§200501 Definitions

Summary

Defines key words used in the chapter. An at-risk youth recreation grant pays for programs in neighborhoods with lots of crime, especially youth or violent crime; it covers three kinds of help: rehabilitation grants, innovation grants, and matching grants to keep proven youth programs running (including operating or coordinating recreation services). A rehabilitation grant used this way can also pay for safety upgrades like lighting, emergency phones, or other capital work in urban parks. Other terms are named with short explanations: general purpose local government means cities, counties, towns, townships, villages, similar local governments, and the District of Columbia; innovation grant means a matching grant to try new, cost-saving ways to boost neighborhood park and recreation services (paying for staff, facilities, equipment, supplies, or services, but not routine upkeep); maintenance means the normal work to keep parks and facilities in good repair; private, nonprofit agency means a community nonprofit that offers recreation, conservation, or education to city residents; recovery action program grant means a matching grant to help plan and build local park recovery programs (used for assessments, planning, citizen involvement, and program development); recreation area or facility means public or nonprofit indoor or outdoor parks and centers for neighborhood use (not big commercial arenas or conference halls); rehabilitation grant means a matching capital grant to rebuild, remodel, expand, or improve existing recreation areas (not routine upkeep); special purpose local government means special districts or limited local units like park authorities, water or sanitary districts, and school districts; State includes U.S. States, Governor-approved state entities, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands.