The GM On Main Street Grant Program will award six (6) $25,000 grants to nonprofit organizations and municipal government entities to implement innovative placemaking initiatives in their local commercial districts.
Donor Name: Main Street America
State: Selected States
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/02/2022
Size of the Grant: $25,000
Details:
Generously sponsored by General Motors (GM), this grant program aims to serve communities where many GM employees live, work, and play. As such, eligible counties were selected based on their proximity to GM facilities, so only certain counties in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, and Texas will be eligible for the program.
Criteria
- Placemaking-focused
- Proposed idea must be a local placemaking initiative located in a publicly accessible location in the downtown or commercial district. What they mean when they say placemaking.
- Innovation
- Proposed idea represents innovative, experimental, creative and/or entrepreneurial approaches to placemaking on Main Street.
- Inclusive
- Main Street America believes that Main Streets are for everyone. Proposed idea must be considerate and intentionally inclusive of the whole of the local community, regardless of race, age, ability, gender, religion, socioeconomic status etc., in both its design and execution.
- Feasibility
- Proposed idea is feasible given grant amount.
- Replicability
- Proposed idea is something that could be modeled and/or scaled for other Main Street programs to adopt and implement.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must be:
A 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(6) organization or a municipal government entity. Based in one of the counties where many GM employees live, work, and play and Eligible Counties are below.
- Georgia – Barrow GA, Carroll GA, Cherokee GA, Clayton GA, Coweta GA, DeKalb GA, Douglas GA, Fayette GA, Fulton GA, Gwinnett GA, Henry GA, Morgan GA, Spalding GA, Cobb GA, Forsyth GA
- Illinois – Madison IL, Monroe IL
- Indiana – Whitley IN, Allen IN, Marion IN, Howard IN, Lawrence IN
- Kansas– Johnson KS, Leavenworth KS, Wyandotte KS
- Kentucky– Allen KY, Warren KY, Edmonson KY, Butler KY
- Michigan– Eaton MI, Ingham MI, Lapeer MI, Livingston MI, Oakland MI, Ottawa MI, Shiawasse MI, Kent MI, Clinton MI, Macomb MI, Flint MI, Saginaw MI, Bay MI
- Missouri – Cass MO, Clay MO, Franklin MO, Jackson MO, St. Charles MO, St. Louis MO, City of St. Louis MO
- Ohio – Lake OH, Lorain OH, Medina OH, Cuyahoga OH, Geauga OH, Trumbull OH, Mahoning OH, Montgomery OH, Greene OH, Defiance OH, Lucas OH, Wood OH, Fulton OH, Ottawa OH
- Tennessee – Dickson TN, Maury TN, Rutherford TN, Sumner TN, Trousdale TN, Williamson TN, Wilson TN, Davidson TN
- Texas – Bastrop TX, Caldwell TX, Collin TX, Dallas TX, Denton TX, Ellis TX, Hays TX, Hunt TX, Parker TX, Rockwall TX, Tarrant TX, Williamson TX, Wise TX
Program Terms and Conditions
Grantee will be required to:
- Report periodically to MSA on the implementation of the projects and their local impact. Note: report format and further instructions will be provided after grantees are selected.
- Monthly, Grantee will report program progress status.
- For the Final Report, Grantee will report:
- Local dollars raised or leveraged as a result of the GM On Main Street Grant Program
- New partnerships created as a result of the GM On Main Street Grant Program
- Any replication of their grant-winning ideas in other communities.
For more information, visit Main Street Grant Program.