If your town has started a downtown revitalization program or is thinking about doing so, this grant opportunity may jump-start your plan. MMSC offers a 60/40 matching grant that provides revitalization training and services from MMSC over two years. The workshop explains the Main Street Approach™ of revitalization and covers all details of the application process.

The next workshop will be on May 3rd.

MMSC is hosting an educational kick-off party and webinar for Preservation Month. Members of the MMSC Historic Preservation Committee: Dana Gould, SFS Architecture, and Karen Bode Baxter, Historic Preservation Specialist, will discuss the four one-pagers published by MMSC that include painting historic buildings, installing the right awnings and canopies, masonry work, and building maintenance. Each conversation will be accompanied with a case study to dive deeper into applying the information found in each historic preservation one-pager. Come learn, ask questions, and leave with practical applications to tackle common problems that can arise with historic downtown buildings.

Online Webinar on May 3rd at 8:30AM.

Many Main Street programs are looking for ways to fill vacant commercial spaces with quality businesses that enhance the region. To generate growth in your district, learn how leading Main Street programs utilize tools like incubation spaces, fabrication labs, and entrepreneurial training classes. This session will also discuss the development, funding, and outcomes of newer downtown growth strategies.

Emporia Main Street’s Director, Casey Woods, will share the organization's experience with these programs in their rural community in Kansas over the past sixteen years. The entrepreneurial journey begins with training classes, which have helped start or expand over 100 businesses in the region; to pitch events; Main Street managed incubator space; and finally a fabrication facility to support existing businesses and aspiring creators.

These concepts and their representative supporting elements will be discussed within the webinar.

Online Webinar on June 7th at 8:30AM.

People-Centered Revitalization is Community Vision in Action!

Join us for Missouri’s Premier Downtown Revitalization Conference. This year’s annual conference will inspire People-Centered Revitalization, through the framework of empowering attendees to transform the physical, social, economic, and civic components of your downtown and district to successfully create change. This conference is for attendees of communities of all sizes, rural to urban, that are dedicated to discovering the power in People-Centered Revitalization and how you can be a catalyst to create partnerships, build community, foster entrepreneurs, and boost the local economy while preserving and promoting the culture of your district and downtown.

I Spy...Great Work! will be part of the award nomination process again this year. Until May 1, 2023, MMSC encourages communities to submit as many entries through I Spy... Great Work! to highlight the great work happening downtown. Submissions to I Spy...Great Work! can then be nominated by the Main Street program for the Volunteer of the Year award by using the award nomination form to be reviewed by MMSC's award selection team.

Please read over the information within the I Spy...Great Work! form for more information.

Windows let light in, add architectural detail, and most importantly keep pollen outside. So, help your patrons with their allergies this season by working on your windows. Check out MMSC’s Professional Directory to connect with a window specialist who can assist in restoring your buildings windows.



Email Ben White at Ben@momainstreet.org to use the free Professional Directory to connect with window professionals for any restoration or maintenance services.

Ensure you are a MMSC investor to gain access to our Main Street Resource Library that hosts documents covering all areas of the Main Street Approach™.

Email Staci Cox at staci@momainstreet.org for more information about becoming an investor.

MMSC Historic Preservation Committee is accepting applications for its free “Doctor is In” consultation service open to MMSC’s top three tier Main Street organizations.



Whether it is an existing project or a new emergency with a downtown property, no preservation project is too big or small for MMSC’s Board and Advisory members to provide guidance, answers, and connections to assist you in accomplishing your districts preservation goals.

Learn more, review eligibility, and fill out the submission form on our website to have a consultation with the Doctors regarding your preservation project.

Contact Ben White at Ben@momainstreet.org if you have any questions.