NNA LEGISLATIVE DAY 2014 Meeting with Congress: -Logistics -Priorities and Talking Points

NNA LEGISLATIVE DAY LOGISTICS Tuesday, April 1, :00 PM – All Day: Check-in, pick up packets (look for NNA Legislative Day Registration table) Wednesday, April 2, :00 – 9:00 AM: Breakfast briefing/pick up packets (Doubletree, Washington Ballroom) 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM: Capitol Hill visits (lunch on your own); use Metro 5:00 PM: Reception on Capitol Hill (Senate Russell Building, Room 325)

NNA LEGISLATIVE DAY PACKETS What’s Included in Your Packets? Included and waiting for you:  NWA Facts Sheets  State Impact – One Pagers (very important)  State Impact – Detailed One Pagers  State Impact – Infographic (new)  Talking points for NNA’s priorities  Map of Capitol Hill You must bring:  Local information; e.g. local economic impact reports, brochures, newspaper articles, recent achievements, statistics and data about programs, anything to help tell your story (especially around NNA Day priorities)

NNA LEGISLATIVE DAY 2014 PRIORITIES (2) All under banner of 1)NWA “Core” Appropriation 2)Your Next Most Important Local Funding (e.g. Rural, NFMC, GSE reform, Housing Counseling, CDFI, CDBG, HOME, other)

GENERAL TALKING POINTS All Members (Republican and Democratic)  Jobs: let members know how you create jobs (cite data sheets)  Leverage: explain how NWA funding triggers private and public leverage  NWOs = Small Businesses: Let members know you’re a small business that hires local contractors, puts people to work, invests in local communities  Thank You: thank your members for the increase to NWA’s FY 2014 appropriation (whether they voted for it or not)

(1) NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT (D/B/A NWA) APPROPRIATION  NNA supports level (2014) funding for FY 2015  $204.1 m total for NWA (versus $182 m President request)  Explain using talking points:  Jobs: your work creates jobs; you hire people, engage architects, legal, accountants, etc.  Leverage: NWA funding brings private sector resources to the table  Quick Deployment: NWA allocates funding quickly; NWOs leverage and push that funding immediately into projects and local economies  Small Business: NWOs = not-for-profit businesses  Data: Refer to your data sheets – make it local  Encourage support (to do’s):  Senate: sign on to Senator Leahy Dear Colleague by April 2 nd  House: thank them for signing Representative Fudge Dear Colleague (deadline: March 28 th )

(2) NEXT MOST IMPORTANT FUNDING  FY 2015: NWO supports funding (FY 2014 enacted or FY 2015 President request -- whichever is greater) for [fill in the blank] for FY 2015  This funding is critical to local communities  This funding enhances NWA funding  Jobs  Leverage  Local Small Business

PROPOSED FY 2015 FUNDING LEVELS For full funding chart visit:

HOME MATTERS 1 ST BIRTHDAY PARTY When: 5pm-6:30pm Where: Senate Russell 325 Special Toasts by: HUD Secretary Donovan Senator Leahy Congressman Price NeighborWorks America Habitat for Humanity Home-Free USA Enterprise Community Partners Citi Community Development Wells Fargo Foundation National Housing Conference National Low Income Housing Coalition

NNA LEGISLATIVE DAY Dave Brown, Amy Kathman,