Contract - when used in this section, refers to procurement contracts under the Head Start grant award (or delegate agency agreement) to purchase services, supplies and other expendable property, equipment, and real property using Head Start grant funds.

Equipment - means an item of personal property, which costs $5,000 or more per unit, and which has a useful life of more than one year. A grantee agency may choose to establish a lower limit than $5,000 as its definition of equipment so long as it is applied consistently.

Personal property - in this section, is used to refer to property of any kind except real property. For Head Start grantees, personal property would include equipment, supplies, computers, computer software, copiers, kitchen appliances, fax machines, telephone systems, classroom desks and tables, playground equipment, etc.

Prior approval - means the written approval by an authorized ACF official evidencing prior consent.

Property - when used alone, refers to both real property and personal property.

Real property - means building structures and land. For Head Start grantees, this can include classroom facility buildings, administrative buildings, storage buildings, the land for the building or parking lots, playgrounds, etc.

Supplies - means all personal property, excluding equipment and intangible property.