Services
NMMS promotes a community-driven process that brings stakeholders from all sectors together, inviting them to be proactive participants in the revitalization process. NMMS serves as a resource and support for network communities, providing professional technical assistance, resources, and information in community revitalization efforts to create healthy, sustainable downtowns. From the basics of the Main Street Approach® to advanced downtown development strategies, NMMS offers educational and specialized services to designated communities.
Communities work to identify key strategies that provide a clear sense of the priorities and direction for their revitalization efforts. We offer specialized assistance to network members through our team of Revitalization Specialists.
Our work supports rural economic development, public infrastructure, the cultural & creative economy, entrepreneurship, property improvements, historic preservation, resource development, and much more.
Services include:
| Education, training, and professional development |
| Local planning to guide economic revitalization projects |
| Community-based visioning, planning, and adopted District Master/MRA plans |
| Image development, branding, marketing, and graphic design |
| Financial tools and incentives to support local projects: Capital Outlay, LEDA, USDA, HUD, EDA, NMDOT, NMFA, etc. |
| Organizational capacity and performance |
| Business innovation resources and economic analysis |
| Fundraising and grantwriting |
| Public infrastructure and street improvements, pedestrian safety, traffic-calming, curb extensions, wayfinding, and landscape design |
| Building rehab, redesign, adaptive reuse, conservation and stabilization, building additions, and infill |
| Improvements to “Curb Appeal,” including signage, awnings, lighting, and general marketing to increase business traffic |
