North American Wetlands Conservation Act and Neotropical Migratory Brid Conservation Act January 2006

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U.S. GRANT ADMINISTRATION STANDARDS — JANUARY 2006 North American Wetlands Conservation Act and Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act State means any of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any territory or possession of the United States, or any agency or instrumentality of a State exclusive of local governments. Subaward means financial assistance in the form of money or property made under an award by a Recipient to an eligible subrecipient or by a subrecipient to a lower -tier subrecipient. The term includes financial assistance when provided by any legal agreement, even if the agreement is called a contract, but does not include procurement of goods and services. For the purposes of the NAWCA Grants Program; "subaward" is synonymous with "subgrant." Subrecipient or subgrantee is the legal entity that receives a subaward and is accountable to the Recipient for the use of the funds provided. The subrecipient is the entire legal entity even if only a particular component of the entity is designated in the grant award document. Suspension means an action taken by a suspending official in accordance with the regulations in 43 CFR, part 12, subpart D, that immediately excludes a person from participating in covered transactions for a temporary period, pending completion of an investigation, pending completion of an investigation and such legal, debarment, or Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act Proceedings as may ensue. A person so excluded is suspended. A person within the context of this definition is an individual, corporation, partnership, association, unit of government or legal entity, however organized, except; foreign governments or foreign governmental entities, public international organizations, foreign government owned (in whole or in part) or controlled entities, and entities consisting wholly or partially of foreign governments or foreign governmental entities. Tenant means a person who has the temporary use and occupancy of real property owned by another, whether for residential or business purposes. Term of an agreement means a provision or condition of that agreement. Term of a less- than - perpetual easement means the length of time that the holder of the easement may exercise limited use of another's land. Term of a lease means the length of time that a tenant may rightfully occupy the premises, as stipulated in the lease document. Transfer of title means a change in ownership of any or all real property rights. 32