# 79.5 Definitions.
For purposes of this part and any Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) issued under this part:
*Applicant* means an eligible entity that submits an application for a legal services grant announced in a NOFO.
*At risk for homelessness* means an individual who meets the criteria identified in § 79.15(b).
*Disallowed costs* means costs charged by a grantee that VA determines to be unallowable based on applicable Federal cost principles or based on this part or the legal services grant agreement.
*Eligible entity* means an entity that meets the requirements of § 79.10.
*Eligible veteran* means a veteran that meets the requirements of § 79.15(a) or (b).
*Grantee* means an eligible entity that is awarded a legal services grant under this part.
*Homeless veteran* means a veteran who is homeless as that term is defined in subsection (a) or (b) of section 103 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302).
*Indian tribe* has the meaning as given that term in in 25 U.S.C. 4103.
*Legal services* means the services listed in § 79.20.
*Legal services grant* means a grant awarded under this part.
*Legal services grant agreement* means the agreement executed between VA and a grantee as specified under § 79.70.
*Non-profit private entity* means an entity that meets the criteria in § 79.10(c).
*Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)* has the meaning as given to this term in 2 CFR 200.1.
*Participant* means an eligible veteran who is receiving legal services from a grantee under this part.
*Public entity* means an entity that meets the criteria in § 79.10(b).
*Rural communities* means those communities considered rural according to the Rural-Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) system as determined by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
*State* means any of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any territory or possession of the United States, or any agency or instrumentality of a State exclusive of local governments.
*Subcontractor* means any third-party contractor, of any tier, working directly for an eligible entity.
*Suspension* means an action by VA that temporarily withdraws VA funding under a legal services grant, pending corrective action by the grantee or pending a decision to terminate the legal services grant by VA. Suspension of a legal services grant is a separate action from suspension under VA regulations or guidance implementing Executive Orders 12549 and 12689, “Debarment and Suspension.”
*Tribal organization* has the meaning given that term in 25 U.S.C. 5304.
*Trust land* has the meaning given that term in 38 U.S.C. 3765.
*Very Low Income* means a veteran's income is 50 percent or less of the median income for an area or community.
*Veteran* has the meaning given to that term in 38 U.S.C. 101(2).
*Withholding* means that payment of a legal services grant will not be paid until such time as VA determines that the grantee provides sufficiently adequate documentation and/or actions to correct a deficiency for the legal services grant.
[87 FR 33041, June 1, 2022, as amended at 89 FR 89501, Nov. 13, 2024]