TIF Grants – Downtown URD

The Downtown Urban Renewal District was adopted by the Helena City Commission on October 20, 2019 per Ordinance  3242. This plan provides a vision, goals, and objective to improve Downtown in the URD area. Issues summarized in this plan include a need to update infrastructure and buildings to meet 21st century demand and safety, a need for pedestrian and bicycle continuity and connectivity, better wayfinding and gateways to downtown, more housing for a variety of income levels, and a need to retain and create business opportunities.

The URD VISION:  “To advance Downtown revitalization and the Downtown Master Plan vision by incentivizing private investment and fudning public infrastructure that improves the quality and value of downtown properties.”

Downtown URD Plan

TIF Grant application