Two southeast Kansas communities were chosen to receive grants as part of the Union Pacific Kansas Main Street Recovery Fund. The fund is a grant program to support the economic recovery of Kansas downtowns and commercial districts impacted by COVID-19.

 

Independence Main Street will receive $3,000 to support downtown marketing and promotional initiatives, as well as technical support from the National Main Street Center’s Field Services team. Independence Main Street will also use grant funds to offer a Main Street gift card promotion, providing shoppers with gift cards for money spent downtown.

 

Downtown Parsons will also receive $3,000 to support their commercial district marketing efforts.

 

Grant project ideas were judged based on how they would contribute to commercial district recovery efforts, as well as their community impact after the initial project implementation.