(1) "Department" means the department of labor.

    (2) "Director" means the director of the department.

    (3) "Eligible neighborhood" means an area located within a city, township, or village with boundaries clearly identified within the project application and certified by the department. The certification shall be made on the basis of federal census studies and current indices of local economic conditions.

    (4) "Fund" means the neighborhood assistance and partnership fund created in section 6.

    (5) "Job training" means instruction to a person that enables that person to acquire job readiness or vocational skills so that the person can become employable in a trade or profession of that person's choosing.

    (6) "Local unit of government" means a city, township, or village in which a project will be located.