Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 51.5 > Chapter 14 > Article 9 - Auxiliary Grants

• Adult: means a person 18 years of age or more. See Virginia Code 1-203
• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Commissioner: means the Commissioner for Aging and Rehabilitative Services. See Virginia Code 51.5-116
• Department: means the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services. See Virginia Code 51.5-116
• Local board: means a local board of social services established pursuant to Article 1 (§ 63. See Virginia Code 51.5-116
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Process: includes subpoenas, the summons and complaint in a civil action, and process in statutory actions. See Virginia Code 1-237
• State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245