In the Spring/Summer of 2020 MainStreet Dayton was awarded the Tennessee Economic Community Development Placemakers Assess and Plan Grant to assist the organization in training and technical assistance.
August 2020—began six-month Assess Plan process.
January 2021—the final of three deliverables positioned Main-Street Dayton to create and offer new, coordinated entrepreneurs and small business services to serve the residents and small business owners to keep all downtown businesses and service providers in place and locate new entrepreneurs and small businesses in downtown Dayton
July 2021—MainStreet selected a location
MainStreet Dayton stands ready to receive the TNECD Place-makers Grant providing $100,000 for renovations and training.
379 2nd Ave, Built in 1938, Hosts 3,840 sqft