In this chapter:

1. (1) “Applicant” means a school district or a consortium consisting of multiple school districts in this state that applies to the department for a grant.
2. (2) “Department” means the department of workforce development.
3. (3) “Grant” means an agreement between the department and the grantee whereby the department provides funds from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (cg), Stats., for the purposes specified in s. 106.275 (1) (b), Stats.
4. (4) “Grantee” means an applicant awarded a grant by the department.
5. (5) “Grant program announcement” or “GPA” means a document that describes the grant program under this chapter, invites applications for a grant, specifies who may apply, establishes application procedures, specifies how the department will evaluate applications based on the criteria for awarding the grants, and establishes conditions and restrictions that accompany grants.
6. (6) “Non-sparsity aid applicant” means an applicant that is not a sparsity aid applicant.
7. (7) “Sparsity aid applicant” means an applicant that is either a school district that is eligible for sparsity aid under s. 115.436, Stats., or a consortium that includes at least one school district that is so eligible.

History

History: EmR2001: emerg. cr., eff. 2-25-20; CR 20-015: cr. Register April 2022 No. 796, eff. 5-1-22; EmR2418: emerg. am. (1), (4), eff. 12-10-24; CR 25-046: am. (1), (4), cr. (6), (7) Register September 2025 No. 837, eff. 10-1-25.