1. NNIP AND FEDERAL FUNDING The Business of Community Information
Kathy Pettit, The Urban Institute
May 13, 2011

2. Federal Funding Helped Many Partners with Early Technology
Technology Opportunities Program
Department of Commerce demonstration program for new technologies to provide public information
1994: Oakland
1999: Providence
2001: Minneapolis
2002: Indianapolis, Los Angeles
2003: New Orleans
2004: Program ends

3. Federal Funding for Cross-site Projects
Neighborhoods and Health: Building Evidence for Local Policy (2003)
Health and Human Services; 4 sites
Reentry Mapping Network (2006)
– National Institutes of Justice; 12 sites
Addressing the Foreclosure Crisis: Action Oriented Research in Three Cities (2009)
Fannie Mae/FHFA; 3 sites
Several more proposals not funded (NSF, USDA)

4. Sources of Funding for Local NNIP Partners, Fall 2009
Sources of revenue
Percent of partners (n=25)
State/Local Government
68%
Local Foundations
64%
National Foundations
48%
Other Nonprofits
Universities
44%
United Way
36%
Federal Government
32%
Commercial/Private Business
24%

5. Obama’s Federal Place-based Initiatives
Central to Obama urban policies; RFP focus on measuring need and progress
Neighborhood Stabilization Program (particularly NSP2)
Promise Neighborhoods
Sustainable Communities
Choice Neighborhoods
Many others...
Funding scaled back in 2011 budget, but still significant

6. How Do We Increase Federal Support for NNIP Network
and Local Partners?

7. Document NNIP Influence
Consolidated pages with mix of general NNIP references and local participation
Catalog of locations of major programs
Any interest in adding whether NNIP partners receive funding or participate without direct funding?
“Stories” of NNIP partners supporting federal programs

9. Increase NNIP Visibility
Participate in large federal conferences
Neighborhood Revitalization Conference (July 2011)
NIJ Crime Mapping (rescheduled - September 2011)
Federal Reserve Neighborhood Stabilization conference (Fall 2011)
Comment on draft RFPs by NNIP partnership
Other ideas?

10. Promote Peer Learning
Share proposal language about support and dissemination opportunities of NNIP network
Share federal proposal texts after-the-fact
Connect partners who are already working on the same initiatives
Organize webinars with tips from partner staff with successful track record
But challenge of helping potential competitors?
Other ideas?

11. Discussion Questions
What capacities do partners need to have in place to either apply for federal funding directly or be included in proposals from other organizations who are applying?
Are there any drawbacks or cautions to getting federal funding – directly or pass-through?
Do partners in cities already supporting certain place-based federal programs see value in networking with each other?  What are ways to communicate about common challenges and approaches?

12. NNIP AND FEDERAL FUNDING The Business of Community Information
Kathy Pettit, The Urban Institute
May 13, 2011