Main Street Siloam Springs recently received a $10,000 Downtown Revitalization Grant for projects to benefit the downtown area.
The grant was announced by Gov. Mike Beebe on behalf of the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage. The department awarded $2,043,454 in grants for projects in 33 Arkansas counties through its County Courthouse Restoration Subgrant, Historic Preservation Revitalization Grant, Certified Local Government Subgrant and Main Street Downtown Revitalization Grant programs.
The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program is the agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage responsible for identifying, evaluating, registering and preserving the state's cultural resources. Other agencies are the Arkansas Arts Council, the Delta Cultural Center in Helena, the Old State House Museum, the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center and the Historic Arkansas Museum.
General News on 07/23/2014