Erie City Revitalization & Improvement Zone
Erie's tax dollars, kept in Erie.
The Authority puts new tax growth from a 130-acre zone back into projects that rebuild Erie.
Check an address, file a report, propose a project or find a meeting.
Is your business in the CRIZ?
The zone covers about 130 acres, including the Bayfront, State Street and Parade Street. Enter an address or Tax PIN to see if it falls inside.
Annual reports are due June 15.
Businesses and contractors in the zone report certain state and local taxes once a year. No new taxes are paid with these forms, and free filing help is available.
- Due June 15
- No new taxes paid with the forms
- Free filing help
- 2025 reporting and information packetPDF
- Free filing support: what is due and what to bringPDF
- Tax reporting templateXLSX
Free help, by appointment: email us or call or text (484) 951-1289.
Have a project in the City?
New construction, renovations, infrastructure and equipment can qualify. Talk to the Authority early, before plans are final.
- Sponsor match: $1 for every $5
- Approval can take up to six months
Next board meeting:
The Authority is a public body. Agendas are posted 24 hours before each meeting, and minutes follow once the board approves them.
- Third Wednesday, every month
- Agenda posted 24 hours before
The district
130 acres
Including the Bayfront, State Street and Parade Street.
Projected
$15 million or more per year
Projected annual reinvestment once the district is fully phased in.
Up to
$816 million over 30 years
Projected tax growth reinvested in Erie.
How it works
One cycle, every year.
Select a step to see what happens and when.
Step 1 of 5
Businesses report
By June 15Every business in the zone files a state and local tax report once a year for the prior calendar year. No new taxes are paid with these forms, and free filing help is available.
Reporting resources →Step 2 of 5
Growth is measured
Compared to 2024The state compares the district's applicable tax revenue with the 2024 baseline year. Only the growth above that baseline moves to the Authority.
How the baseline works →Step 3 of 5
The state pays the Authority
November or DecemberThe PA Treasurer authorizes payment to the Erie CRIZ Authority in November or December each year.
How the money flows →Step 4 of 5
Projects get funded
Use it or lose itThe Authority reinvests the money in district projects through grants, loans and tax increment credits. Funds that go unused return to the state, so projects need to be ready.
What funding can pay for →Step 5 of 5
The district grows
The cycle repeatsNew construction and renovations add activity inside the zone. More tax growth above the baseline means more to reinvest next year.
Partner with us →Partner with us
Erie needs more projects.
CRIZ money that isn't put to work won't stay in Erie. If you own property or are planning a project in the district, talk to us early.
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Talk to us
Reach out before plans are final, so the timeline works for your project.
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Get approved
The Erie CRIZ Board and the State both review your project.
Can take up to six months -
Put it to work
Funds go to projects in the district. Funds left unused return to the state.
Prefer email? info@eriecriz.org
FAQ
Questions people ask.
A 130-acre district in Erie, including the Bayfront, State Street and Parade Street, where new tax growth is reinvested back into the district.
- Growth above a baselineOnly the growth above the 2024 baseline moves to the Authority.
- $15+M per yearProjected annual reinvestment once the district is fully phased in.
- Up to $816M over 30 yearsProjected tax growth reinvested in Erie.
No. No new taxes are paid with these forms, and free filing help is available.
- Who filesEvery business in the zone, once a year, for the prior calendar year.
- DeadlineJune 15 each year.
- Free filing helpBy email at info@eriecriz.org or by calling or texting (484) 951-1289.
The PA Treasurer authorizes payment to the Erie CRIZ Authority by November 4 of each year.
- Growth is measured firstThe state compares the district's applicable tax revenue with the 2024 baseline year.
- Only growth movesRevenue above the baseline is what the state pays to the Authority.
Money can pay for new construction, renovations, infrastructure and equipment inside the district, through grants, loans and tax increment credits.
- Equipment and infrastructureBoth qualify, and both are a real strength of the program.
- No housing on its ownState rules at this time do not allow funds for residential housing, unless the project is mixed-use, combining housing with commercial activity.
- Use it or lose itFunds that go unused return to the state, so projects need to be ready.
It can take up to six months. Projects must be approved by the Erie CRIZ Board and by the State.
- Two approvalsThe Erie CRIZ Board, then the State.
- Talk to us earlyReach out before plans are final so the timeline works for your project.