Neighborhood Assistance Act Program 2021

Application Information

The application period for Connecticut’s 2021 Neighborhood Assistance Act Program (NAA) is now open. Tax exempt organizations conducting community programs in the City of Norwalk can apply by filling out Form NAA-01 and emailing it to Katie O’Leary at koleary@norwalkct.org before 5 p.m. on May 10, 2021. 

The fillable Form NAA-01 is now available here, by visiting the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services’ website or contacting Katie at the Norwalk Redevelopment Agency.

About the Program

Connecticut’s NAA program provides a tax credit to businesses that make cash investments in qualifying community programs conducted by tax exempt or municipal agencies. The community programs must be approved by both the municipality in which the programs are conducted and by Connecticut’s Department of Revenue Services.

A tax exempt organization that is interested in participating in the NAA Program must first complete in its entirety Form NAA-01, the program proposal application. This form must be submitted for approval to the municipality where the tax exempt organization’s program is conducted. All approved applications will then be sent to the CT Department of Revenue for another round of reviews.

General Process in Norwalk

• Norwalk Redevelopment Agency will collect applications and after a public hearing will present them to the Norwalk Planning Committee and Common Council for approval. Then the Agency will submit applications approved by the City of Norwalk to the CT Department of Revenue Services.
• The Department of Revenue Services will post on their website the list of approved applicants for companies to review as potential community programs to make a contribution towards. 
• Companies wishing to sponsor a community program will have to fill-out and submit Form NAA-02 between September 15th and October 1st. No earlier and no later.
• Later in the fall, CT Department of Revenue Services will notify municipalities of the applications that received company sponsors. At that point, municipalities are asked to notify the organizations directly.

Organizations are welcomed to reach out to companies to let them know they will be submitting an application that companies can sponsor and encourage them to submit Form NAA-02 when it becomes available on CT Department of Revenue Services’ website between September 15th and October 1st. If companies would like to learn more about the Neighborhood Assistance Act, they should visit the CT Department of Revenue Services’ website. 

Additional information about the Neighborhood Assistance Act for both organizations and businesses is available on the Department of Revenue Services’ website and by calling 860-297-5687. If you have questions, please contact Katie at  koleary@norwalkct.org. Applications must be sent via email to koleary@norwalkct.org before 5 p.m. on May 10, 2021.