Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) and Neighborhood Assistance Program – Enterprise Zone (NAP-EZP) – May 30

Posted by PA Department of Community and Economic Development on April 8, 2025

The Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) and Neighborhood Assistance Program – Enterprise Zone (NAP-EZP) are both now accepting applications, and will close on Friday, May 30^th at 5:00 PM. Guidelines can be found on our website. Applications are submitted through the DCED’s Electronic Single Application (ESA).

2025-26 Program Notes

The beginning of the guidelines provides a statement of purpose for the program, as well as additions and changes for this year highlighting the Governor’s Economic Development Strategy and Commonwealth’s Housing Action Plan with corresponding project priorities for this year’s NAP application cycle.

New NAP Categories include ‘Community Civic Engagement’ and ‘Transportation’.

New SPP Categories include ‘Integrating Weatherization and Housing Rehab’ and ‘Healthcare Equity’

General Program Notes

NAP is a tax credit program to encourage businesses to invest in projects which improve distressed areas. The NAP program is exclusively for 501(c)(3) organizations and helps those nonprofits complete vital community projects by providing tax credits to businesses that contribute to those efforts. The goals of NAP are to provide resources to assist neighborhoods and communities with fiscal difficulties, encourage positive health outcomes, and address the safety and welfare of their residents. As a result, NAP encourages communities to pursue and achieve fiscal well-being and self-sufficiency. These Programs are intended to benefit low-income populations. Applicants’ proposed projects must not result in the displacement or forced relocation of low-income individuals or households.

Eligible NAP activities include Affordable Housing Programs, Community and Civic Engagement, Community Economic Development, Community Services, Crime Prevention, Education, Job Training, Neighborhood Assistance, Neighborhood Conservation, and Transportation.

Eligible projects must be geographically specific and serve a low-income population. Within the NAP program there are four subprograms – Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP)(65% tax credit), Special Program Priorities (SPP)(90% tax credit), Neighborhood Partnership Program (NPP)(90-95% tax credit) and Charitable Food Program (CFP)(65% tax credit).

PLEASE NOTE:   DCED has eliminated the solicitation plan process for this program. All contributor commitment letters must be included in the application at time of submittal, and the contributor must have filed the Electronic Tax Clearance Form for Tax Credits. Here are instructions for businesses on filling out this form.

Any contribution letters received after the application is submitted will not be considered for funding.

You can find EZP and NAP checklists, guidelines, previous awards, and other resources on the NAP webpage. There are now unique checklists for each of the NAP sub-programs. Please share this information with any relevant non-profit or business organizations.

Guidelines can also be directly accessed below:

• NAP
• EZP

The EZP is an incentive program that provides tax credits to businesses or private companies investing in rehabilitating, expanding, or improving buildings or land located within designated enterprise zones. EZP is a separate application process, and exclusively available to businesses. A listing of active Enterprise Zones can be found here.

As always please contact DCED with any questions. You can also reach out directly to DCED Customer Service Center at 1-800-379-7448 or 717-787-3405 if you have technical issues with entering your application or logging in to your account.