Or. Admin. R. 695-035-0015 - Definitions
(1) "Small Grant"
is a grant of $15,000 or less for an eligible watershed restoration project
awarded by OWEB on the recommendation of a Small Grant Team.
(2) "Small Grant Team" (Team) is composed of
representatives of watershed councils, soil and water conservation districts,
and tribes formed in each Small Grant Area to recommend funding for watershed
restoration projects.
(3) "Small
Grant Area" is a geographic area established by the OWEB Board based upon
hydrologic boundaries, existing watershed restoration partnerships, and
similarities in resource concerns.
(4) "Program Grant" is a grant from OWEB to a
Small Grant Team to recommend as eligible Small Grants of up to $15,000 within
the Small Grant Area.
(5) "Program
Grant Agreement" is a grant agreement between OWEB and a Small Grant Team
regarding the allocation of Small Grant funds within a Small Grant Area by the
Small Grant Team using OWEB funds.
(6) "Project Evaluation Committee"
(Committee) is a group of Small Grant Team members designated by vote of the
Team to evaluate Small Grant Project applications received and to make Small
Grant Project award recommendations based upon the Team's adopted priority
watershed concerns and eligible project types. A Team may by unanimous vote
decide not to designate a Committee.
(7) "Program Administration" refers to all
efforts made by Teams or individual team members on behalf of applicants or the
Small Grant Team prior to a project grant award recommendation. No program
administration costs may be included in Small Grant project grant
awards.
(8) The "Small Grant Fiscal
Agent" is responsible for managing all expenses associated with a Small Grant
Project and for reporting those expenses to OWEB in a manner consistent with
OWEB fiscal reporting standards. Fiscal Agents will be councils, districts,
tribes, or entities designated as eligible by the Small Grant Team in their
operating procedures. A Small Grant project's eligible fiscal agent will be
identified on the Small Grant Project application and in the OWEB Small Grant
Project grant agreement.
(9)
"Project Manager for the Grantee" is the individual (typically, but not
necessarily, the grantee) who will shepherd the project from start to finish.
This person will serve as the Team's and OWEB's main point of contact for a
project.
(10) "Team Contact" is
OWEB's main point of contact for the Small Grant Team, and is also the person
authorized by the Team to sign OWEB Small Grant agreements.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 541.906
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 541.890 - 541.969
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