OAR 695-005-0020: Definitions

(1) "Board" means the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board created under ORS 541.900. (2) "Director" means the Executive Director of the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board or the Executive Director’s designee. (3) "Grant Agreement" is the legally binding contract between the Board and the grant recipient. It consists of the conditions specified in these rules, the notice of grant award, special conditions to the agreement, a certification to comply with applicable state and federal regulations, the project budget, and the approved application for funding the project. (4) "Technical Review Team" is a team of designated persons with interdisciplinary expertise drawn from agencies represented on the Board and other entities to evaluate grant applications based on evaluation criteria. (5) "Partners" are non-governmental or governmental persons or entities that have committed funding, expertise, materials, labor, or other assistance to a proposed project. (6) "Match" is any contribution to a project that is non-Board funds. Match may include: (a) Cash on hand or cash that is pledged to be on hand prior to commencement of the project; (b) Secured funding commitments from other sources; (c) Pending commitments of funding from other sources. In such instances, Board funding will not be released prior to secured commitment of the other funds; or (d) The value of in-kind labor, equipment rental and materials essential to the project, based on local market rates. (7) "OWEB" means the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board state agency. (8) " Carbon Sequestration" means the process of capturing and storing atmospheric carbon dioxide. (9) "Carbon Storage" means the storage of carbon in plants, soils, geological formations, and the ocean. (10) "Durable adaptation and resilience for ecosystems" means the extent to which a project is expected to help an ecosystem, including human communities, adjust to, respond to, or recover from the effects of a changing climate. (11) "Local Communities Disproportionately Impacted by Climate Change" includes communities such as Native American tribes, communities of color, rural communities, coastal communities, communities experiencing lower incomes, and other communities traditionally underrepresented in public processes, including seniors, youth, and persons with disabilities.