Here’s AN EMAIL you can copy and send (SEE PREVIOUS PAGE FOR CONTACT INFORMATION)

Dear Sen. [INSERT NAME],

I’m a resident of [YOUR DISTRICT] writing to urge your support for the Yaw/Miller NAP Memo, SCO1444, a cosponsorship memo announcing the intention to sponsor the Senate companion bill to Rep. Abney’s HB 1429. This critical bill would mirror the language in Abney’s legislation and aim to achieve the following:

• Increase the NAP tax credit support from $36 to $72 million.

• Raise the Neighborhood Partnership Program, or NPP, to 95%, the Special Priorities Program, or SPP, to 90%, NAP to 65% and the Charitable Food Program, or CFP, to 65%.

• Double the corporate contribution limit to $2.5 million.

NAP is the lifeblood of Pittsburgh’s community development system. It enables many of our community development corporations and community-based organizations to carry out innovative, neighborhood-transforming programs that attract private dollars to multiply public investment. This true public-private partnership needs more resources to continue and expand this great work.

Additionally, the credit rate scales should be brought to parity with the Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program to improve its attractiveness to the tax credit investor. Supporting this will increase the NAP tax credit pool and do just that. 

For all these reasons, I urge you to please sign onto SCO1444 and commit to increasing the state’s investment in the NAP.