Section 600.10  Definitions

For purposes of this Part, the words, terms, and phrases listed shall have the meanings ascribed to them as follows:

"Applicant" means the public port district that seeks financial assistance under this Program.

"Appropriation" means the legislated spending authority.

"Award" means financial assistance that provides support or stimulation to accomplish a public purpose.

"Catalog of State Financial Assistance" or "CSFA" means the single, authoritative, Statewide, comprehensive source document of State financial assistance program information maintained by the Governor's Office of Management and Budget and available at http://grants.illinois.gov.

"Department" means the Illinois Department of Transportation.

"DCEO" means the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.

"Economically Distressed Port" means a port district whose boundaries include, at time of application, both an environmental justice area and an opportunity zone as declared by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and DCEO, respectively.

"GATA" means the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act [30 ILCS 708].

"GATU" means the Grant Accountability and Transparency Unit within the Illinois Governor's Office of Management and Budget.

"Notice of Funding Opportunity" or "NOFO" means the Department's formally issued announcement of the availability of State, federal, or federal pass-through funding through one of its financial assistance programs.  The announcement provides eligibility and evaluation criteria, funding preferences/priorities, the submission deadline, and information on how to obtain an application for the funding opportunity.

"Program" means the Port Facilities Capital Investment Grant Program.

"Project" means the infrastructure improvement project for which the applicant seeks financial assistance.

"Public Port District" means a port district, formed by the Illinois General Assembly under Chapter 70 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes [70 ILCS 1801 through 1870], that operates ports and other transportation infrastructure.

"Secretary" means the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation.