§ 491.5 - What definitions apply?

(a) Definitions in the Act. The following terms used in this part are defined in sections 103 and 702(d), respectively, of the Steward B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (Pub. L. 100–77, 42 U.S.C. 11301 et seq. ):

Homeless or homeless individual.

State.

(b) Definitions in EDGAR. The following terms used in this part are defined in 34 CFR 77.1:

Applicant

Application

Award

Contract

EDGAR

Grant

Grantee

Local educational agency

Nonprofit

Private

Project

Public

Secretary

State educational agency

(c) Other definitions. The following definitions also apply to this part:

Act means the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (Pub. L. 100–77, 42 U.S.C. 11301 et seq. ).

Adult means an individual who has attained 16 years of age or who is beyond the age of compulsory school attendance under the applicable State law.

Basic skills remediation and literacy training mean adult education for homeless adults whose inability to speak, read, or write the English language constitutes a substantial impairment of their ability to get or retain employment commensurate with their real ability, that is designed to help eliminate this inability and raise the level of education of those individuals with a view to making them less likely to become dependent on others, to improving their ability to benefit from occupational training and otherwise increasing their opportunities for more productive and profitable employment, and to making them better able to meet their adult responsibilities.

Eligible recipients means public or private agencies, institutions, or organizations, including religious or charitable organizations, eligible to apply for a contract from a State educational agency to operate projects, services, or activities.

Outreach means activities designed to—

(1) Identify and inform adult homeless individuals of the availability and benefits of the Adult Education for the Homeless Program; and

(2) Assist those homeless adults, by providing active recruitment and reasonable and convenient access, to participate in the program.

(Authority: 42 U.S.C. 11421)