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Unless the context indicates otherwise, in this chapter

(1) “Alaska Native entity” means an Alaska Native organization that the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges to exist as an Indian tribe through the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994, 25 U.S.C. 479a;

(2) “applicant” means the individual, organization, or other entity that responds to a request for proposals, request for letters of interest, or other method of solicitation issued by the department under this chapter;

(3) “approval” means a written agreement or permission to proceed, signed by an authorized representative of the commissioner or by the department, as applicable, in response to a written request from an applicant or a grantee for approval of a proposed action;

(4) “approve” means to issue an approval;

(5) “budget” means the financial expenditure plan for a grant project approved by the department; “budget” includes money awarded by the commissioner as a grant under a grant program and any other financing used for a grant project;

(6) “capital grant” means a grant that is financed by a capital appropriation;

(7) “commissioner” means,

(A) except as provided in (B) and (C) of this paragraph, the commissioner of health;

(B) with respect to AS 47.40.011 — 47.40.091 (purchase of services for minors), the commissioner of family and community services;

(C) with respect to 47.40.100 — 47.40.120 (purchase of services for pregnant women, in foster care or otherwise receiving assistance from the Department of Family and Community Services), the commissioner of family and community services;

(8) “consortium” means a group of legal entities that has joined together to accomplish one or more agreed-upon purposes;

(9) “criminal background check” means a report of criminal justice information under 13 AAC 68.300 — 13 AAC 68.345;

(10) “department” means,

(A) except as provided in (B) and (C) of this paragraph, the Department of Health;

(B) with respect to AS 47.40.011 — 47.40.091 (purchase of services for minors), the Department of Family and Community Services;

(C) with respect to 47.40.100 — 47.40.120 (purchase of services for pregnant women, in foster care or otherwise receiving assistance from the Department of Family and

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Unless the context indicates otherwise, in this chapter

(4) “approve” means to issue an approval;

(6) “capital grant” means a grant that is financed by a capital appropriation;

(7) “commissioner” means,

(A) except as provided in (B) and (C) of this paragraph, the commissioner of health;

(B) with respect to AS 47.40.011 — 47.40.091 (purchase of services for minors), the commissioner of family and community services;

(8) “consortium” means a group of legal entities that has joined together to accomplish one or more agreed-upon purposes;

(9) “criminal background check” means a report of criminal justice information under 13 AAC 68.300 — 13 AAC 68.345;

(10) “department” means,

(A) except as provided in (B) and (C) of this paragraph, the Department of Health;

(B) with respect to AS 47.40.011 — 47.40.091 (purchase of services for minors), the Department of Family and Community Services;

(C) with respect to 47.40.100 — 47.40.120 (purchase of services for pregnant women, in foster care or otherwise receiving assistance from the Department of Family and