Ariz. Admin. Code § 2-2-201
In this Article, unless the context otherwise requires:
"Applicant" means an organization that applies for a grant.
"Application" means the documentation and material that an applicant submits to request a grant.
"Arizona Arts Trust Fund" means the fund created by A.R.S. § 41-983.01 and funded with $15 from each annual filing fee submitted to the Arizona Corporation Commission by for-profit corporations.
"Arizona Arts Trust Fund Grant" means a general operating support grant that includes funds derived from the Arizona Arts Trust Fund.
"Board member" means a trustee of a non-profit organization elected or appointed according to that organization's bylaws.
"Commission" means the Arizona Commission on the Arts, a state agency, consisting of fifteen members appointed by the Governor.
"Commissioner" means one of 15 Governor-appointed members of the Commission responsible for the administration of the Arizona Arts Program and the Arizona Arts Endowment Fund.
"Criteria" means the established and published standards used to evaluate an application to determine whether a grant award is recommended.
"Denial conference" means the method by which an applicant that was not recommended for a grant may request a review of their application.
"Fiscal agent" means any Arizona organization, designated 501(c)(3) tax exempt by the Internal Revenue Service, that accepts grant funds on behalf of an organization not meeting the nonprofit tax-exempt requirements.
"General operating support" means a grants program administered by the Commission that provides funds to organizations to be used for administrative or artistic expenses, or both.
"Grant" means an award of financial support to an organization, for the purposes requested in the application.
"Grant conditions" means specific requirements, agreed to by the grantee in writing, that must be met or undertaken to receive a grant.
"Grant deadline" means the published date by which an application must be postmarked or hand-delivered to the Commission to be considered for a grant.
"Grant review panel" means a group of citizens appointed by the Commission to review and make recommendations on public policy and applications for grants.
"Grant review panel chair" means a Commissioner who serves as a non-voting member of the panel to ensure that state law is followed and that there is an open, fair process for the review of applications by the grant review panel.
"Grant review panel comments" means documented comments made by the grant review panelists during the application review process that become the public record of the process after the final grants are awarded.
"Grant review panelist" means an individual serving on the grant review panel.
"Grantee" means an organization receiving grant funds.
"Guidelines" means information published annually describing the Commission's grant program, including the application process, forms and formats, eligibility requirements, and criteria.
"Legal requirements" means the federal and state standards and regulations including those regarding fair labor, civil rights, accessibility, age discrimination, lobbying with appropriated monies, accounting records, and other published requirements to which organizations accepting a grant must adhere.
"Match" means an applicant's financial contribution to a project, in addition to a grant, that demonstrates the community support of the project.
"Non-profit organization" means a school, governmental unit, or corporation that is exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
"Substantial interest" has the same meaning as in A.R.S. § 38-502.
"Underserved populations" means persons who are members of ethnic or racial minorities, have disabilities, or are from communities outside the metropolitan areas of Phoenix and Tucson.
Ariz. Admin. Code § R2-2-201