# Definitions (a) “Additional funds” means award of new contracts or expanded contracts that increase the contractor's level of administrative responsibility. Additional funds do not include cost of living adjustments, rate increases, one-time-only supplemental funds or Alternative Payment program contingency funds. (b) “Applicants headquartered in” means:\ (1) Contractors or applicants that have provided child care and development services in the service delivery area, as defined in section 18000(f) of this Article, for at least three years immediately preceding the posting date of the Request for Applications (RFA); or (2) Contractors or applicants that have their primary administrative offices for the child development program in the service delivery area as defined in section 18000(f) of this Article. The primary administrative office is that office which houses the executive officer(s), the fiscal functions, and other centralized support services as documented to the Internal Revenue Service and/or the California School Directory Web site located at . (c) “Cost effective manner” for the purposes of Article 3 of this Chapter, means that services are provided at rates which are within the range of local market rates. (d) “New contract” means either: (1) a contract award to applicants who do not currently contract with the California Department of Education (CDE) for child care and development services; or (2) a contract award to a current contractor that is for a program type as specified in Education Code section 8208(i) that is different than the child development contract(s) currently administered by the applicant. (e) “Request for Applications (RFA)” means an announcement issued by the CDE for an award of new funding for child care and development services or expansion of existing level of services. The RFA includes, but is not limited to: (1) the application content requirements; (2) procedures and timelines for submission of an application for funding; and (3) how the application will be scored. (f) “Service delivery area” means the community, geographic area or political subdivision in which the child care and development services are to be provided as specified in the RFA. > NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 8261 and 8269, Education Code. Reference: Sections 8261, 8406.6 and 8447, Education Code. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://title5.caqualityearlylearning.org/general-provisions/definitions.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.