Section 54-44.5-01 - DefinitionsIn this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires:
1. "Community action agency" means a not-for-profit corporation that has authority under its charter and bylaws to receive funds to administer community action programs and which was officially designated as a community action agency or a community action program under section 210 of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 [ Pub. L. 88-452; 78 Stat. 508; 42 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.] or any federal law concerning a block grant program or other appropriate federal funding of social or community services, unless the community action agency or a community action program lost its designation as a result of failure to comply with the provisions of federal law.2. "Community action program" means a community-based and operated program that includes an intake assessment and referral capability in each of its counties and is designed to include a number of projects or components to provide a range of services and activities having a measurable and potentially major impact on causes and conditions of poverty in the community or those areas of the community where poverty is a particularly acute problem. These services and activities may include activities designed to provide opportunities for eligible persons to: a. Secure and retain meaningful employment;b. Attain an adequate education;c. Make better use of available income;d. Obtain and maintain adequate housing and suitable living environment;e. Obtain emergency assistance through grants and loans to meet immediate and urgent individual and family needs, including the need for health services, nutritious food, housing, and employment-related assistance;f. Maximize the role community action agencies play in supportive mechanisms available to North Dakota families;g. Remove obstacles and solve problems that block achievement of self-sufficiency;h. Achieve greater participation in the affairs of the community;i. Make more effective use of other programs; andj. Engage in activities eligible for federal funding, including funding through a block grant for social or community services.3. "Department" means the department of commerce.4. "Director" means the director of the division.5. "Division" means the department division of community services.