Page 5 of 5Form NAA-01 (Rev. 02/20)
2020 Connecticut Neighborhood Assistance Act (NAA)
Program Proposal
Instructions
Complete all items on Form NAA-01, 2020 Connecticut Neighborhood Assistance Act (NAA) Program Proposal.
Incomplete applications will not be accepted. For where to direct inquiries, see Contact Information below.
Part I
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General Information
Enter the name of the tax exempt organization
or municipal agency, address, Federal Employer
Identication Number, and email address.
Program Title: Assign a unique program title to each
program for which your organization is making an
application.
Federal Form 990: Attach a copy of the rst page of
your organization’s most recent federal Form 990 or
Form 990EZ. If your organization is not required to le
either Form 990 or Form 990EZ, attach a copy of the
determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service.
Part II
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Program Information
Description of Program: Describe the program,
including information about how the program will
operate, its benet to the community, how recipients
will be selected, and any measures used to determine
the program’s impact on the community.
Need for Program: Demonstrate a need for this
program. For example, provide relevant statistics.
Neighborhood Area to Be Served: Describe the
neighborhood or municipality this program will serve.
Plan to implement the program: Describe how
the program will operate. Identify other persons or
organizations involved in the administration of the
program.
Timetable: Indicate the starting and completion dates
of the program. The program completion date must not
be more than two years from the program start date.
Part III
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Financial Information
Each program proposal must include a program budget
that includes all sources of funding and all anticipated
expenditures. The information provided in the budget
may be used during a post-project audit.
Sources of Revenue: The budget must include the
requested NAA funding and any other anticipated
revenue sources.
NAA Funding Requested: Indicate the total amount
your organization is requesting for its program.
This amount may not exceed the total proposed
expenditures. Please note that the minimum NAA
funding is $250, with a maximum funding of $150,000
per organization or agency per year.
Other Funding Sources: Provide a detailed
description(s) and the amount(s) of all funding sources.
Proposed Program Expenditures: The budget must
include a detailed description and the amount of all
direct operating and administrative expenditures.
Expenditures must equal or exceed total funding.
Direct Operating Expenses: Expenses include
materials, equipment, wages, salaries, tuition fees,
sub-contracting services, and any other expenses
needed to administer the program.
Part IV
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Municipal Information
This part is to be completed by the municipal agency
overseeing implementation of the program.
Municipal Liaison: The municipality must designate
an individual to serve as a liaison with DRS for all
NAA matters.
Post-Project Review: Any program receiving $25,000
or more in NAA funding is required to provide a
post-project review, prepared by a certied public
accounting rm, to the municipality overseeing the
program. This review must be submitted to the
municipality no later than three months after the
program completion date.
Contact Information
Direct inquiries to:
Department of Revenue Services (DRS)
Neighborhood Assistance Act Program
Attn: Research Unit
450 Columbus Blvd Ste 1
Hartford CT 06103-1837
or call 860-297-5687.
TTY, TDD, and Text Telephone users only may
transmit inquiries anytime by calling 860-297-4911.
Taxpayers may also call 711 for relay services. A
taxpayer must tell the 711 operator the number he or
she wishes to call. The relay operator will dial it and
then communicate using a TTY with the taxpayer.