The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.(1) Closing date--Date specified in the request for proposals as the date on which applications must be received or postmarked.(2) Commissioner--Commissioner of Health or his or her designee.(3) Department--Texas Department of Health.(4) Essential public health services--As defined in the Health and Safety Code, §121.002, services to:(A) monitor the health status of individuals in the community to identify community health problems;(B) diagnose and investigate community health problems and community health hazards;(C) inform, educate, and empower the community with respect to health issues;(D) mobilize community partnerships in identifying and solving community health problems;(E) develop policies and plans that support individual and community efforts to improve health;(F) enforce laws and rules that protect the public health and ensure safety in accordance with those laws and rules;(G) link individuals who have a need for community and personal health services to appropriate community and private providers;(H) ensure a competent workforce for the provision of essential public health services;(I) research new insights and innovative solutions to community health problems; and(J) evaluate the effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based health services in a community.(5) Minority populations--African-Americans, American Indians, Asians or Hispanics in Texas or other population in Texas for which a health disparity can be demonstrated by the applicant.(6) Nonprofit organization--A private, nonprofit, tax-exempt corporation, association or organization under Internal Revenue Code of 1986, §501(c)(3) (26 United States Code §501(c)(3)).(7) Rural area--A county that had a population in the most recent decennial United States census of 150,000 or less, or that part of a county with a population of greater than 150,000 that is not delineated as urbanized by the United States Census Bureau.(8) Urban area--A county or part of a county that is not a rural area.