Kansas Main Street

Designated Communities

To become a Designated Kansas Main Street community, registrants must participate in a competitive, annual application process. This process includes attending our Application Workshop and attaining recommendation by the Review Team based on their evaluation of a community’s capacity to achieve success. The completed application must demonstrate:

• Public and private support for the program, as well as the capability of the applicant to successfully implement the local Main Street program.
• Financial capability to employ a paid professional director, fund a local Main Street Program, and support downtown-related projects.
• A cohesive and distinct variety of business activity conducted in a proposed Main Street Program area. 
• An interest in, and commitment to, historic preservation, specifically in the designated downtown district.

Affiliate Communities

This tier is a mark of distinction that reflects a commitment and dedicated efforts to building, growing, and sustaining successful downtown commercial district improvement efforts. Recognized by Main Street America (MSA) as an Affiliate member. Communities must participate in a competitive application process to earn initial KMS Designated status and annually complete the MSA Accreditation Self-Assessment. There are no fees associated with being an Affiliate Community. There are no fees associated with being an Affiliate Community.