Serving the High Plains
Serving the High Plains
Tucumcari MainStreet was one of 10 recipients of Resilient Community Fund grants for community and economic development projects.
Tucumcari MainStreet received a $2,500 grant for its FORGE, a tiered business accelerator program.
Connie Loveland, Tucumcari MainStreet’s executive director, said the program offers assistance to new businesses, including helping them identify potential customers and forming a marketing plan.
Awarded projects “have a clear and stated impact for new, innovative, or ongoing efforts to mediate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and/or economic recovery efforts,” stated New Mexico Main Street in a news release last week.
The New Mexico Resiliency Alliance, in partnership with New Mexico MainStreet and the McCune Charitable Foundation, awarded the grants.
Other awards went to MainStreet organizations in Barelas, Belen, Clovis, Deming-Luna County, Farmington, Harding County, Santa Rosa and Silver City. The Mora Creative Council also received a grant.
The Resilient Communities Fund provides financial support for locally driven, community-based, economic development projects in New Mexico’s rural and underserved communities. The Resiliency Alliance has awarded more than $350,000 in small grants since 2014. Investments have been matched locally by more than $1 million in cash or in-kind contributions and New Mexico Main Street’s professional technical assistance.
The 2021 Resilient Communities Fund grant priority areas include: community economic and entrepreneur development; design, urban planning, and placemaking; development of the arts, cultural, and creative economy; marketing, branding, and communications; outdoor recreation and environmental stewardship; projects that enhance food security; and organizational capacity-building.