Ohio Administrative Code|Rule 122:6-1-01 | Definitions.

                                                
(A) "Administering body" means
		  the agency, department, division or other part of the Ohio government, which
		  has the authority to administer programs under the housing trust fund,
		  including, but not limited to, the Ohio department of aging, Ohio development
		  services agency, community services division, office of community development
		  and Ohio housing finance agency.
(B) "ODSA" means the Ohio
		  development services agency.
(C) "Area median income" means
		  the median income, adjusted by household size, identified by ODSA for the
		  county in which an activity funded with housing trust fund monies is
		  located.
(D) "Transitional housing and
		  permanent supportive housing" means activities which allows for grants to
		  be made to eligible applicants for homeless prevention, transitional housing,
		  rapid re-housing and permanent supportive housing activities that address the
		  housing needs of homeless and low-income individuals and families.
(E) "Homeless prevention" means
		  assistance to individuals or families that have received eviction notices or
		  notices of termination of utility services and will be homeless but for the
		  assistance.
(F) "Transitional housing"
		  means housing and supportive services provided to homeless individuals and
		  families, for no longer than twenty-four months, to enable them to obtain and
		  maintain independent, permanent housing.
(G) "Rapid re-housing" means
		  permanent housing to end homelessness for persons as quickly as possible and
		  linked with individualized supportive services, as appropriate.
(H) "Permanent supportive
		  housing" means community-based, long-term housing and supportive services,
		  as appropriate, for homeless individuals with disabilities.
(I) "Homeless" means an
		  individual or family lacking a regular and adequate nighttime residence and
		  unable to secure independent housing; an individual or family that resides in a
		  shelter or other temporary residence; an individual or family at imminent risk
		  of becoming homeless; or a person fleeing domestic violence.
(J) "Supportive services" means
		  case management/coordination; transportation; goal planning; permanent housing
		  placement; referrals to education and training programs, employment
		  opportunities, health care and substance abuse and mental health treatment;
		  assistance in obtaining financial aid and child care; and housing
		  counseling.
(K) "Rental assistance" means
		  direct housing assistance, including security deposits, first month's rent
		  and/or utility assistance.
(L) "Community development
		  corporation grant program" means a program which allows for grants to be
		  made to nonprofit organizations to create and retain jobs in the private sector
		  and provide technical assistance to nonprofit organizations, municipalities and
		  counties.
(M) "Community development
		  corporation" means a community-based, nonprofit entity organized under
		  section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code to develop housing and/or create
		  jobs.
(N) "Nonprofit development
		  organizations" means statewide nonprofit organizations organized under
		  section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(O) "Emergency shelter" means
		  activities that allow for grants to be made to eligible applicants to provide
		  emergency shelter housing to homeless individuals and families.
(P) "Rural area and small
		  cities" means a political subdivision of the state that is not designated
		  as a participating jurisdiction under the HOME Investment Partnerships Act, 104
		  Stat. 4094 (1990), 42 U.S. C. 12701 note, 12721.
(Q) "Eligible applicant" means
		  a county, municipal corporation, township, local housing authority, nonprofit
		  organization, private developer or private lender that is eligible to apply for
		  programs administered under the housing trust fund.
(R) "Housing program" means a
		  program funded with housing trust fund monies.