Main Street

MAIN STREET CENTERVILLE OPEN 4 BUSINESS GRANT APPLICATION NOW AVAILABLE (due March 29th)

The application for the Main Street Centerville Open 4 Business grant is now available!ย 
The details:
๐ŸŒŸ You must be in the Main Street Centerville district to qualify for this grant (Centerville Square and one block off in any direction)
๐ŸŒŸ Thank you to our four local sponsors for your continued support!ย  Iowa Trust & Savings Bank, US Bank, Community 1st, and Farmer’s Bank of Northern Missouri (Centerville).
๐ŸŒŸThis is a competitive grant.ย ย 
๐ŸŒŸONE business will receive a local grant of $1000, then will continue the grant process to submit to the state level for a chance to win $20,000!
๐ŸŒŸ Eligible expenses: Inventory, equipment, marketing, computers, software upgrades.
๐ŸŒŸ Ineligible expenses: Rent, utilities, remodeling, vehicles, payroll for employees.
๐ŸŒŸ Businesses must have been in operation since May 1, 2023.
๐ŸŒŸ The Main Street Centerville Economic Vitality Committee is having a workshop session for this grant on March 6th 5-6pm. If you have questions or want to know if your project is a good fit, we recommend attending that!

Click Here To Download the Open 4 Business Grant Application

MAIN STREET CENTERVILLE FACADE & SIGNAGE GRANT APPLICATION NOW AVAILABLE (due March 29th)

The applications for the Main Street Centerville Signage & Facades grants are now available! After being able to help fund 10 new signs in downtown Centerville last year, we expanded this year’s grant to cover both updated signage & facades! The details:
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๐ŸŒŸ You must be in the Main Street Centerville district to qualify for this grant (Centerville Square and one block off in any direction)
๐ŸŒŸThis is a competitive grant. Not everyone who applies is guaranteed funding.
๐ŸŒŸSignage requests can be up to $1,000
๐ŸŒŸ Facade requests can be up to $3,000
๐ŸŒŸ The Main Street Centerville Design Committee is having a workshop session for this grant on February 2nd 8am-9:30am. If you have questions or want to know if your project is a good fit, we recommend attending that!

Click Here To Download Signage Grant Application

Click Here to Download Facade Grant Application

YEAR IN REVIEW: 2022

MISSION

Main Street Centerville builds the value and appeal of downtown by supporting business development, promoting a positive image and rehabilitation of the historic core of the community.ย  Our organization uses an inclusive approach to involve all stakeholders, through community involvement, volunteerism both private and public.

ABOUT MAIN STREET IOWA

For almost three decades, Iowa’s Main Street communities have made a commitment to the long-term revitalization of their historic commercial districts. Using the Main Street Four Point Approach, local leaders have implemented practical management strategies producing fundamental changes in Iowa’s Main Street.

The Main Street Four Point Approach was developed in 1977 by the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Main Street Center. Its primary purpose is to establish historic commercial districts as economically-viable centers of commerce through comprehensive, incremental and coordinated work in four key areas: organization, promotion, design and economic restructuring.

In 1985, the Iowa Legislature adopted the National Main Street Center’s model and established Main Street Iowa as a program of the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IDEA). Today, Main Street is the premiere program of the Iowa Downtown Resource Center and is the one of most successful state programs in the nation.

4-POINT APPROACH

Promotion
Encourages a community to focus on the district as a source of community pride, social activity and economic development potential.

Committee members include:ย  Stacy Walker (Chair), Susan Brauman, Amy Tubbs, Lindsey Varese and Hope Susin, & Jill Whisler.

Design
Utilizes appropriate design and preservation concepts, to enhance the visual quality of the district (buildings, signs, window displays, landscaping and environment).

Signage Grant Application – due March 29th

Facade Grant Application – due March 29th

Committee members include:ย  Jeff Burns, Nichole Cox (Chair), Bob Evers, Debbie Robinson, Michael Thomas and Nancy Bennett, Dane Blozovich and John Cosby .

Economic Vitality
Diversifies the historic districtโ€™s economy by identifying potential market niches, finding new users for vacant or under used spaces and improving business practices.

Building Inventory Form for Downtown Centerville

Main Street Centerville Open 4 Business Grant

Committee members include: Jason Fraser, Dustin Harvey, Brad Dittmer, Jennifer Haden, Rory Heims and Adam Sankot (Chair).

Organization
With coordination by a paid program director, organization brings together the public sector, private groups and individual citizens to work together more effectively.

Committee members include: Ed Cox, Michael Matthes, Melissa Johnson (Chair), Cheryl Finch, Delaney Evers and Melissa Arnevik.

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