FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Evan Haddad
Public Information Officer
ehaddad@goed.nv.gov 775-684-9973
January 22, 2025
CARSON CITY, Nev. – The Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) announced today that its Nevada Main Street program has awarded 2026 grant funding to over two dozen projects across the state.
“The Nevada Main Street program delivers critical funding that helps keep our communities vibrant and economically strong,” said Governor Joe Lombardo. “By supporting these projects, we are fostering Nevada’s future and creating broad economic opportunities across the state.”
Nevada Main Street, which offers a holistic approach to downtown revitalization across both urban and rural communities, has funded 31 projects from 20 Main Street organizations in the amount of $425,517.
“Thanks to continued funding and support from the governor and legislature, GOED and the Main Street program are making positive changes throughout Nevada’s communities,” said Shari Davis, GOED’s director of rural economic and community development. “Nevada Main Street investments help small businesses grow, restore historic spaces, and create welcoming places where people want to gather. When our Main Streets thrive, the entire community thrives. This support is strengthening local pride, boosting economic activity, and ensuring our Nevada downtowns remain vibrant destinations for generations to come.”
The grant awardees are as follows:
- City of Henderson, gateway beautification – $25,508
- Downtown Reno Partnership, train trench bridge murals, and window paint murals for vacant storefronts – $20,000
- Goldfield Main Street, Goldfield Town Square bathrooms, and Main Street flag project – $21,916
- Hawthorne Main Street, bistro lighting and pole restoration, and façade improvement program – $19,182
- Jackson Street Alliance, picture facades and beautification – $9,995
- Main Street Boulder City, Historic District beautification – $21,900
- Main Street Caliente, Olson Senior Community Center benches – $2,839
- Main Street Fernley, Main Street Art Park improvements – $31,488
- Main Street Gardnerville, the Hub on Main, Heritage Gardens phase 2, and Wish Ewe Were Here sheep sculptures – $29,000
- Mesquite Opportunities Regional Fund, Mesquite Main Street Art and Identity Enhancement – $32,700
- MidTown Reno, mural and art matching program, and wayfinding signage system – $31,900
- Pahrump Valley Main Street, intersection beautification, and tourism kiosk art installation – $11,000
- Reno Brewery District, branding and digital presence – $20,000
- Reno Riverwalk District, placemaking banners – $8,500
- Tonopah Main Street, small business incubator and event space, and Mural Alley – $34,000
- Virginia City Main Street, Sazerac Lying Club/Comstock Tall Tales Competition, façade improvement, and “Then & Now” street scene exhibit – $29,106
- Wells Avenue District Reno, corridor beautification and safety initiative – $16,770
- White Pine Main Street, streetlight banners – $19,920
- Winnemucca Main Street, refurbish community garden – $15,000
- Yerington Main Street, façade improvement program, and historical markers – $24,792
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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.