Enterprise Zone Designation
Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development
Who can apply
Eligible entities to apply for a designation include: Units of local government to include counties, cities, boroughs, townships, towns, and home rule municipalities; Redevelopment authorities and authorities; Nonprofit organizations to include economic development organizations; Community development corporations; and Business improvement districts, neighborhood improvement districts, downtown improvement districts, and similar organizations incorporated as authorities.
About this opportunity
Offers communities the opportunity to designate areas of a municipality or region for targeted investment and development for a period of five years. Designation includes the identification of specific needs for investment and/or development and the design and/or implementation of a strategy to address those needs. Applicants may request designation for an Enterprise Zone (EZ). An EZ focuses on the deteriorated, distressed, and blighted industrial or manufacturing areas of a community.