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Chase Barnes and Delaware representatives pose for a photo during the 2025 MSA Conference

During the 2025 Main Street Now Conference, Chase Barnes connected with local government and Main Street organization leaders from Delaware, representing Dover, Newark, Rehoboth Beach, Smyrna, Seaford, and Wilmington.

IPA Associate Policy Scientist Attends MSA Conference

April 29, 2025 Written by Biden School Staff | Photo Courtesy of Chase Barnes

Chase Barnes, associate policy scientist at the Institute for Public Administration (IPA), presented at the 2025 Main Street Now Conference hosted by Main Street America in Philadelphia, on April 7–9, 2025. Barnes co-presented "Federal Funding for Main Street Visions" with Ellen Gamson (Mt Vernon, Washington) and Risa Thomas (Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe, Washington). Shane Hampton and Maggie Gillespie of Main Street America hosted the panel. More than 110 people attended the session as Barnes discussed the ongoing work of the Grant Assistance Program (GAP) in Milford and Slaughter Beach, Delaware. Barnes also highlighted partnerships with university colleagues at Sea Grant and the Coastal Resilience Design Studio. The Institute for Public Administration is a research and public service center in the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration.

Originally posted in UDaily's For the Record.

Chase Barnes Presenting at the 2025 MSA Conference in Philly

Chase Barnes co-presented at the 2025 Main Street Now Conference on the topic of "Federal Funding for Main Street Visions" with Ellen Gamson (Mt Vernon, Washington) and Risa Thomas (Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe, Washington).