Cranston, Newport and Providence win Working Cities Challenge grants

Chris Bergenheim

05/11/2017

THE CRANSTON WORKING CITIES Challenge team discussed their winning design grant proposal with Boston Federal Reserve President Eric Rosengren and Executive Vice President Jeff Fuhrer. Cranston is one of three teams awarded $400,000. /COURTESY FERDERAL RESERVE RANK OF BOSTON / STEVE OSEMWENKHAE — THE CRANSTON WORKING CITIES Challenge team discusses its winning design grant proposal with Boston Federal Reserve President Eric Rosengren and Executive Vice President Jeff Fuhrer. Cranston is one of three teams awarded $400,000. /COURTESY FERDERAL RESERVE RANK OF BOSTON / STEVE OSEMWENKHAE

PROVIDENCE – Cranston, Newport and Providence each won $400,000 grants in the Rhode Island Working Cities Challenge Competition, the Federal Bank of Boston announced Thursday. The grants were awarded for proposals focused on workforce development and socioeconomic inclusion. The cities were given a six-month design phase to create their prospective programs. The three cities were…

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