321—5.1 (231) Definitions. Words and phrases as used in this chapter shall be as defined in 321 IAC 1 unless the context of the rule indicates otherwise. The following definitions also apply to this chapter:
“Costs of administration” means all direct and indirect costs incurred by the grantee in managing a grant, including all audit and policy board expenses incurred in the support of an AAA director.
“Fund balance policy”  or “FBP”  means the instructions established in Iowa aging program instructions (IAPI) issued by the department of elder affairs covering the calculation of reallotments in specific allocations.
“Local match” means the equivalent cash value of third-party in-kind contributions and cash resources, or both, made available by local sources (e.g., local public funds, other local cash, and program income) representing that portion of the costs of a grant-supported project or program not borne by the department.
“NSIP” means the Nutrition Services Incentive Program established under the OAA.
“Poverty” means those persons whose income is below the official poverty guideline (as defined each year by the Office of Management and Budget and adjusted by the Secretary of DHHS) in accordance with Subsection 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)). The annual DHHS poverty guidelines provide dollar thresholds representing poverty levels for households of various sizes.
“Program income”  or “project income”  or “contributions” means grant-related income or gross income earned by a grantee or its subcontractors from activities, part or all of the cost of which is borne as a direct cost by a grant, or income counted as a direct cost toward meeting a cost-sharing or matching requirement of a grant; such as fees or participant contributions for services performed during the grant or subgrant period, proceeds from the sale of tangible property, usage or rental fees, and patent or copyright royalties.
“Third-party in-kind contributions” means property or services which benefit a grant-supported project or program and which are contributed by nonfederal third parties without a charge to the grantee, the subgrantee, or a cost-type contractor under the grant or subgrant.
“Title,” followed by a Roman numeral, with or without an alphabetic reference (e.g., Title III or Title III-C), means requirements or funding covered by the OAA.