COVID-19 Response Program Phase 2 encourages coordination with Main Street organizations
The COVID-19 Response Program Phase 2 is open for proposals, and applicants can receive bonus points for working with a local Main Street program. As such, we encourage you to reach out to your local municipality or whoever is coordinating the community’s application/program for this funding opportunity. Main Street organizations can either run the local grant/loan program as a lead applicant or be listed as a sub-recipient.
Many communities are applying on behalf of small business funding for either grants or loans, and as Main Street leadership, you could act as a conduit on behalf of the community. You may even consider coordinating efforts if your organization already has a loan or grant program in place.
For more program information and to view the recorded webinar, click here.
 Main Street Executive Director training now accepting registrations
Scheduling is underway for newly hired Executive Director training. If you were hired in the calendar year of 2019-2020, please register for this free training. There are only a few time slots left, so hurry to reserve a spot!
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Sign up here - Please note: All dates are secured, except for August 13 & 14. Choose one of the available times on those dates.
Don't forget to keep an eye out for more information regarding our Executive Director Training that Main Street America will be leading sometime in July/August. This training is for every executive director in the Main Street program who is interested in getting a Main Street refresh, broadening leadership skills, and networking with other IMS executive directors.
More training is also being planned for board members, specifically for organizations without a paid executive director. This is to help those organizations without a paid staff member to be able to build capacity. If you have any questions about IMS training opportunities, please contact Abby Chapman via email or 317-430-8683.
Over the past eight weeks, OCRA worked with a legal intern with the Lt. Governor’s Office to grow Main Street education opportunities. She conducted her own independent research, consulted with law professors and other experts in the field, as well as with Indiana Main Street directors to create three new toolkits for the Indiana Main Street program. Short webinars are also available for each toolkit, all of which are between 15-25 minutes in length. The following topics are now available to view and download:
Absentee Property Owners 101: This toolkit outlines potential remedies that Main Street organizations could utilize when facing issues related to dilapidated buildings whose owners lack commitment to maintain their building. Also note the additional Absentee Property Owner Letter Template.
Code Enforcement 101: This toolkit covers three methods for utilizing code enforcement and explores the Main Street organization’s role in advocating for stronger code enforcement.
MOU & Contract for Services 101: Learn about the differences between Memorandums of Understanding and Contracts for Services, and how having one or the other might benefit the Main Street program’s relationship with a local municipality.
Download the toolkits and watch the webinars on OCRA’s website.
College/University: Indiana University Bloomington, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs.
Major/area of focus: Environmental Management and Law and Public Policy major; Urban Planning and Community Development minor.
Originally from/grew up in: Speedway, IN
What attracted you to work with OCRA? Last year I took a Community Development class and OCRA was one of the agencies that we learned about. These were two of my favorite classes, and we worked with cities/towns to create recommendations for them based on the unique issues they were facing. When I started looking for internships, I checked to see if OCRA had any out of curiosity, and found that the description for this internship was incredibly similar to the projects that we had completed in my classes that I enjoyed.
Your dream job: Sustainable planning or something with housing policy.
Favorite place you’ve ever visited: Cinque Terre, Italy
Which three people, living or dead, would you invite to dinner? Angela Davis, Anthony Bourdain, Charles C. Deam.
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