILCS 92/5","heading":"Definitions.","body":"In this Act:\n\"Department\" means the Department of Agriculture.\n\"Director\" means the Director of Agriculture.\n\"Fund\" means the Local Food Infrastructure Grant Fund.\n\"Grant administrator\" means the Department or a nonprofit organization that is exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, that represents farmers, and that has entered into a subcontract with the Department under Section 15 to administer the grant.\n\"Grantee\" means the person or entity to whom a grant is made from the Fund.\n\"Lender\" means a federal or State chartered bank, a federal land bank, a production credit association, a bank for cooperatives, a federal or State chartered savings and loan association, a federal or State chartered building and loan association, a small business investment company, or any other institution qualified within this State to originate and service loans, including, but not limited to, an insurance company, a credit union, and a mortgage loan company.\n\"Lender\" includes a wholly owned subsidiary of a manufacturer, seller, or distributor of goods or services that makes loans to businesses or individuals, commonly known as a captive finance company.\n\"Liability\" includes, but is not limited to, accounts payable; notes or other indebtedness owed to any source; taxes; rent; amounts owed on real estate contracts or real estate mortgages; judgments; accrued interest payable; and any other liability.\n\"State\" means the State of Illinois.\n\"Underserved farmer\" means a farmer or rancher who meets the United States Department of Agriculture criteria to be designated as a beginning farmer, socially disadvantaged farmer, veteran farmer, or limited resource farmer.\n\"Underserved community\" means a community that has limited or no access to resources or that is otherwise disenfranchised as determined by the Department. These communities may include people who are socioeconomically disadvantaged; people with limited English proficiency; geographically isolated or educationally disenfranchised people; people of color as well as ethnic and national origin minorities; women and children; individuals with disabilities and others with access and functional needs; and seniors.\n\"Value-added agricultural product\" means any farm or agricultural product or by-product that has its value enhanced through processing in Illinois, packaging in Illinois, or any other activity in Illinois.","path":["CHAPTER 505 AGRICULTURE","Local Food Infrastructure Grant Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=4527\u0026ChapterID=40\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:38Z","sha256":"e0b67c7ec9453ec0445895309f6c249bd331745951f8a40008337745275dd057","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/505-ilcs-92-1","next":"us-il/505-ilcs-92-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}