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Downtown Strong Grant February Update: Sweet Dreams Coming True

Read the newest update on the Downtown Strong Grant that Missouri Main Street Connection partnered with the U.S. Economic Development Administration to provide technical assistance to Missouri communities.

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Historic Assets: Does My Downtown Have Any?

Read the newest blog from Ben White, our Senior Program Specialist, on why identifying your Downtown historic assets is important.

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Marketing Heritage and Cultural Tourism Grant Community Highlights: Campbell

Read the newest update on the Marketing Heritage and Cultural Tourism grant that Missouri Main Street Connection partnered with the Missouri Humanities Council to strengthen heritage and cultural tourism in rural Missouri.

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Marketing Heritage and Cultural Tourism Grant Community Highlight: Cape Girardeau

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Main Street Upcoming Events

2023 Community Empowerment Grant Workshop

If your town has started a downtown revitalization program or is thinking about doing so, this grant opportunity may jump-start your plan. Missouri Main Street Connection (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.

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Downloadables

2023 Calendar

Service Directory

Community Empowerment Grant Workshop Flyer

Main Street Opportunities

"Doctor Is In"

Missouri Main Street Connection’s (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.

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Main Street Resource Library

Ensure you are a Missouri Main Street 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.

Investor Portal Here

Main Street 101 Training

Main Street 101 is a free online training series that provides flexible training on the Main Street Approach™ for new board members, volunteers, staff, and city officials. This tool includes 40-45 minute long modules that can be used for volunteer development, committee training, and leadership development. The training series includes various resources and guides to help a Main Street program with further committee development.

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Congratulations To Those Certified In February!

Fayette Main Street

Denise Haskamp

Canton Main Street Association

Jennifer Wood

Sedalia Main Streets

Lucas Richardson

This project has been funded in part by a grant from the Kemper Fund for Kansas and Missouri, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, USDA Rural Development, and Karen Bode Baxter.

Heritage Circle

Missouri Main Street Connection

is dedicated to creating and preserving

memories made by generations in our

historic downtowns.

You are invited to support Heritage Circle through a monetary donation. Your donation will have a lasting impact in the creation of memories in your community and many others. Your donation supports communities across Missouri and celebrates the importance of community culture, the value of local history, and embraces traditions that make each community irreplaceable.

Your donation can be made monthly or annually in whatever amount you choose. Please choose the frequency of your donation to Missouri Main Street Connection today by clicking on one of the buttons below.

As a gift of appreciation, you may receive an exclusively designed lapel pin, handmade ceramic mug, or other gifts that show our gratitude for your support in preserving your community.

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YOUR DONATION IS TAX DEDUCTIBLE. Missouri Main Street Connection is a statewide, 501c3, not-for-profit organization and is the leading statewide nonprofit organization devoted to preservation-based economic development. Through the Main Street America® movement and our partners, we empower community revitalization by celebrating, supporting, and sustaining Missouri historic commercial districts in both rural and urban settings.

Thank You to Our Heritage Circle Donors!

Ken & Gayla Roten

Bridgette & David Kelch

Margaret Waterman & Steven Hoffman

Russ Volmert

Bill Emmons

Bob Lewis

Christine & John Johnston

Robert Espeland

John Vietmeier

Thank You to our January & February Investors

Cities

City of Pleasant Hill
City of Byrnes Mill
City of Cameron
City of Potosi
City of Excelsior Springs
City of Mountain View
City of California
City of Mountain Grove
City of Reeds Springs
City of Boonville
City of Marthasville
City of Butler

Organizations

Main Street Kirksville
Pleasant Hill Historic District
Downtown Park Hills Association
Downtown Jefferson City
Warrenton Downtown Association
Stanberry Chamber of Commerce

Individuals

John Vietmeier
Kevin Edwards & Suzanna Edwards
Phil Estep
Dana Gould

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Missouri Main Street Connection is a statewide, 501c3, not-for-profit organization committed to fostering renewed vitality and sustainability in historic commercial districts across the state of Missouri.

Missouri Main Street Connection is an equal opportunity organization.