2022-2023 Louisiana Main Street Restoration Grant Now Open

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The 2022-2023 Louisiana Main Street Restoration Grant program is now taking applications!

The grant encourages historic downtown revitalization of commercial properties that are in designated Louisiana Main Street districts. According to Louisiana Main Street, the grant serves as an effort to promote community revitalization and stimulate economic growth and viability. It also looks to enrich cultural tourism and community reinvestment which improves community economic health by fostering renewed interest in shopping, working, and living downtown.

The grant is a reimbursement and matching funds grant that ranges from $2,500 to $10,000. The grant requirement is a dollar-for-dollar monetary match toward hard costs and the following are eligible to apply:


  • Property owners or tenants of commercially-zoned properties located within designated Louisiana Main Street districts as of December 31 of the calendar year preceding the application deadline.
  • Buildings must be at least 50 years old and must contribute to the significance of the local Main Street district. Buildings less than 50 years old may be eligible if they meet National Register criteria for exceptional significance as an integral part of a historic district that is listed or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. The local Main Street director will assist the applicant in determining if the building meets this eligibility requirement. Louisiana Main Street will make the final determination based on the support documentation submitted with the application.

Application intake opened on June 1 and the deadline is Sunday, July 31, 2022. Applications must be submitted online to Louisiana Main Street. Grant recipients should receive notifications by early September 2022 and all work associated with the project must be underway no later than 60 days after signing the grant agreement.

Grant-funded work must be completed by Sunday, April 30, 2023, in order to receive the grant monies and the deadline for reimbursement requests is Wednesday, May 30, 2023. Reimbursement requests must be filed with Louisiana Main Street using the reimbursement form included in the grant agreement.

Applications and supplemental materials must be submitted through the Submittable online grant application platform at www.submittable.com. A Submittable account is needed which is free of charge. After creating an account, visit the Louisiana Office of Cultural Development’s grant page to find a link to the Louisiana Main Street Building Grant to submit your application. Click here to download the application and guidelines.


Grant-funded work is required to comply with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation which is available on the National Park Service’s website. It is advised that applications and contractors become familiar with the above guidelines. For additional guidelines, visit nps.gov.

For questions or more information, contact Danielle Stein, Thibodaux Main Street Executive Director, at (985) 413-9886 or thibodauxmainstreet@yahoo.com.