NSP Guidelines Index

• The origins and rationale for the creation of NSP.

• Purpose of the NSP and types of projects that are eligible for funding.

• Ineligible or unallowable activities (2.l)
• Conditions or funding limitations (2.2)

• Who is eligible to receive funds? (3.1)
• Responsibilities of participation (3.2)
• Appeals Process (3.3)
• Compliance with City Ordinance #220-1989 (3.4)

• Getting Community approval for the proposal (4.1)
• Deadlines and application forms (4.2)
• Accompanying documentation to be submitted with a proposal (4.3, 4.4)
• Help in preparing a proposal (4.5)
• Getting approval of the proposal (4.6, 4.7)

• Term of the contract (5.1)
• Number and amount of contracts allowed (5.2)
• Collaboration with other Community Councils (5.3)
• Interim, Final and "projected" Final Reports (5.4)
• Reimbursement/Payment (5.5, 5.6)
• Contract Amendments (5.7)
• Required Training (5.8)
• Service on the NSP Review Committee (5.9)

• Defining the role of the NSP Manager (6.1)
• Recommended job responsibilities (6.2)
• Required job responsibilities (6.3)

• To whom is the Review Committee responsible? (7.1)
• What is its purpose? (7.2)
• Composition of the Committee (7.3)
• Eligible Candidates for Chair and Chair Elect (7.4)
• Length and Commencement of Terms (7.5)
• Quorum Requirement (7.6)
• Committee Schedule (7.7)
• Approval process for proposals (7.8, 7.9, 7.10)
• Formal and Informal Amendments (7.11)
• Cancellation of contracts (7.12)
• Program monitoring (7.13)
• Committee operating procedures (7.14, 7.15, 7.16)
• Attendance policy and penalty for non-attendance (7.17)

• Role and responsibilities of Agency the City contracts with to administer NSP.

• Role and responsibilities of the individual whom the Agency designates as the primary staff person within the organization to manage NSP and interact with the City and the 51 Community Councils.

• Role and responsibilities of the City and/or its designated department(s) in overseeing the Agency's administration of NSP and monitoring the eligibility of Community Councils that participate in the program.

• List of eligible Community Councils as determined by the City.

• Partial listing of projects previously undertaken by Program participants.

Appendix A: Who May Participate

Each one of the 51 Cincinnati Community Councils listed below are eligible to participate in the program, provided the Conditions specified within the NSP Guidelines are met. Any additions or deletions to this list shall be pursuant to City of Cincinnati policy.

Avondale Community Council
Bond Hill Community Council
California Community Council
Camp Washington Community Council
Carthage Civic League
Clifton Town Meeting
Clifton, University Heights & Fairview Community Council
College Hill Forum
Columbia-Tusculum Community Council
Corryville Community Council
Downtown Residents Council
East End Area Council
East Price Hill Improvement Assn.
East Walnut Hills Assembly
East Westwood Improvement Assn.
English Woods Resident Council
Evanston Community Council
Hartwell Improvement Assn.
Heights Community Council
Hyde Park Neighborhood Council
Kennedy Heights Community Council
Linwood Community Council
Lower Price Hill Community Council
Madisonville Community Council
Millvale Residents & Community Council
Mt. Adams Civic Association
Mt. Airy Town Council
Mt. Auburn Community Council
Mt. Lookout Civic Club
Mt. Washington Civic Association
North Avondale Neighborhood Assn.
North Fairmount Community Council
Northside Community Council
Oakley Residents Association
Over-the-Rhine Community Council
Paddock Hills Assembly
Pendleton Neighborhood Council
Pleasant Ridge Community Council
Price Hill Civic Club
Riverside Civic & Welfare Club
Roselawn Community Council
Sayler Park Village Council
Sedamsville Community Council
South Cumminsville Community Council
South Fairmount Community Council
Spring Grove Village Community Council
Village of Roll Hill Community Council
Walnut Hills Area Council
West End Community Council
Westwood Civic Association
Winton Hills Community Council