FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Evan Haddad
Public Information Officer
ehaddad@goed.nv.gov 775.684.9973
August 8, 2024
CARSON CITY, Nev. – Nevada Main Street, a program housed under the Rural Economic and Community Development Division of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED), has announced funding for nearly two dozen projects.
Nevada Main Street, which offers a holistic approach to downtown revitalization across urban and rural communities, funded 23 of the 40 requested projects as part of the 2024 Nevada Main Street Grant Program. At least one project was approved in each of the 16 communities that applied, totaling $662,955 in awarded funds. The projects include an historic landmark installation, façade improvement programs, high-visibility crosswalks and more.
“Nevada’s rural communities are the heart of our state, and the Nevada Main Street program is crucial in ensuring their growth and revitalization,” said Governor Joe Lombardo. “By funding these initiatives, we are fostering economic prosperity for our state. I am excited to see the transformative impact these projects will have across Nevada.”
Nevada Main Street facilitates historic preservation, community development, beautification and economic vitality. There are currently 28 Nevada communities participating in the program.
“With additional funding provided through the governor and legislature in the last session, Nevada Main Street was able to offer a grant program to local Main Street organizations for projects that will create positive change in their communities,” said Shari Davis, GOED’s director of rural economic and community development. “I am continually impressed by the creativity, tenacity and dedication of our Main Street organizations, and I’m looking forward to seeing the positive impact as these projects are completed.”
Here are the project grant awardees:
- Downtown Reno Urban Main Street,multi-purpose Main Street clean fleet – $45,442
- Eureka Main Street, Downtown sign project, downtown art installations – $18,734
- Main Street Fernley, Main Street Park high visibility crosswalks – $28,000
- Goldfield Main Street, Goldfield town square, Goldfield Gazette, and Goldfield town square fence – $32,901
- Hawthorne Main Street, The Plaza on Main Street – $49,353
- Jackson Street Alliance, modular office project – $50,000
- Main Street Boulder City, historic landmark installation – $38,000
- Main Street Gardnerville, façade improvement grant program, Heritage Park gardens, and open-air market – $50,000
- Main Street Winnemucca, Winnemucca mural, music festival – $50,000
- Mesquite Opportunities Regional Fund, Mesquite Corridor plan – $33,800
- MidTown Reno, MidTown welcome center – $45,000
- Moapa Valley Revitalization Project/Moapa Valley Main Street, Thomas Historic Community Garden – $50,000
- Tonopah Main Street, Downtown Park, storefront improvement grant – $49,722
- Virginia City Main Street, website development, community engagement program – $22,000
- Wells Main Street, complete Main Street retail center – $50,000
- White Pine Main Street, façade improvement program – $50,000
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About the Governor’s Office of Economic Development
Created during the 2011 session of the Nevada Legislature, the Governor’s Office of Economic Development is the result of a collaborative effort between the Nevada Legislature and the Governor’s Office to restructure economic development in the state. GOED’s role is to promote a robust, diversified and prosperous economy in Nevada, to stimulate business expansion and retention, encourage entrepreneurial enterprise, attract new businesses and facilitate community development.