Achievement recognition and a chance to secure $5,000 to implement a downtown project?! Call to action: Throw your hat in the ring!

We are now accepting 2020 Virginia Merit Award Nominations and applications for the Main Street Idea Pitch.

Virginia Main Street invites you to submit Merit Award Nominations for outstanding achievements in comprehensive downtown revitalization efforts.  Awards will be presented on July 29 during the 35th anniversary celebration and awards dinner at the 2020 Downtown Intersections conference in Bristol, Virginia. Award recipients also receive a scholarship to the National Main Street Center’s 2021 Main Street Now Conference.  Nominations are due April 1.  Find out more information here.

Do you have an idea for a new Main Street project you would like to start? Are you positive it is something that will be a slam-dunk success?  Then you do not want to miss the third annual Main Street Idea Pitch competition, also on July 29 at the 2020 Downtown Intersections conference in Bristol, Virginia. It is an opportunity to secure a $5,000 grant award to implement the idea. Applications are due May 1.  Find out more information here.