Community Improvement Plan Incentives

Downtown Community Improvement Plan

Plan and location

• Downtown Community Improvement Plan (PDF)
• Downtown Campus Business Case Study (PDF)
• View a map of the Community Improvement plan areas

Application guides

Commercial Building and Facade Improvement Grant

• Commercial Building and Facade Improvement Grant (PDF)

To promote the restoration and improvement of the facades of commercial and mixed-use buildings, and promote the maintenance and physical improvement of existing buildings and properties. The Niagara Region is no longer participating in this program. Please contact us to confirm the total amount of grants you may be eligible for regarding your particular application. All incentives are subject to available funding.

Revitalization Grant

• Revitalization Grant (PDF)

To provide financial incentives to help offset the increased property taxes that result from the rehabilitation of downtown residential and commercial properties.

Residential Loan

• Residential Loan (PDF)

To provide a 0% interest loan to promote the conversion of non-residential buildings to residential use; upgrade of existing residential buildings to meet Building Code, Fire Code and Property Standards By-law; and construction of residential units on vacant properties. 

Note: The Niagara Region is no longer participating in this program. Please contact us to confirm the total amount of grants you may be eligible for regarding your particular application. All incentives are subject to available funding.

Historic Drummondville Community Improvement Plan

This Plan encourages redevelopment and private sector investment in the creation of new residential units and the rehabilitation of commercial buildings.

Plan and location

• Historic Drummondville Community Improvement Plan (PDF)
• Historic Drummondville Conceptual Urban Design Guidelines (PDF)
• View a map of the Community Improvement plan areas

Application guides

Commercial Building and Facade Improvement Grant

• Commercial Building and Facade Improvement Grant - Application Guide (PDF)

To promote the restoration and improvement of the facades of commercial and mixed-use buildings, and promote the maintenance and physical improvement of existing buildings and properties.  

Note: The Niagara Region is no longer participating in this program. Please contact us to confirm the total amount of grants you may be eligible for regarding your particular application. All incentives are subject to available funding.

Revitalization Grant 

• Revitalization Grant - Application Guide (PDF)

To provide a financial incentive to help offset the increased property taxes resulting from rehabilitating residential and commercial properties.

Residential Loan

• Residential Loan - Application Guide (PDF)

To provide a 0% interest loan to promote the conversion of non-residential buildings to residential use; upgrade of existing residential buildings to meet Building Code, Fire Code and Property Standards By-law; and construction of residential units on vacant properties.

Note: The Niagara Region is no longer participating in this program. Please contact us to confirm the total amount of grants you may be eligible for regarding your particular application. All incentives are subject to available funding.

Lundy's Lane Community Improvement Plan

This Plan encourages redevelopment and private sector investment in the creation of new residential units and the rehabilitation of commercial buildings.

• Lundy's Lane Community Improvement Plan (PDF) 
• Lundy's Lane Urban Design Guidelines (PDF) 
• View a map of the Community Improvement plan areas

Application Guides

Commercial Facade, Landscaping and Property Improvement Grant

• Commercial Facade, Landscaping and Property Improvement Grant (PDF)

To promote building rehabilitation and facade improvement of existing commercial and mixed-use (commercial/residential) buildings.

Note: The Niagara Region is no longer participating in this program. Please contact us to confirm the total amount of grants you may be eligible for regarding your particular application. All incentives are subject to available funding.

Adaptive Reuse and Motel Revitalization Grant Program

• Adaptive Reuse & Motel Revitalization Grant Program (PDF)

To provide a financial incentive through a grant to promote the conversion of existing vacant spaces or existing uses to new, more viable commercial uses.

Tax Increment Based Grant

• Tax Increment Based Grant (PDF)

To provide a financial incentive to help offset the increased property taxes that result from rehabilitating, redeveloping or developing buildings and properties. 

City Wide Brownfield Community Improvement Plan

This CIP supports studying and cleaning up old industrial properties that might be contaminated to prepare them for redevelopment.

Plan and location

• Brownfield Community Improvement Plan (PDF)
• View a map of Niagara Falls Brownfield CIP Project Areas

Application Guides

Environmental Study Grant

• Environmental Study Grant (PDF)

A grant to help offset the cost of conducting a Phase II Environmental Assessment, Remedial Work Plan, and/or Risk Assessments/Risk Management Plans.

Please note: the Niagara Region is no longer participating in this program. Please contact us to confirm the total amount of grants you may be eligible for regarding your particular application. All incentives are subject to available funding.

Rehabilitation Grant

• Rehabilitation Grant (PDF)

To provide a financial incentive in the form of a freeze of property taxes for up to five years to help offset the costs of remediation, and to provide a financial incentive in the form of an annual grant for up to 10 years after the Tax Assistance Program ends to offset the costs of remediation and redevelopment.

Niagara Gateway Economic Zone Community Improvement Plan

The purpose of the Gateway CIP is to stimulate new, sustainable investment by existing businesses and new businesses on employment lands in the Gateway Economic Zone by providing incentives in partnership with the Niagara Region.

Plan and location

Visit Niagara Economic Development for more information, including the evaluation process.

Application guides

Tax Increment Based Grant Program and Development Charge Grant Application

• Tax Increment Based Grant Program and Development Charge Grant Application (PDF)

A tax increment-based grant following completion of an eligible project involving development, redevelopment, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation or adaptive reuse of buildings and properties on employment lands to offset the increased taxes driven by higher property values resulting from the project.

Municipal Employment Incentive Program

• Municipal Employment Incentive Program (PDF)

It offers further incentives at the Municipal level for development that qualifies under the Tax Increment Based Grant Program, including planning application Fee waivers, building permit fee rebates, and study grants.