National Main Street Now Conference Scholarships

Through advocacy, education, and marketing, the New Mexico Coalition of MainStreet Communities (NMCMSC) provides support for local MainStreet organizations through program and policy development and lobbying for resources. To encourage continued growth and development of downtown revitalization programs throughout the state, NMCMSC will award TWO MainStreet professionals with a travel scholarship to attend the National Main Street Now Conference. To be eligible for the scholarship an individual must be an Executive Director or paid staff member of a New Mexico Accredited or Affiliated MainStreet Program. The scholarship is to be used solely for conference airfare and lodging costs associated with the trip and will be paid in advance in the amount of $1000. Payment of any other expenses is the responsibility of the scholarship recipient. The scholarship is made available by funds raised from the Silent Auction during the New Mexico MainStreet biannual conferences. 

Applications for Main Street Now Tulsa will open January 2026.

Past Scholarship Recipients

2025

Group of people celebrating on stage with a large screen in the background displaying an aerial view of Raton MainStreet in Raton, New Mexico. Some people are holding orange flags, and a vertical sign on the right reads 'NEW MEXICO.' Many individuals wear red shirts with '40 YEARS' printed on them.

Adrian N. Carver – Executive Director, Revitalize San Pedro Partnership

“Receiving the scholarship removed the single biggest barrier to participation—cost—by covering my conference registration, a substantial portion of travel, and lodging. Without that support, RSPP’s tight operating budget would have required us to forego attendance or divert funds from core programs such as façade‐improvement grants and community outreach events.”

David Scott – Executive Coordinator, Alamogordo Main Street

“It was totally worth it. Go to as many seminars as you can, and just breathe in what everyone around the country is doing. Be open and reflective, get ideas, become inspired, reignite your motivation. Go home and use what you learned to improve and grow your organization. Every one of us should want our mainstreet to be the best one!”