Notice

Main Street Matter Awards Announced

May 27th, 2026

A full list of the Main Street Matters funded projects is available, including these highlights:

Allegheny County

$1,000,000 to the Hill Community Development Corporation to renovate a portion of the historic New Granada Building located in the Hill District in Pittsburgh. The Hill Community Development Corporation proposes to develop a cafe, kitchen, theater, and lounge space on the first floor of the New Granada Building.

Centre County

$80,000 to the Downtown State College Improvement District for the implementation of a facade improvement program. The facade program will focus on exterior enhancements that will help modernize and stabilize aging commercial properties.

Erie County

$850,000 to the Erie Downtown Development Corporation to construct the Flagship City Commons small business incubator in Erie. The Erie Downtown Development Corporation will restore the Flagship City Commons on North Park Row, a block of older, under-utilized buildings listed in the National Register of Historic Places, into 40,000 square feet of affordable retail and office space.

Lackawanna County

$273,758 to Dickson City Borough to renovate the Dickson City Delaware & Hudson Railway Station and its surrounding grounds. The project will rehabilitate the railway station into a community hub by restoring the roofing, siding, windows, doors, paint, and lighting.

Northampton County

$1,000,000 to Bethlehem City for the Gateway on 4th mixed-use project located in the Southside neighborhood. The City, through developer Pennrose, LLC, proposes to construct the first phase of a two-phase development project which will replace 1.54 acres of underutilized, blighted land with a mixed-income housing and commercial space with a total of 120 housing units.

Philadelphia County

$1,000,000 to Xiente for phase two of the Mi Casa rehabilitation project in the Norris Square Neighborhood of Philadelphia. The project will create affordable housing for families, creating 20 units of one-, two-, and four-bedroom apartments. All units are covered by subsidies from the Philadelphia Housing Authority, which guarantees that no tenant pays more than 30 percent of their income.