### Question
How is the term target area defined?


### Answer
The term **target area** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 13851* as the following:

> any area defined in an application for assistance under this part that has a population whose income does not exceed the median for the area within which the target area is located

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 13851*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 136-VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT > SUBCHAPTER II-CRIME PREVENTION > Part G-National Community Economic Partnership > subpart 3-miscellaneous provisions**

