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DEM awards $218K for community engagement on climate change

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A TOTAL of 218,931 in small grants was awarded to six community groups for projects that will provide public engagement around Rhode Island's 2025 Climate Action Strategy, Gov. Daniel J. McKee and the R.I. Department of Environmental Management announced Friday.

PROVIDENCE – Six community groups will share $218,931 in grants for projects that will provide public engagement around Rhode Island’s 2025 Climate Action Strategy, Gov. Daniel J. McKee and the R.I. Department of Environmental Management announced Friday. The 2025 Climate Action Strategy is the next significant step in the state’s implementation of the Act on

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PROVIDENCE – Six community groups will share $218,931 in grants for projects that will provide public engagement around Rhode Island's 2025 Climate Action Strategy, Gov. Daniel J. McKee and the R.I. Department of Environmental Management announced Friday. The 2025 Climate Action Strategy is the next significant step in the state's implementation of the Act on Climate, which requires the state to incrementally reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050. The 2025 climate plan will include a report, due Nov. 25, that will include a greenhouse gas inventory and emissions projections, new or updated emissions targets, new or updated quantified greenhouse gas reduction measures, a benefits analysis, a low income/disadvantaged communities benefits analysis, a workforce planning analysis and a budget analysis. “With these engagement grants, we are reinforcing Rhode Island’s progress toward a more climate-resilient future,” McKee said. “I look forward to having DEM work collaboratively across all of these partners to help ensure that our climate-planning processes are comprehensive and robust.” Funding for this round of grants comes from the $3 million Environmental Protection Agency Climate Pollution Reduction Grant awarded to DEM in 2023. “These grants support Rhode Island’s efforts to plan for and mitigate climate change while supporting a broad range of community needs,” said DEM Director Terry Gray. “By developing community-based solutions to the climate crisis, we can cut [greenhouse gas] emissions while also supporting the health and well-being of all Rhode Islanders.” The recipients are:

African Alliance of Rhode Island: $34,405 to empower the community, particularly African immigrants and refugees, to actively participate in the development of the 2025 Climate Action Plan and to develop an understanding of the link between climate justice and economic justice.
Youth in Action/Movement Education Outdoors: $40,000 to engage youth, families, and community stakeholders throughout the urban corridor of Rhode Island by hosting community convenings and retreats.
Green Energy Consumers Alliance, Inc.: $40,000 to host in-person and virtual educational events, two of which will be in Spanish.
Roots 2 Empower: $40,000 to educate, engage, and support the leadership of low-income and justice-impacted families, including at-risk youth, in the tri-cities of Providence, Central Falls and Pawtucket around climate resilience.
Building Futures: $24,526 to engage apprentices and journey-workers from environmental justice communities, construction industry stakeholders and representatives of community organizations. The project will build climate strategy development into upcoming Building Green Futures programming and will engage with currently employed alumni.
East Bay Community Action: $40,000 to host events in each of the four East Bay communities of East Providence, Barrington, Warren and Bristol in partnership with the Health Equity Zones and several other community partners.