Hope Downtown Network awards mini-grants

By Christy Burns, 01/25/23 8:55 PM

HOPE – Main Street Arkansas and the Hope Downtown Network recently awarded seven downtown businesses with eight mini grants that focus on restoration and preservation of downtown businesses. These recipients were chosen after an application process through Main Street Arkansas and the Hope Downtown Network. The funds are reimbursable for external and internal building improvements once the projects are completed. The community will begin to see progress made to downtown due to these grants. These grants totaled $6000 which were given in $500 and $1000 increments. Congratulations to the following:

Vintage Girls Boutique & More, Connie Lavender

Jeff’s on Main, Jeff Smith

Hope Opportunity Fund LLC, Stephen Harris

SWARK.Today, Mark Ross & Jim Hawley

Elm Street Marketplace, Barbara Noble

Ethel Mae’s, Arnetta Bradford

The Studio/Heather Clements Photography, Heather Clements

Main Street Arkansas works to strengthen and preserve historic downtowns and Main Street districts across the state. It provides technical assistance, resources, and ongoing education to local programs to help them implement and excel in the Main Street Four-Point Approach creating a vivid and vital sense of place. Hope Downtown Network became an Arkansas Downtown network program in 2018.