Programs

  • Small Town Revitalization Workshops

    HELD EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS TO EDUCATE CITIZENS ABOUT WAYS TO REVITALIZE AND PRESERVE SMALL TOWN DOWNTOWNS AND NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL CENTERS.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Oct 1, 2021 – Sep 30, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $493.6K

  • Program 1 [2025]

    NETWORK: THE NETWORK IS AN INTRODUCTORY LEVEL FOR COMMUNITIES WHO CARE ABOUT THEIR HISTORIC DOWNTOWN OR NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT AND ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE MAIN STREET APPROACH. COMMUNITIES AT THIS LEVEL WILL RECEIVE ASSISTANCE FROM MAIN STREET ALABAMA ON ORGANIZING A PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO SHARE THEIR DESIRE FOR AN IMPROVED DISTRICT AND BEGIN NEEDED CONVERSAIONS. ONBOARDING NEW DESIGNATED MAIN STREET DISTRICTS: PROVIDING STRATEGIC PLANS, MARKET STUDIES, AND BRANDING QUARTERLY TRAINING AND ANNUAL MAIN STREET CONFERENCE: PROVIDE TRAINING TO ALL INTERESTED WEBINAR - PLACEMAKING AND PUBLIC ART PLANNING IN PERSON TRAINING - THE ECONOMICS OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION WEBINAR - MARKETING TIPS AND TACTICS FROM PHOTOGRAPHY TO SOCIAL MEDIA IN PERSON TRAINING - MOBILE WORKSHOP - ANNISTON, HEFLIN AND OXFORD LAB - MAIN STREET ALABAMA ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE ON MAIN STREET MAIN STREET 2.0 SERVICES FOR MAIN STREET PROGRAMS: CAPITAL STACKING - HOW TO BUILD THE FUNDING STACK FOR LARGER, MORE COMPLICATED PROJECTS IN MAIN STREET DISTRICTS DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT PLANNING - CONCEPTUAL PLANNING PROCESS THAT IS HOLISTIC IN NATURE, PROVIDES COPIOUS VISUALS BASED ON THE CURRENT AND EXPANDING MARKETS DISTRICT INVESTOR BUILDING - WORKING IN INDIVIDUAL DISTRICTS TO IDENTIFY A POOL OF RESOURCES FOR PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT IN THE DISTRICT. AL SPARK: A MAIN STREET ALABAMA INITIATIVE TO ENERGIZE EMERGING AND GROWING BUSINESSES IN DESIGNATED MAIN STREET ALABAMA DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE. WERE ABLE TO PAY OUT 210,000 WORTH OF MARKETING GRANTS, AND AN ADDITIONAL 350,000 WORTH OF SMALL BUSINESS GRANTS ACROSS THE STATE OF ALABAMA.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Oct 1, 2024 – Sep 30, 2025
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $2.1M