Utah Main Street opens final round of Revive & Reside grants
Fourth round offers up to $50,000 per project for rural historic rehab
The Go Insurance office in Mount Pleasant was recently completed as part of the Utah Main Street Rural Revive & Reside program. (Courtesy Utah State Historic Preservation Office)
Utah Main Street has opened applications for the fourth and final round of its Rural Revive & Reside grant program, offering up to $50,000 per project from a total $90,000 pool.
Designed to boost economic growth and housing in rural Tier 2 Main Street communities, the grant funds the rehabilitation of historic ground-floor commercial spaces and upper-floor residential units. Online applications are open through 5 p.m. Sept. 18.
The Revive and Reside grant is already funding 10 projects in Brigham City, Heber City, Mount Pleasant and Tooele.
“It’s amazing to see the transformation of these buildings and businesses,” said Jansen Bennett, preservation architect at the Utah State Historic Preservation Office, in a release. “The physical changes are remarkable, but they pale in comparison to the impact these projects have within their communities. Each project is an example of a property owner using the grant to enhance their business, improve their community, and revitalize their Main Street.”
Recently completed projects are a testament to the program’s success:
Go Insurance, Mount Pleasant
In 2025, Daniel Christensen purchased a vacant late-Victorian grocery store on historic Main Street, transforming the hollow shell into a fully occupied commercial and residential space with support from Utah Main Street’s Revive & Reside grant. Completed in August 2025, the renovated building now houses an insurance office, a medical clinic and a second-floor apartment.
Union Block, Brigham City
Built in 1892, the historic building at 57 S. Main St. has been transformed
from a former saloon, grocery and JCPenney into a vibrant mixed-use property. Owner David
Walker leveraged Main Street grant funds, personal investment and Historic Tax Credits to create ground-floor retail and upper-story apartments while completing extensive structural and mechanical upgrades. Walker hopes the project “establishes a model that encourages similar adaptive reuse projects, ultimately strengthening the economic vitality and cultural vibrancy of our Main Street district.”
Utah Main Street’s Rural Revive & Reside grant program is a subgrant of the Paul Bruhn Revitalization Grant administered by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. The Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grant is designed to preserve historic buildings and promote economic growth in rural communities. The grants are paid for by the Historic Preservation Fund, which uses revenue from federal offshore oil and gas leases to support a range of preservation projects without spending tax dollars.
