Neighborhood Strategy Area (NSA) Demonstration: A Case Study Of Local Control Over Housing Development

The Neighborhood Strategy Area (NSA) Demonstration was established by HUD in 1978 to strengthen local neighborhood revitalization efforts by giving local governments control over Section 8 substantial rehabilitation allocations for use in designated target neighborhoods. In return, cities were to develop a detailed revitalization plan for these neighborhoods and propose a revitalization strategy which combined housing and community development resources, both public and private, in a mutually supportive way that would ensure that all of the neighborhood's revitalization needs would be met during the five year Demonstration period.