The following definitions apply to subparts A through E of this part.
ANTHC means the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium.
CONACT means the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act.
DEC means the State of Alaska, Department of Environmental Conservation.
Dire sanitation conditions means:
Recurring instances of illness reasonably attributed to waterborne communicable disease have been documented or insufficient access to clean water creates a persistent threat of water-washed diseases; or
No community-wide water and sewer system exists and individual residents must haul water to or human waste from their homes and/or use pit privies; or
An appropriate federal agency (such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) or regulatory Agency of the State of Alaska determines that the drinking water and/or sewer system does not meet current regulatory requirements.
Grant recipient means an applicant that has been awarded a Rural Alaskan Village Grant under this part.
IHS means the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service.
Owner means Grant recipient.
RAVG means Rural Alaskan Village Grant, a grant awarded by RUS, DEC, and/or ANTHC to a grant recipient under this part.
Rural or Native Villages in Alaska means a rural community or Native village in Alaska which meets the definition of a village under State statutes and does not have a population in excess of 10,000 inhabitants, according to the U.S. Census American Community Survey.
RD means Rural Development, a federal agency mission area delivering the United States Department of Agriculture's programs to rural communities.
Recipient community means a community that has been awarded a grant under this part.
RUS means the Rural Utilities Service, a federal agency mission area delivering the United States Department of Agriculture's rural utilities programs.
Short-lived assets means repair and replacement items expended each year that are not included in the annual Operational and Maintenance expenses as annual repair and maintenance.
Statewide nonmetropolitan median household income (SNMHI) means the median household income of the State's nonmetropolitan counties and portions of metropolitan counties outside of cities, towns or places of 50,000 or more population.
USDA means the United States Department of Agriculture.
VSW means Village Safe Water Program authorized under the Village Safe Water Act, Alaska Statute Title 46, Chapter 7 (AS 46.07).
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