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Program Guidelines

Wyoming Main Street is dedicated to providing Wyoming communities with the opportunities to strengthen local pride and revitalize historic downtown districts by utilizing the Main Street Four-Point Approach®.

In order to achieve this goal, the statewide coordinating program acts as a partner to communities by providing at no charge training, information, research, referral services, and technical assistance to communities throughout the state. Main Street success is built mainly through local commitment, initiative and follow-through.

If you would like us to present before elected officials or chambers of commerce in your community, contact us.

Options for General Assistance

For any individual or organization interested in revitalization, Wyoming Main Street provides:

Access to Information
Wyoming Main Street has an extensive lending library and resource files. Wyoming Main Street staff can also research our statewide and national resource network for information.

Help Getting Focused
Wyoming Main Street staff are trained facilitators, and can help get your revitalization organization or effort focused through strategic and work planning sessions.

Community Support
Wyoming Main Street offers local programs unlimited phone and e-mail consultations to provide information, guidance and support.

Wyoming Main Street Program Tier System

Some Wyoming commercial districts actively pursue the prestigious designation of a Certified Wyoming Main Street Program. A Certified Main Street Program must meet stringent criteria set forth by Wyoming Main Street as well as complete an application and pass an on-site assessment conducted by the state program.

However, Wyoming Main Street recognizes the wide diversity of communities throughout the state. Not every city, town or neighborhood engaged in revitalization is ready to pursue full Main Street certification.

In order to minimize local costs, effectively reach the entire spectrum of communities, and efficiently distribute technical assistance and resources, Wyoming Main Street offers three “tiers” of connection with the State program:

Certified Main Street Programs; download the application
Affiliate Community Programs; download the application
Aspiring Community Programs download the application

Each tier offers differing levels of support and assistance from the State program, according to the varied resources and needs of each individual community. The three tiers are described in the full Program Guidelines. For further explanation of the Technical Assistance benefits associated with each tier, please see the Technical Assistance Menu of Services.

Time Limitations and Program Notes

In order to encourage a vigorous, ongoing process of community revitalization, Wyoming Main Street requires that communities actively work toward “moving up” in the tier system. A program must move up from an Aspiring to at least an Affiliate program within 2 years, and from an Affiliate program to become a Certified Main Street Program within 3 years. Tier levels are re-evaluated by Wyoming Main Street staff during Annual Review sessions, and communities are mentored throughout the process to encourage and support them as they attempt to improve their communities.

It should also be noted that communities entering the second and third tiers will be referred to as Wyoming Main Street Affiliate or Aspiring Community Programs and the terms “Affiliate” and “Aspiring” describe the relationship between a community and the Wyoming Main Street program. It is only intended for use in public relations or educational communication, but not for marketing materials, public displays, signs or similar promotional tools, as this use could misleadingly convey that the community has achieved full Main Street designation – a hard won benefit of competitively selected communities.

Wyoming Main Street Program | 214 W 15th St. | Cheyenne, WY 82002
Telephone: 307.777.2934 or 307.777.6430
E-mail: mary.randolph@wybusiness.org or evan.medley@wybusiness.org
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