Eligible Projects

Eligible Projects. The intent of the Act is to make grants available to selected Main Street Designated Community programs for projects that will lead to the revitalization of Mississippi’s downtowns. Eligible costs for the expenditure of grant funds include the acquisition of land and any improvements thereon, preservation of historic downtown structures and sites, and initiatives that will produce a revitalization to the economy of the historic downtown areas. Projects must have the potential to generate increased economic activity in the region. The MMSA will consider projects in relation to the following criteria: A. The demonstration of local financial need; B. Projects that demonstrate high local impact; C. Projects that produce a high level of public benefit; D. Projects that demonstrate best practices in preservation; E. Projects that will have local administration and implementation capacity; F. The distribution of geographic size and location of the project; G. Projects that will be completed on time; and H. Whether the community in which the project is located has not received funding under this section for the previous year.