1.
Definitions:
In this document and in the Grant Program Application Form, the
following terms have the following meanings:
1.1.
Act:
means the
Agricultural Service Board Act
.
1.2.
Activities
means the Legislative Activities and if applicable the Environmental
Activities;
1.3.
Agricultural Fieldman:
means a person appointed pursuant to the
ASB Act
to
implement agricultural policies and programs and to manage the agricultural
resources of the Municipality.
1.4.
Applicant:
means municipality who submits an Application and meets the
eligibility criteria in section 2.1, Eligibility.
1.5.
Application:
means the Program Application Form and all documents
required to be submitted pursuant to that form and the Program Terms and
Conditions.
1.6.
ARD:
means Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development.
1.7.
ASB Strategic Business Plan:
means a comprehensive document that clearly
outlines an Applicant’s overall direction, purpose, goals, strategies and
activities to help guide the Applicant’s ASB and the decisions it makes.
1.8.
ASB:
means an Agricultural Service Board constituted under the
ASB Act
.
1.9.
ASB 2011-2013 Program
means the Agricultural Service Board Grant
Program for 2011-2013.
1.10.
Calendar year:
means January 1
st
to December 31
st
.
1.11.
Committee:
means the joint producer/government group assembled by ARD
to review, evaluate and rank Applications for Environmental Funding Stream
Enhanced funding in accordance with a Merit Based Evaluation Process.
1.12.
Eligible Capital Expenses
:
means the capital expenses listed in section 2.5.1
that may be incurred by an Applicant for Activities that are eligible under this
Program.
1.13.
Eligible Expenses
:
means Eligible Capital Expenses and Eligible Non-Capital
Expenses.
1.14.
Eligible Non-Capital Expenses
:
means the non-capital expenses listed in
s.2.5.1 that may be incurred by an Applicant for a Project under this Program.
1.15.
Environmental Activities
means the activities identified in sections 2.3.2 or
2.3.3
to be completed by the Applicant as described in the Program
Application Form, Schedule A, Part B and C, submitted by the Applicant and
approved by the Minister;
1.16.
Legislative Activities
means the activities identified in section 2.3.1 to be
completed by the Applicant as described in the Program Application Form,
Schedule A, Part A, submitted by the Applicant and approved by the
Minister;
1.17.
Merit Based Evaluation Process:
a formal evaluation process where
Applications for the Environmental Funding Streams are ranked based on the
set of criteria outlined in Schedule A of the Program Application Form.
1.18.
Minister:
means the Minister of ARD and includes his authorized
representative(s).
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