State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > New-york > Exc > Article-19-l > 548-b§ 548-b. Definitions. As used in this article: 1. "Committee" shall mean the neighborhood based initiatives oversight committee established in accordance with section five hundred forty-eight-e of this article. 2. "Eligible applicant" shall mean a not-for-profit private or public agency, a school district, a local governmental agency, or a combination of such entities. 3. "Project" shall mean a neighborhood based initiatives project established in accordance with section five hundred forty-eight-c of this article. 4. "Department" shall mean the department of social services. 5. "Neighborhood based initiatives unified contract" or "contract" shall mean the sole written agreement for a project between the department, as representative of the committee, and the approved applicant, providing for the terms under which funds may be used to finance allowable project costs as defined in section five hundred forty-eight-f of this article. 6. "Neighborhood based initiatives advisory council" or "council" shall mean a voluntary group representing, to the greatest extent possible, the following: neighborhood residents, local government, the business and economic development community, service providers, charitable organizations, the legal community, and educational institutions, who shall be responsible for development of the plan required in section five hundred forty-eight-c of this article. 7. "Action plan" shall mean the strategic neighborhood action plan as described in subdivision three of section five hundred forty-eight-c of this article.
