The Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development’s Nevada Main Street Program announced six grants Thursday totaling $126,034 for six Nevada communities, including Gardnerville.
The Gardnerville Main Street program will receive $9,750 to establish a memorial wall to commemorate the dedication of Main Street volunteers. The wall will be located at Heritage Park.
In 2020 the Governor’s Office of Economic Development gave Gardnerville top tier recognition, designating it as a an Accredited Main Street America program.
Main Street Gardnerville was the first community to receive the Main Street designation in Nevada and is an Accredited Main Street America program.
“All of these projects will help create a sense of place and celebrate unique main street districts in each community,” said Patty Herzog, GOED Director of Rural Economic and Community Development.
Grants were awarded to the following communities:
Reno: Up to $30,000 for illumination of the ReTrac Plaza Mural.
Tonopah: $30,000 to install 3-D custom-made metal artwork on handrails along Main Street, and to paint an interactive 3-D-mural on the outside of the Tonopah Convention Center.
Wells: $17,000 for a “Paint the Town” project to restore historical paint colors to commercial buildings in the Main Street district.
Ely: Up to $20,400 for expansion of the Ely Mural Project that tells the story of “Where the World Met and Became One” highlighting the Ely Shoshone Tribe, a wildlife scene, and a depiction of a 1919 military convey.
Mesquite: $18,884 to install a public art feature and provide artistic wraps for utility boxes in partnership with the Mesquite Public Arts Commission.
All grant awards will be matched with local funding and donated services. Since 2019, Nevada Main Street has awarded 19 grants for $375,000 to support downtown revitalization.
The Nevada Main Street Program received a total of six applications from six communities requesting $135,634 in funding for placemaking projects.
Nevada Main Street takes a holistic approach to downtown revitalization that supports business creation and retention to support healthy and economically vibrant communities administered by GOED. The program provides a framework for communities to address the full range of issues and challenges facing traditional commercial districts.
