Accomplishments
For her effectiveness at improving grant revenues to the City of Orlando, Mira was recognized among over 4,000 employees as the City of Orlando 2021 Employee of the Year.
Mira's work has supported District 3 residents through the following grants:
Lake Fairview Park: $200,000
Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program Grant to improve docks, playground, restroom and facilities
College Park Main Street: $150,000
$1.5M CDBG-CV Grant that provides a $40K beautification subaward for College Park Main Street; Watershed Planning Initiative for Howell Branch Watershed which is examining flood issuesRosemont Neighborhood Center:
$1.5M CDBG-CV Grant provides academic support and device checkout at Rosemont Neighborhood Center, $2.85M CDBG-Mitigation grant that converts six neighborhood centers including Rosemont into Resilience HubsLittle Wekiva Watershed: $1.5M
Florida Department of Environmental Protection Nonpoint Source grant to improve water qualityCitywide: $1M
Urban & Community Forestry Grant expands tree equity, workforce development and resilience to hurricanes in disadvantaged areasEdgewater High School: $750,000
Florida Department of Children & Families MPARMS Grant to expand mentoring program to Edgewater & Jones High SchoolsLeu Gardens: $40,000
Florida Arts & Culture General Program Support grant - $44,930; United Arts Cultural Tourism GrantWindsong Estates: $471,000
Florida Department of Environmental Protection Nonpoint Source Septic to Sewer GrantMennello Museum: $31,388
Florida Arts & Culture General Program Support grantCitywide: $9.75M (Pending)
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program for Southeast Lakes Basin for flood mitigation for the region's only Level 1 trauma center
Achievements:
Innovation Training Graduate, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation, 2023
Grant Professionals Certification, April 2023
Dennis McNamara Employee of the Year Award, 2021
Equal Housing Opportunity Council Open Door Award, 2016
Jones v. Mayer Revisited (Mira Tanna) | Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse
Selected Community Service:
Chair, Orange County Local Mitigation Strategy Working Group
Coordinator, City of Orlando Grants Oversight Committee
Central Florida Grant Professionals Association
(Former President)Member, Quaker United Nations Committee
Southeastern Yearly Meeting Youth Committee (Former Clerk)
Orange County Disability Advisory Board
Orange County Community Action Board
Privacy Rights Education Project Board of Directors
Volunteer, Prisoner Visitation and Support
Volunteer, Sexual Assault Response Team
Membership:
Orlando Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
League of Women Voters of Orange County
Grant Professionals Association
Lake Orlando Homeowners Association
College Park Neighborhood Association
City Beautiful Voices
Umunna Association of Central Florida
