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Regional Enterprise Zone (REZ) - Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) Tax Credits

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Funding Amount

Varies by project ($450,000 - $2.4M+ announced in bulk awards)

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Regional Enterprise Zone (REZ) - Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) Tax Credits

Funder: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED) - Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP)

Administrator: Mon Valley Alliance (Certified Economic Development Organization)

Geographic Scope: Mid-Mon Valley Regional Enterprise Zone spanning 14 communities in Pennsylvania

Program Duration: Active through July 31, 2025

Award Amounts (Recent Examples):

  • $500,000 (2023) - Four Points Brewery & Brew Pub, Monongahela

  • $450,000 total (2022) - Two projects ($220,000 Morgan Excavating expansion; $230,000 Fratelli Partners industrial building)

  • $2.4 million total (2020) - Six projects

    • Program Purpose:
    Tax credits for projects that rehabilitate, expand, or improve buildings or land and create or retain family-sustaining jobs within the Enterprise Zone.

    Eligible Activities:

  • Building rehabilitation, expansion, or improvement

  • Land development and improvement

  • Job creation and retention projects

  • Industrial facility construction

  • Blight remediation

    • Recent Successful Projects:

  • Four Points Brewery & Brew Pub (2023) - $500,000 credit; $3M private investment; 45 new jobs

  • Morgan Excavating expansion in Speers Industrial Park (2022) - $220,000 credit

  • Fratelli Partners industrial building in Alta Vista Business Park (2022) - $230,000 credit

  • General Electric facility expansion and blight remediation in Speers (2020)

  • Two new industrial buildings in Fallowfield (2020)

  • Barchemy facility expansion in Donora (2020)

    • Track Record:
    As of 2023, total REZ tax credit awards: $3.675M
    Leveraged private investment: $30M+
    Jobs supported: Nearly 700

    Contact Information:

  • Jamie Colecchi, CEO & Regional Enterprise Coordinator

  • Mon Valley Alliance

  • Phone: 724-565-5637

  • Email: jcolecchi@monvalleyalliance.org

  • Address: 235 W. Main Street, Monongahela, PA 15063

    • Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    community-development

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