Dear Business and Nonprofit Leaders,

There is a surprisingly large amount of grant funding available for businesses and nonprofits, but most people don’t know where to find the sources of that funding and how to go about requesting it.

We’d like to help.

On Tuesday, Jan. 20, from noon to 1:30 p.m., the Clinton Kirkland Improvement Corporation (CKIC), the Clinton Chamber of Commerce, and Hamilton College are sponsoring a free seminar to help our community organizations get ready to apply for grants.

We’ve invited experts from public and private organizations, as well as a seasoned grant writer to help you find grants for your projects, get your organization ready to apply, and explain how to prepare an award-winning grant application.

It’s all free – our speakers are donating their time and expertise, and Hamilton is even providing lunch. This might be the most profitable session you can attend to help your business or nonprofit grow. Organizations are welcome to send multiple representatives, but each person should RSVP separately so that we have an accurate headcount.

Best Practices for Finding and Preparing Grants

  • Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026
  • Time: 12 – 1:30 p.m.
  • Location: Kennedy Auditorium (ground floor of Taylor Science Center at Hamilton College – Building #44). Click here for the campus map with parking details.
  • A free lunch will be provided
  • Register below by Friday, January 16th
🎤 Danny Lapin, AICP, Revitalization Specialist, and Cassandra Leopold, Revitalization Specialist, Office of Planning, Development & Community
𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞
𝘎𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥: 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵, 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯
 
🎤 Allison Madmoune, Director, Derek Crossman, AICP, Deputy Regional Director, or Ryan LeoGrande, Economic Development Specialist 2
𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐰𝐤 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧
𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘍𝘈, 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘍𝘈 𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘭
 
🎤 Heather Devitt, Deputy Director, and Amanda Whalen, Clean Energy Program Manager
𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐰𝐤 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭, 𝐈𝐧𝐜.
𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘳𝘦𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴, 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴
 
🎤 Amy Lindner MSW, MPA, Interim Executive Director
𝐔𝐩𝐌𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐈𝐧𝐜. 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫 & 𝐎𝐧𝐞𝐢𝐝𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬
𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴: 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘚𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴
 
🎤 Liz Congdon Forster, M.A., GPC, Owner/Principal Grant Consultant
𝐋𝐂𝐅 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠
𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴

Please tell us you’re coming by RSVPing. Space is limited.

Questions can be directed to Mike Debraggio, CKIC President, at mdebragg@hamilton.edu.

Thank you!

Thank you for registering for the Grants Workshop. If you have any questions, please reach out to Mike Debraggio, CKIC President, at mdebragg@hamilton.edu.