The Four P’s of NAP Applications

Place

NAP activities must be place-based. The focus is on applying the NAP criteria within a neighborhood in a Distressed Area.

• Where is it? Provide physical boundaries (street locations are ideal.) An entire county is too large an area to qualify.
• Who lives in the place you have identified? Provide relevant demographics such as population, level of unemployment, percentage of residents receiving public assistance, information on adequacy of housing, vacant buildings, crime and delinquency statistics, school dropout rate (See definition of “Distressed Area” in the Guidelines).

Problem

NAP activities must be specific to a problem which your organization seeks to address. For example, if you provide afterschool tutoring, the problem might be low educational attainment or a high dropout rate. If you are developing/renovating housing, the problem might be inadequate housing and a high rate of abandoned and dilapidated buildings. Tell us how the problem affects the place.

Project/Program

The description of your NAP project flows from the problem you have identified. What is the organization’s NAP project and how does it address the place and the problem you have identified? What do you plan to accomplish and how? (The organization’s regular operating mission is not specific enough to constitute the NAP project.)

Proposed Outcomes

What do you anticipate as the results of the project? What will the impact of the project be on the place and the problem identified in the application? What will change? How will you measure the impact and change?