Mornings on Main: Funding Your Vision with Main Street America & AARP Grant Opportunities
Mornings on Main: Funding Your Vision with Main Street America & AARP Grant Opportunities
Discover how to fund your next big idea for Main Street. This webinar features representatives from Main Street America and AARP, sharing details on their current grant programs, eligibility requirements, application tips, and examples of successful projects. Whether you’re planning a placemaking initiative, supporting older adults, or revitalizing your downtown, this session will help you connect your vision with the right funding.
Speakers:
Craig Eichelman, AARP Missouri State Director
Since 2009, Craig Eichelman has been State Director for AARP in Missouri and manages a results oriented, successful, strategic business unit that enables AARP to achieve national and state objectives; acts as a catalyst to bring together groups to advance the priorities of AARP and its membership; oversees budgets, business operations and a staff of six direct reports; develops comprehensive and effective state plans that reflect national initiatives, organizational goals, and local priorities; establishes/maintains effective statewide networks with policymakers and members of the corporate/academic communities; and oversees legislative priorities, communication and media relations.
Craig started with AARP in 2002 as the advocacy director in the Louisiana state office. In 2006, he moved into a regional role in Dallas serving ten state offices with strategic planning, budgeting and campaign management.
Craig is a native of Chicago, and is a graduate of Murray State University holding a degree in journalism and advertising. He and his wife Mindy reside in Kansas City, MO.
Hannah Mira Friedland
Hannah Mira Friedland is a Manager of Strategic Projects at Main Street America (MSA), where she works closely with departmental leads and external partners to implement and monitor MSA’s strategic projects and grant and loan programs. These federal, corporate, and foundation-sponsored grant programs include the National Park Service Main Street Community Disaster Preparedness and Resilience Program, Hometown Grants Program, and Inclusive Backing Grant Program for small businesses.
Previously, Hannah Mira served as Senior Membership and Program Assistant at MSA, supporting MSA’s national member network and assisting with workshops and toolkit development for the NPS Main Street Community Disaster Preparedness and Resilience Program. Originally from Glenview, Illinois, Hannah Mira graduated from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, where she earned a B.A. in geography, concentration in urban studies, and minor in religious studies.
This webinar is brought to you by:
This webinar is a private and public partnership with the Department of Economic Development, Main Street America, and Missouri Main Street Connection.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.