Glossary & Acronyms

AAP - Annual Action Plan (In connection with CDBG)

ADU - Accessory Dwelling Units

ARPA - American Rescue Plan Act

BID- Business Improvement District

CAPER - Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (In connection with CDBG)

CDBG - Community Development Block Grant

CERC - Connecticut Economic Resource Center

CIF - Community Investment Fund

CRB - Community Resilience Building

DECD - Department of Economic and Community Development 

DEEP - Department of Engergy and Environmental Protection

DRS - Department of Revenue Services

FHA - Fair Housing Act

FHIP - Fair Housing Initiative Program

FHOI - Fair Housing Organizations Initiative

GHG - Greenhouse Gas

GIS - Geographic Information System

HMP - Hazard Mitigation Plan

HUD - Department of Housing and Urban Development

KPI - Key Performance Indicators

MLK - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (In Norwalk, this usually refers to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive)

NAA - Neighborhood Assistance Act

NOFO - Notice of Funding Opportunity (In connection with CDBG)

NRDA/RDA - Norwalk Redevelopment Agency

NRVT - Norwalk River Valley Trail 

NTD - Norwalk Transit District

NW - North Walke Housing Corporation

OPM - Office of Policy and Management

Opportunity Zone - An Opportunity Zone is a designated geography where investors can defer taxes on any prior capital gains invested in a Qualified Opportunity Fund.

POCD - Plan of Conservation and Development

RAISE - Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity

RDA/NRDA - Norwalk Redevelopment Agency

RFP - Request for Proposal

RFQ - Request for Qualification

SHPO - State Historic Preservation Office

SNEW - South Norwalk Electric and Water

SNIP - South Norwalk Investment Program

SWMP - Stormwater Management Plan

TMP - Transportation, Mobility & Parking

TOD - Transit Oriented Development