8 CCR 1204-10-1 - Definitions
1.1. "Amount
Certain Spent by the Member of the Consortium on Completing its Duties and
Responsibilities of the Consortium" or "Amount Certain" means the amount spent
on pallet, pallet break, distribution, and delivery fees that is eligible for a
subsidy from the Consortium but is not otherwise covered by the
Consortium.
1.2. "Community Food
Access Program (CFA Program or Program)" means the program created in section
35-1-117, C.R.S., to improve
access to and lower prices for healthy foods in low-income and underserved
areas of the state.
1.3. "Community
Food Consortium (Consortium)" means the community food consortium created in
section 35-1-117(8)(a),
C.R.S.
1.4. "Department" or "CDA"
means the Colorado Department of Agriculture created in section
35-1-103, C.R.S.
1.5. "Duties and Responsibilities" means the
duties and responsibilities of the members of the consortium pursuant to
section 35-1-117(2)(a),
C.R.S.
1.6. "Farm Direct Operation"
means a farm that produces and sells Colorado grown or raised products directly
to consumers.
1.7. "Grant Award"
means a contractual award of funds through the Small Food Business Recovery and
Resilience Grant Program.
1.8.
"Grant Program" or "CFA Grant Program" means the Small Food Business Recovery
and Resilience Grant Program created in section
35-1-117(3)(a),
C.R.S.
1.9. "Limited Supermarket
Access Area" means an area where households have inadequate and inequitable
access to supermarkets, based on income, distance to existing stores, and car
ownership rates.
1.10. "Member of
the Consortium" means any member of the community food consortium for small
food retailers and Colorado-owned and Colorado-operated farms created in
section 35-1-117(2)(a),
C.R.S.
1.11. "Purchase Price" means
the amount actually paid by the purchaser for the small food business recovery
and resilience grant program equipment, including charges for sales tax and
freight, but not including any charges for assembly, installation, other
construction services, or permit fees.
1.12. "Purchaser" means a small food retailer
or small family farm that purchases small food business recovery and resilience
grant program equipment.
1.13.
"Qualified Census Tract" means any census tract that is designated by the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and, for the most recent year for
which census data are available on household income in such tract, either in
which 50 percent or more of the households have an income that is less than 60
percent of the area median gross income for such year or that has a poverty
rate of at least 25 percent.
1.14.
"Rural" means any population, housing, or territory not in an urban area as
defined in this rule.
1.15. "Small
Family Farm" has the same meaning as set forth in section
35-1-117(8)(d),
C.R.S.
1.16. "Small food business
recovery and resilience grant program equipment" or "Equipment" means the items
listed in section
35-1-117(3)(a)(II) and
(3)(a)(IV), C.R.S.
1.17. "Small Food Retailer" has the same
meaning as set forth in section
35-1-117(8)(e),
C.R.S.
1.18. "SNAP" means the
supplemental nutrition assistance program established in part 3 of article
2 of title
26 of the Colorado Revised
Statutes.
1.19. "Urban" means a
densely settled core of census blocks that encompasses at least 2,000 housing
units or that has a population of at least 5,000 people or that is identified
in the 2020 "Census Qualifying Urban Areas and Final Criteria Clarifications,"
adopted by reference herein (87 Federal Register Vol. 87, No. 249, 80114;
effective December 29, 2022). Material incorporated by reference does not
include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated material. Copies
of material incorporated by reference are available for public inspection
during regular business hours and may be obtained at a reasonable charge or
examined by contacting the Markets Division, Colorado Department of
Agriculture, 305 Interlocken Parkway, Broomfield, CO 80021. Further, the
incorporated material may be examined at no cost on the Internet at:
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/12/29/2022-28286/2020-census-qualifying-urban-areas-and-final-criteria-clarifications.
1.20. "WIC" has the meaning set forth in
section 35-1-117(8)(g),
C.R.S.
Notes
State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare.
1.1. "Amount Certain Spent by the Member of the Consortium on Completing its Duties and Responsibilities of the Consortium" or "Amount Certain" means the amount spent on pallet, pallet break, distribution, and delivery fees that is eligible for a subsidy from the Consortium but is not otherwise covered by the Consortium.
1.2. "Community Food Access Program (CFA Program or Program)" means the program created in section 35-1-117, C.R.S., to improve access to and lower prices for healthy foods in low-income and underserved areas of the state.
1.3. "Community Food Consortium (Consortium)" means the community food consortium created in section 35-1-117(8)(a), C.R.S.
1.4. "Department" or "CDA" means the Colorado Department of Agriculture created in section 35-1-103, C.R.S.
1.5. "Duties and Responsibilities" means the duties and responsibilities of the members of the consortium pursuant to section 35-1-117(2)(a), C.R.S.
1.6. "Farm Direct Operation" means a farm that produces and sells Colorado grown or raised products directly to consumers.
1.7. "Grant Award" means a contractual award of funds through the Small Food Business Recovery and Resilience Grant Program.
1.8. "Grant Program" or "CFA Grant Program" means the Small Food Business Recovery and Resilience Grant Program created in section 35-1-117(3)(a), C.R.S.
1.9. "Limited Supermarket Access Area" means an area where households have inadequate and inequitable access to supermarkets, based on income, distance to existing stores, and car ownership rates.
1.10. "Member of the Consortium" means any member of the community food consortium for small food retailers and Colorado-owned and Colorado-operated farms created in section 35-1-117(2)(a), C.R.S.
1.11. "Purchase Price" means the amount actually paid by the purchaser for the small food business recovery and resilience grant program equipment, including charges for sales tax and freight, but not including any charges for assembly, installation, other construction services, or permit fees.
1.12. "Purchaser" means a small food retailer or small family farm that purchases small food business recovery and resilience grant program equipment.
1.13. "Qualified Census Tract" means any census tract that is designated by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and, for the most recent year for which census data are available on household income in such tract, either in which 50 percent or more of the households have an income that is less than 60 percent of the area median gross income for such year or that has a poverty rate of at least 25 percent.
1.14. "Rural" means any population, housing, or territory not in an urban area as defined in this rule.
1.15. "Small Family Farm" has the same meaning as set forth in section 35-1-117(8)(d), C.R.S.
1.16. "Small food business recovery and resilience grant program equipment" or "Equipment" means the items listed in section 35-1-117(3)(a)(II) and (3)(a)(IV), C.R.S.
1.17. "Small Food Retailer" has the same meaning as set forth in section 35-1-117(8)(e), C.R.S.
1.18. "SNAP" means the supplemental nutrition assistance program established in part 3 of article 2 of title 26 of the Colorado Revised Statutes.
1.19. "Urban" means a densely settled core of census blocks that encompasses at least 2,000 housing units or that has a population of at least 5,000 people or that is identified in the 2020 "Census Qualifying Urban Areas and Final Criteria Clarifications," adopted by reference herein (87 Federal Register Vol. 87, No. 249, 80114; effective December 29, 2022). Material incorporated by reference does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated material. Copies of material incorporated by reference are available for public inspection during regular business hours and may be obtained at a reasonable charge or examined by contacting the Markets Division, Colorado Department of Agriculture, 305 Interlocken Parkway, Broomfield, CO 80021. Further, the incorporated material may be examined at no cost on the Internet at: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/12/29/2022-28286/2020-census-qualifying-urban-areas-and-final-criteria-clarifications.
1.20. "WIC" has the meaning set forth in section 35-1-117(8)(g), C.R.S.