(a) “Applicant” means an entity that meets the eligibility requirements as further described in Section 7314 for submission of an Application and submits an Application.

(b) “Application” means the online request for a Grant in the form and format of the Investment in Mental Health Wellness Grant Program for Children and Youth Application, Form No. CHFFA 7 CY-01A (11/2021), which is hereby incorporated by reference, including all supporting information and documents, as further described in Section 7316.

(c) “Audited Financial Statements” means an examination and report of an independent accounting firm on the financial activities of a public agency or private nonprofit corporation.

(d) “Authority” means the California Health Facilities Financing Authority.

(e) “Authority Staff” means employees of the Authority.

(f) “Bay Area Region” means the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, and Sonoma.

(g) “Capital Funding” means the Grants the Authority may award for all Projects except Mobile Crisis Support Team personnel projects.

(h) “Central Region” means the counties of Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Fresno, Inyo, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Mono, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tulare, Tuolumne, Yuba, and Yolo.

(i) “Children and Youth” or “Child or Youth” means persons 21 years of age and under.

(j) “Counties Applying Jointly” means counties that submit an Application together for a Project to deliver crisis services.

(k) “Crisis Intervention” means crisis intervention as defined in Section 1810.209 of Title 9 of the California Code of Regulations.

(l) “Crisis Residential Treatment” means crisis residential treatment services as defined in Section 1810.208 of Title 9 of the California Code of Regulations.

(m) “Crisis Stabilization” means crisis stabilization as defined in Section 1810.210 of Title 9 of the California Code of Regulations.

(n) “Executive Director” means the executive director of the Authority.

(o) “Family Respite Care” means short term care provided to Children and Youth receiving mental health services, and assistance to their families, to provide temporary relief and sustain family health and wellbeing.

(p) “Feasible” means the Project has secured all the necessary funding and developed a detailed plan with the steps necessary to complete the Project and begin providing Program services.

(q) “Final Allocation” means the Grant amount approved by the Authority as further described in Section 7322.

(r) “Funding Round” means the time period during which Applications may be submitted for consideration of funding by the Authority.

(s) “Going Concern Qualification” means an opinion of an independent accounting firm auditor that there is substantial doubt regarding the entity's ability to continue into the future, generally defined as the following year.

(t) “Grant” means an award of funds to an Applicant.

(u) “Grant Agreement” means a written agreement between the Authority and a Grantee that consists of the terms and conditions of the Grant.

(v) “Grant Award Letter” means the official notification that a Grant has been approved by the Authority.

(w) “Grant Period” means the time period from the date of Final Allocation to the date set by the Authority for the Grant to end.

(x) “Grantee” means a county, private nonprofit corporation or public agency that has been awarded or designated to receive Grant funds.

(y) “Initial Allocation” means the Grant amount the Authority Staff recommends the Authority approve for Final Allocation as further described in Section 7320.

(z) “Lead Grantee” means the county or joint powers authority with a county as a member designated on the Application to have the primary responsibility for the fiscal management of Grant funds, records retention, reporting and all of the other aspects of compliance with this Chapter and the Grant Agreement.

(aa) “Mental Health Crisis Services” means Crisis Intervention, Crisis Residential Treatment, and Crisis Stabilization.

(bb) “Mobile Crisis Support Team” means a mobile unit staffed by designated personnel, which may include peers, dispatched to assist Children and Youth experiencing mental health issues.

(cc) “Personnel Funding” means the funds the Authority may award only for Mobile Crisis Support Team personnel.

(dd) “Program” means Crisis Stabilization, Crisis Residential Treatment, Family Respite Care or Mobile Crisis Support Teams provided therein.

(ee) “Project” means startup or expansion of Program(s) and acquisition, construction, renovation, equipping or financing of capital assets; designed and operated specifically for Children and Youth.

(ff) “Ready” means the Project has all applicable approvals and/or documents for the Project to begin.

(gg) “Related Supports” means local service providers who interact with Children and Youth and/or their families before, during and after a mental health crisis, including health care providers, law enforcement, mental health providers, educational institutions, peer support services, social services, triage personnel, and other supports within the continuum of care.

(hh) “Southern Region” means the counties of Imperial, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura.

(ii) “Subsequent Funding Round” means any specified time period after the initial Funding Round during which Applications may be submitted to be considered for funding by the Authority, subject to the availability of funds.

(jj) “Superior Region” means the counties of Butte, Colusa, Del Norte, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity.

(kk) “Sustainable” means the Program has reasonably foreseeable funding to operate on a continuous basis, or at least for the useful life of the Project.

(ll) “Target Population” means the specific group(s) of Children and Youth identified as the intended beneficiaries of the Program(s) to be funded by a Grant, including Children and Youth eligible for Medi-Cal and Children and Youth eligible for county health and mental health services.