Neighborhood Assistance Act Program 2024

Application Information

The application period for 2024 Connecticut Neighborhood Assistance Act (NAA) is now open. Tax exempt organizations conducting community programs in the City of Norwalk can apply by filling out in its entirety Form NAA-01 and emailing it to Katie O’Leary at koleary@norwalkct.gov before 5 p.m. on May 3, 2024. 

The fillable form can also be found on the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services’ website along with additional information.

About the Program

The Connecticut Neighborhood Assistance Act Tax Credit Program is designed to provide funding for municipal and tax-exempt organizations by providing a corporation business tax credit for businesses which make cash contributions to these entities.  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/will be 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. After a public hearing, the applications will be presented to the  Common Council for approval to be submitted to the CT Department of Revenue Services (DRS). The Agency will submit applications approved by the City of Norwalk to the CT Department of Revenue Services.
• The DRS will post on their website the list of fully 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 pledges from companies. At that point, municipalities are asked to notify the organizations of whether o not they received pledges. DRS will issue approval letters to businesses that include the tax credit amount that a business may claim.

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. 

Organizations that submit a program proposal application are welcome to encourage businesses to consider sponsoring their program and inform them to submit Form NAA-02 when it becomes available on CT Department of Revenue Services’ website between September 15th and October 1st. The Form NAA-02 cannot be submitted before September 15th or after October 1st. 

Additional information about the Neighborhood Assistance Act for both organizations and businesses is available on the Department of Revenue Services’ website . If you have questions, you are also welcome to email me.