Chase Barnes was recently inducted into the Delaware Business Times 40 Under 40 Class of 2024

Chase Barnes, assistant policy scientist at the University’s Institute for Public Administration (IPA), was inducted into the Delaware Business Times 40 Under 40 (DBT40) Class of 2024 at the award ceremony hosted on Sept. 11, 2024, at the Deerfield Golf Club in Newark, Delaware. The DBT40 honors leaders making a name for themselves by leveraging their innovative ideas, business prowess, and community engagement to elevate Delaware’s business community. Barnes was recognized for his role in developing, launching and implementing UD’s Grant Assistance Program (GAP), which assists local governments with securing federal and state-level funding opportunities. Barnes collaborates with Delaware municipalities to draft, submit and manage grant applications for large infrastructure projects. Barnes has worked on nearly 36 grant applications, valuing over $48.5 million. In less than two years, the GAP team has already secured over $8 million in project funding, directly supporting municipalities across the state. Barnes, who earned his master of public administration from the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration in 2022, also hosts grant workshops for local government staff to build additional grant-writing capacity across the state. Read Barnes’ full award recognition on the DBT website. The Institute for Public Administration is a research and public service center in the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration.

Article by Sophonie Milord. Originally posted in UDaily's For the Record​​.​​​