441—47.21 (239B) Definitions.
“Candidate” means anyone expressing an interest in the family self-sufficiency grants program.
“Department” means the Iowa department of human services.
“Department division administrator” means the administrator of the department of human services division of financial, health and work supports, or the administrator’s designee.
“Department of workforce development” means the agency that develops and administers employment, placement and training services in Iowa, often referred to as Iowa workforce development, or IWD.
“Family” means “assistance unit” as defined at 441—40.21(239B).
“Family investment program”  or “FIP”  means the cash grant program provided by 441—Chapters 40 and 41, designed to sustain Iowa families.
“Family self-sufficiency grants” means the payments made to specific PROMISE JOBS participants, to vendors on behalf of specific PROMISE JOBS participants, or for services to specific PROMISE JOBS participants.
“Immediate, short-term assistance” means assistance provided under this division shall be authorized upon determination of need and that it shall not occur on a regular basis.
“Iowa workforce development (IWD) division administrator” means the administrator of the department of workforce development’s division of workforce development center administration, or the administrator’s designee.
“Local plan for family self-sufficiency grants” means the written policies and procedures for administering the grants for families as set forth in the plan developed by the PROMISE JOBS service delivery region as described in rule 441—47.26(239B). The local plan shall be approved by the Iowa workforce development division administrator.
“Participant” means anyone receiving assistance under this division.
“PROMISE JOBS contract” means the agreement between the department and Iowa workforce development regarding delivery of PROMISE JOBS services.
“PROMISE JOBS participant” means any person receiving services through PROMISE JOBS. A PROMISE JOBS participant must be a member of an eligible FIP household.
“PROMISE JOBS service delivery regions” means the PROMISE JOBS service delivery entities which correspond to the 15 Iowa workforce development regions.
“Promoting independence and self-sufficiency through employment job opportunities and basic skills (PROMISE JOBS) programs” means the department’s work and training program as described in 441—Chapter 93, Division II.