§ 7102. Definitions

In this chapter—

• (1) “applicant” means a State, local government, or private nonprofit organization applying for assistance for one project.
• (2) “assistance program” means a program of the United States Government providing assistance through a grant or contract but does not include revenue sharing, a loan, a loan guarantee, or insurance.
• (3) “local government” means a county, city, political subdivision of a county or city, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State, a school district, a council of governments, or other instrumentality of a local government.
• (4) “project” means an undertaking that includes components that contribute materially to carrying out one purpose or closely related purposes and are proposed or approved for assistance under—
  • (A) more than one United States Government program; or
  • (B) at least one Government program and at least one State program.
• (5) “State” means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, a territory or possession of the United States, an agency or instrumentality of a State, and a tribe as defined in section 3(c) of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 ( 25 U.S.C. 1452(c) ).