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 B: Examples Of Successful NSP Projects

• Additional recreation staff
• After school tutoring
• Banners
• Blight elimination
• Block club formation
• Brochures
• Business development analyses
• Clean-up of vacant lots and public areas
• Code enforcement of littering, zoning, health regulations
• Communication in multi-ethnic neighborhoods
• Conservation of housing stock when coordinated with the City
• Crime prevention activities
• Educational materials on community issues (i.e : recycling, crime prevention)
• Electronic media
• Enhancement of existing educational opportunities
• Environmental impact studies
• Experts' and consultants' services
• Extension of recreation center hours
• Fact finding projects
• Flyers
• Fund raising in support of eligible activities
• Fund raising events
• Historic preservation
• Housing stock assessments
• Landscaping of vacant public areas
• Law enforcement/emergency response studies
• Leadership training, including travel to seminars
• Liability insurance to support eligible public service activities
• Membership recruitment activities
• Membership training
• Newsletters
• Painting of public structures
• Park benches
• Playground equipment
• Playground development, refurbishing
• Programming and materials for summer youth programs
• Programs that improve communication
• Promotional or educational events
• Promotional, educational videos
• Promotional material development
• Public signage
• Publicity materials
• Recreation center improvements
• Recycling initiatives
• Recycling feasibility studies
• Recycling promotional materials
• Resource materials for residents
• Resource development, research, planning tied to a specific project
• Special event security
• Summer education activities
• Tot lot and play area improvement
• Trash containers
• Watchdog operations
• Welcome signs
• Youth employment and training
• Youth leadership development programs/training