Assistance on Main Street
Preservation is about more than saving old buildings — it’s about sustaining vibrant communities.
Maryland’s historic downtowns and Main Streets are centers of local life and economic vitality, using their historic character to attract residents, visitors, and businesses alike. Through the Assistance on Main Street initiative, Preservation Maryland provides targeted technical guidance and direct grant funding to help these communities plan, preserve, and prosper. From storefront improvements to strategic planning and events, the program equips local Main Street leaders with the tools they need to keep Maryland’s historic cores thriving across the Old Line State.
Current Assistance Programs Opportunities
Professional Services Assistance Program
This program provides funding awards of up to $7,000 to support costs associated with professional services for necessary pre-development studies and planning for the preservation, restoration, or rehabilitation of historic resources of Main Street Maryland communities. This program is supported by the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development.
The Application is NOW OPEN. Submitted applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
To learn more about the Professional Service Assistance Program or to ask questions about your application, please attend one of the upcoming Virtual Info Sessions.
Preservation Training & Curriculum
Through The Campaign for Historic Trades, Preservation Maryland provides free preservation curriculum for main street managers and staff to access resources and technical assistance. Current courses include Preservation Basics, Using the Standards (Secretary of the Interior Standards for Rehabilitation), and Preservation Funding. This program is supported in part by the PNC Foundation.
For more information please contact:
Christiana Limniatis, Program & Outreach Manager
Main Street Resources
A program of the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development strives to strengthen the economic potential of Maryland’s traditional main streets and neighborhoods. Established in 1998, Main Street Maryland consists of 34 designated communities.
Housed within the Mayor’s Office of Small and Minority Business Advocacy & Development, Baltimore Main Streets provide customized support and public resources to 9 districts across the city.
Begun by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Main Street American is a community revitalization program that helps build economic power in downtowns and neighborhood commercial districts through their signature Main Street Approach™ framework.
