(a) “Agency” means the California Trade and Commerce Agency.

(b) “Applicant” means an Eligible Community which has applied to the Agency for a Grant.

(c) “Application” means the information and attachments, described in sections 4020.4, 4020.5, and 4020.6.

(d) “Base Closure” means the closure of a military base, or relocation of some of the base's activities to another site, which results in job loss within the Applicant's jurisdiction.

(e) “Defense Conversion” means the transition of defense industries, and suppliers to those industries, from defense-related production to production for civilian markets.

(f) “Defense Adjustment” means the effects of Base Closure and/or Defense Conversion, including the transition-related impacts on communities and workers supporting those industries (e.g. layoffs, erosion of tax base, retraining needs), within an Applicant's jurisdiction.

(g) “Eligible Community” means a California city, county, city and county, a joint powers authority between one or more cities and/or counties impacted by Defense Adjustment, a Special District of city or county, or a Non-profit Corporation that has been invited to apply for, or has received a commitment of Federal Assistance.

(h) “Federal Assistance” means a Defense Adjustment grant provided by an agency of the federal government requiring a non-federal match for which the Applicant is requesting a Grant.

(i) “Full Time Employee” means one or more persons working one thousand, seven hundred fifty (1750) hours (or more) in a twelve (12) month period.

(j) “Grant” means an award of California Defense Adjustment Matching Grant funding pursuant to this chapter which need not be repaid.

(k) “Implementation Grant” means a Grant to implement one or more elements contained in either a previously developed plan or the Application, and which addresses Defense Adjustment within the Applicant's jurisdiction. Eligible Communities may use Implementation Grants to fund detailed, specific plans addressing the provisions of utilities or traffic circulation.

(l) “Planning Grant” means a Grant to develop a plan for addressing Defense Adjustment within the Applicant's jurisdiction. Planning Grants shall not be used to fund detailed, specific plans addressing the provision of utilities or traffic circulation.

(m) “Special District” means a unit of local government.

(n) “Non-profit Corporation” means an organization which has received a determination letter to that effect from the Internal Revenue Service pursuant to Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(o) “Federal Funding Agency” means any agency or department of the federal government providing funds for Defense Adjustment activities.

(p) “Federal Assistance Contract” means the executed agreement between the Applicant and a Federal Agency funding planning or implementation initiatives to be undertaken to remediate the negative affects of Defense Adjustment.