Main Street Arkansas Update - May 12, 2008

NEXT MSA QUARTERLY TRAINING – JULY 29-30, HARDY
TOPIC: MAIN TO MAIN (HOW CAN WE REPLICATE THIS IN AR?)
SPEAKER: LEON STEELE, MAIN TO MAIN COORDINATOR, LOUISIANA MAIN STREET
- THIS TOPIC HAS BEEN REQUESTED BY NEARLY ALL OF OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AFTER LAST YEAR’S DESTINATION DOWNTOWN CONFERENCE

INVOCES FOR GRANTS AWARDED THIS FISCAL YEAR DUE IN OFFICE MAY 30 – NO EXCEPTIONS!

MSA GRANT APPLICATIONS (SLIPCOVER & DTR) DUE IN OUR OFFICE MAY 23 – NEXT FRIDAY!

OCTOBER 6-8, DESTINATION DOWNTOWN, BAY ST. LOUIS, MS
October 21-25 - National Trust for Historic Preservation Conference, Tulsa, OK

ARKANSAS’S 6TH ANNUAL GREEN BUILDING’S CONFERENCE – MAY 19-20, HOT SPRINGS www.sustainablearkansas.com

Main Street Arkansas Calendar May 12-16, 2008
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MONDAY Nancy, out
TUESDAY Mark & Susan – Window Display Workshop, SoMa; Nancy, out
WEDNESDAY AHPP CLOSED – TEAM BUILDING
THURSDAY AHPP CLOSED UNTIL 1PM – TEAM BUILDING
FRIDAY Caroline – out
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IN THIS ISSUE
Heber Springs Flooding
AR Biz Article on Rehab of AR Studies Institute Building
LR Land Bank Active
3 Grant Related Links
NTHP’s Moe on You Tube.


Downtown Heber Springs Flooding Photos:
http://thesuntimes.mycapture.com/mycapture/folder.asp?event=508785

Arkansas Studies Institute Rehab in the LR River Market area Costs More than Expected
http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aID=104936.89376.117060&k=%22bobby+roberts%22
- a careful read of this article will finds some comments about how the space would have made a better parking lot. Responses from the AHPP & HPAA have been written and submitted to the Editor.

LR’s Land Bank Becomes Active
http://www.todaysthv.com/news/news.aspx?storyid=65249
- read more about the Land Bank in Mayor Stodola’s State of the City Address here:
http://www.todaysthv.com/news/news.aspx?storyid=64961

Bank of America Launches New Website for Nonprofits
Bank of America Philanthropic Management
Bank of America Philanthropic Management administers a wide variety of discretionary charitable foundations. The bank has launched a new site that provides nonprofit organizations seeking support with detailed information about the grantmaking focus of approximately 70 foundations. The site offers details about these foundations, including their missions, application procedures, proposal deadlines, and contact information. Currently, the site is an introductory portal for foundations distributing charitable grants in the following states: Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island. Visit the website listed above to review the new site.

Support for Affordable Housing Projects in the U.S. and Canada
Home Depot Housing Impact Grants Program
The Home Depot Housing Impact Grants Program supports affordable housing projects in the U.S. and Canada built or preserved with environmentally friendly, efficient, and durable materials that increase energy and water efficiency, improve indoor air quality, and reduce maintenance costs. Grants range between $500 and $3,000. Preference will be given to requests that engage community stakeholders and result in building or rebuilding houses and/or apartments that are affordable for individuals/families earning a modest income. Online applications must be submitted by June 15, 2008. Visit the website listed above to review program guidelines and take the eligibility quiz.
- worth investigating for upper-story residences in our downtowns

Collections Grant Opportunity
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=41630

Humanities Collections and Resources combines support for activities that were funded previously through two separate grant categories: Grants to Preserve and Create Access to Humanities Collections and Reference Materials Grants. The program also provides support for activities funded previously through the Division’s Research and Development category. The possibilities presented by advances in digital technology require a new grant category that encompasses the range of activities funded through the previous programs and encourages the development of digital methods and tools to increase the availability and long-term preservation of humanities collections and resources. Grants support projects that preserve and create intellectual access to such collections as books, journals, manuscript and archival materials, maps, still and moving images, sound recordings, art, and objects of material culture. To ensure that significant collections are preserved and available for research, education, or public programming in the humanities, applications may be submitted for the following activities: digitizing collections; arranging and describing archival and manuscript collections; cataloging collections of printed works, photographs, recorded sound, moving image, art, and material culture; preservation reformatting; deacidification of collections; and preserving and improving access to humanities resources in “born digital” form.

National Trust President Richard Moe’s Recent Interview on You Tube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcdjgLRjXg0