Welcome to the National Association of Towns and Townships (NATaT) website

The National Association of Towns and Townships (NATaT) was formed more than 30 years ago to provide America's smaller communities, towns and townships, and other suburban and rural localities a strong voice in Washington, DC. Eighty-five percent serve communities with less than 10,000 people and nearly half have fewer than 1,000 residents. Nearly one quarter of all Americans live in rural areas, approximately the same percentage as live in central cities.

NATaT's purpose today, as it was then, is to champion fair-share federal funding decisions and to promote legislative and regulatory policies designed to strengthen grassroots local government. Since 1976, NATaT's staff and members have strived to educate lawmakers and other federal officials about the unique nature of small town government operations as well as the need for policies that meet the special needs of suburban and non-metro communities.