The following terms and abbreviations, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

1. (1) Application Kit--The information that is required to be completed and submitted by an applicant for a grant contract;
2. (2) Applicant--An entity that files an application for a grant contract with the OAG;
3. (3) Claimant--An individual as defined in the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 56.32(a)(2);
4. (4) COG--Council of Governments, a regional planning commission or similar regional planning agency created under Texas Local Government Code, Chapter 391;
5. (5) Competitive allocation--The distribution of grant funds to grantees based on an application process as well as an evaluation and review process;
6. (6) CVSD--Crime Victim Services Division, a division of the Office of the Attorney General;
7. (7) Eligible application--An application that meets the minimum requirements set forth in the RFA and Application Kit;
8. (8) Grantee--An entity or sub-recipient of an entity that receives a grant contract from the OAG;
9. (9) Local criminal prosecutor--A district attorney, a criminal district attorney, a county attorney with felony responsibility, or a county attorney who prosecutes criminal cases;
10. (10) Local law enforcement agency--The police department of a municipality or the sheriff's department of any county;
11. (11) OAG--Office of the Attorney General;
12. (12) OMB--Office of Management and Budget;
13. (13) OVAG--Other Victim Assistance Grants administered by the OAG;
14. (14) RFA--Request for Applications;
15. (15) Special condition--A condition placed on a grant because of a need for information, clarification, or submission of an outstanding requirement of the grant that may result in a hold being placed on the OAG funded portion of a grant program. Special conditions may be placed on a grant at any time;
16. (16) Statewide Program--An entity that actively offers or provides victim-related services or assistance in six or more COG regions;
17. (17) UGMS--The Uniform Grant Management Standards, promulgated by the Governor's Office of Budget and Planning;
18. (18) VCLG--Victim Coordinator and Liaison Grants administered by the OAG to provide the victim assistance coordinator and crime victim liaison duties as provided in Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 56.04;
19. (19) Victim--Unless otherwise allowed by law, an individual as defined in the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 56.32(a)(11); and
20. (20) Victim-related services or assistance--Pursuant to the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 56.32(a)(13), compensation, services, or assistance provided directly to a victim or claimant for the purpose of supporting or assisting the recovery of the victim or claimant from the consequences of criminally injurious conduct.

Source Note:The provisions of this §60.1 adopted to be effective July 15, 2003, 28 TexReg 5523; amended to be effective July 31, 2005, 30 TexReg 4209; amended to be effective March 5, 2007, 32 TexReg 1061.