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MainStreet Program:
1100 St. Francis Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87505
505.827.0168
News & Events
New Mexico MainStreet Institutes
Annually, the New Mexico MainStreet Program offers intermediate-level training Institutes in topics such as planning, design management, historic preservation, economic development, and tourism. These MainStreet Institutes feature specific topics that address the general areas of the Four Points, fundraising, and grant writing. The Institutes are geared toward MainStreet managers, board members, and committee members but are open to representatives of non-MainStreet communities.
For more information on any of these Institutes, contact Meghan Bayer, meghan.bayer@state.nm.us.
Grant Writing
March 24, 2010 (3 days) — Santa Fe
Member fee: $175.00, Non-member fee: $175.00
The Economic Stimulus Package means vastly increased funding not only for infrastructure projects that create jobs, but major increases in funding for education, law enforcement, fire departments, health clinics and hospitals, rural development and rural community facilities, housing, broadband, social services, CDBG, elderly, arts, small business, Indian affairs, and many other areas. Learn how to find and compete for these funds. Funding will end up being awarded to those who are actively pursuing these grants, while the rest of us will wonder what happened. Learn how you can get your share of funding for your agency or organization!
Location: McCune Charitable Foundation 345 East Alameda Street Santa Fe, NM 87501
Final date for registration: March 19, 2010
Registrations postmarked after March 1, 2010 will be $175 per person. Space is limited, and registrations will be honored on a first come, first served basis. The registration fee is non-refundable, and checks should be made out to “Friends of New Mexico MainStreet.” Registration does not include transportation, lodging, or food.
Download Flyer for Complete Details
Registration Available Online
Ready. Set. Recruit! Real Strategies for Cultivating Place, Investment and Entrepreneurs
April 23, 2010 (1 day) — Las Cruces, New Mexico
Member fee: FREE, Non-member fee: $50.00
There are no easy business recruitment formulas for MainStreet. We do know that success takes a creative mixture of stage setting, pump priming, market analysis, strategic planning, networking, marketing, economic gardening, a lot of hard work, persistence, and a pinch of luck. Every community needs to formulate its own recipe. But, you don’t need to start from scratch – This day-long workshop gathers national and local experts who’ll share their proven concoctions. You’ll be equipped with all the key ingredients to launch your own successful business recruitment program.
Location: Branigan Cultural Center 500 N. Water Street Las Cruces, NM
Final date for registration: April 14, 2010
Non-MainStreet representatives, your $50 registration check must be received at the address below to guarantee your space. Please make your check out to Friends of New Mexico MainStreet. Economic Development Department New Mexico MainStreet Joseph Montoya Building PO Box 20003, Santa Fe, NM 87504
Download Flyer for Complete Details
Registration Available Online
Publications
New Mexico MainStreet releases two major publications a year, a newsletter and an Annual Report. Distributed in January, the newsletter covers specific projects or endeavors that MainStreet communities have been involved with or may be interested in learning about. The Annual Report, distributed in July at the end of the fiscal year, contains comprehensive information about program activities, community reports and year-end financial statistics. For the most recent versions of each, please click below.
- January 2010 Newsletter (PDF)
- January 2008 Newsletter (PDF)
- January 2008 Newsletter (PDF)
- January 2007 Newsletter (PDF)
- 2008 Annual Report (PDF)
- 2007 Annual Report (PDF)
- 2006 Annual Report (PDF)
Meetings
The New Mexico MainStreet Program meets four times a year, with each quarterly meeting having a different theme or topic of discussion. The location within New Mexico varies but representatives from all participating communities are required to attend. The Winter Quarterly is held in Santa Fe in late January in conjunction with the state legislative session. The spring quarterly is usually attendance at the National Main Streets Conference, to be held next March (2009) in Chicago. The summer and fall quarterlies and are held in MainStreet communities throughout New Mexico on a rotational basis.
The next New Mexico MainStreet quarterly meeting will be held in Los Alamos on October 7-9, 2008. For more information, please contact Julie Blanke at 505.827.0363.
Awards Archives
New Mexico MainStreet holds its annual awards celebration in conjunction with its summer quarterly. Awards are presented to deserving communities, partners, and local businesses that have shown outstanding accomplishment in downtown revitalization and all areas of the four-point approach.
- List of Awardees from the 2008 Ceremony (PDF)
- List of Awardees from the 2007 Ceremony (PDF)
- List of Awardees from the 2006 Ceremony (PDF)
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