The City of Crossville has been designated as a member of the Tennessee Downtowns Community Program.  Tennessee Downtowns is an affiliated program of Tennessee Main Street and was designed to help communities fully understand what it takes to embark on a comprehensive revitalization effort for their downtown.  Using the proven National Main Street Center’s Four-Point Approach® to downtown revitalization, this 24-month program coaches selected downtowns and their steering committees through the steps of launching an effective revitalization effort.  Space in this program is limited and highly competitive. Program activities include training, site visits, regional workshops, webinars, technical assistance and an innovation project grant.

To participate in Tennessee Downtowns, communities must:

• Define a project area concentrating efforts on a traditional commercial district that is typically at least 50 years old.
• Have a designated five-member volunteer steering committee dedicated to going through the training and program process.
• Have a designated non-profit 501(c)(3) organization or city municipality that will host the steering committee for the program and associated grant project.
• Illustrate interest on the behalf of the citizens for the revitalization of downtown.
• Illustrate how the city and county government recognizes the importance of downtown as an asset to the community.
• Adopt a resolution by the city government to participate in the program.
• Clearly demonstrate economic need for a downtown revitalization effort through economic factors such as high vacancy rates in downtown, lack of businesses downtown, disinvestment in the area (either public or private), dilapidated buildings or aging infrastructure.
• Submit a complete application to participate in an upcoming “round” (please contact us for the timeline).
• Join the National Main Street Center as a “Standard member”.