By Fox23.com News Staff
The Oklahoma Department of Commerce announced the 2026 Oklahoma Certified Main Street Incentive Program awardees.
Eligible communities have been a part of the Main Street Program for one year and provide matching funds.
The Main Street Incentive Program is meant to encourage public infrastructure project investment. The Department of Commerce gave $1,300,241 to 12 Main Street communities.
See the full list of awardees below:
- Ardmore Main Street Authority — $50,000
- City of Guthrie — $14,124
- Kendall Whittier Main Street (Tulsa) — $150,000
- Okmulgee Main Street — $146,993
- Main Street Perry — $150,000
- Ponca City Main Street — $150,000
- Pryor Main Street — $150,000
- Route 66 Main Street (Tulsa) — $150,000
- Sapulpa Main Street — $150,000
- Stockyards City Main Street — $150,000
- Tulsa Global District — $32,500
- Vinita Main Street — $6,624
“We are incredibly excited and grateful that Ponca City Main Street was selected for the Oklahoma Main Street Incentive program for the second year in a row,” said Maci Graves, Executive Director of Ponca City main Street. “These funds allow our program to take impactful steps toward revitalizing our downtown through important projects that simply would not be possible without this support. This incentive helps strengthen and improve our downtown for the entire community.”
Some of the approved projects included restoring 26 streetlamps in Vinita, building a new stage for events in Altus, and renovating the Graham Community Building in Pryor.
