applicantmeans any applicant or candidate that is being considered for receiving assistance.
assistancemeans any grant, loan, subsidy, guarantee, or other financial assistance under a program administered by the Secretary that provides by statute, regulation, or otherwise for the competitive distribution of such assistance.
assistance within the jurisdiction of the Departmentincludes any contract, grant, loan, cooperative agreement, or other form of assistance, including the insurance or guarantee of a loan, mortgage, or pool of mortgages.
Departmentmeans the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
funding decisionmeans the decision of the Secretary to make available grants, loans, or any other form of financial assistance to an individual or to an entity, including (but not limited to) a State or local government or agency thereof (including a public housing agency), an Indian tribe, or a nonprofit organization, under any program administered by the Department that provides, by statute, regulation, or otherwise, for the competitive distribution of financial assistance.
Indian Tribemeans a federally recognized tribe, as defined in section 4103(13)(B) of title 25.
knowinglymeans having actual knowledge of or acting with deliberate ignorance of or reckless disregard for the prohibitions under this section.
personmeans an individual (including a consultant, lobbyist, or lawyer), corporation, company, association, authority, firm, partnership, society, State, local government, or any other organization or group of people.
program of the Department of Housing and Urban Developmentincludes Indian housing programs assisted under title II 1 of the United States Housing Act of 1937.
public housing agencymeans any agency described in section 3(b)(6) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 [42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(6)].
Secretarymeans the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
selectionmeans the determination of which applicants for assistance are to receive assistance under the program.
selection processmeans the period with respect to a selection for assistance that begins with the development, preparation, and issuance of a solicitation or request for applications for the assistance and concludes with the selection of recipients of assistance, and includes the evaluation of applications.