Thank You for Attending the Grants Workshop

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Grants Workshop on January 20, 2026. We were encouraged by the strong turnout and the thoughtful engagement from business and nonprofit leaders across our community.

Hosted by the Clinton Kirkland Improvement Corporation (CKIC) in partnership with the Clinton Chamber of Commerce and Hamilton College, this workshop was designed to help organizations and businesses better understand the grant landscape and strengthen their approach to pursuing funding opportunities.

We are grateful to our speakers for sharing their expertise and practical insights, and to Hamilton College for hosting and providing lunch. Events like this reinforce the value of collaboration and knowledge-sharing in helping our region grow and thrive.

Danny Lapin, AICP, Revitalization Specialist

Cassandra Leopold, Revitalization Specialist

Topic: 𝘎𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥: 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵, 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯

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Derek Crossman, AICP, Deputy Regional Director

Topic: 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘍𝘈, 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘍𝘈 𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘭

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Heather Devitt, Deputy Director

Amanda Whalen, Clean Energy Program Manager

Reilly Rich, Economic Development Specialist

Topic: 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘳𝘦𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴, 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴

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Amy Lindner MSW, MPA, Interim Executive Director

Topic: 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴: 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘚𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴

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Liz Congdon Forster, M.A., GPC, Owner/Principal Grant Consultant

Topic: 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴

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