BRISTOL – The Narragansett Bay Estuary Program, which is hosted by Roger Williams University and uses a community-driven approach to enhance water quality and wildlife, announced Wednesday that it awarded $649,000 in planning grants to local municipalities, universities and organizations across Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
The 11 total grants, the university said, would support green infrastructure and capacity-building projects. The projects align natural and engineering processes in order to improve water quality, reduce flooding and make water supply more efficient, among other initiatives, RWU said.
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The grants ranged from $25,000 through $99,000. The entities that received grant funding, and their amounts, are:
- Town of South Kingstown, $99,000
- Groundwork Rhode Island, Blackstone Parks Conservancy and Seekonk River Alliance, $92,099
- Southern Rhode Island Conservation District, $75,000
- Audubon Society of Rhode Island, $73,000
- Town of Bristol, $70,818
- Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council, $60,410
- Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, $50,015
- City of East Providence, $45,000
- Town of Barrington, $33,700
- Clark University and the Blackstone Watershed Collaborative, $25,000
- Groundwork Southcoast, $25,000
James Bessette is the PBN special projects editor, and also covers the nonprofit and education sectors. You may reach him at Bessette@PBN.com. You may also follow him on Twitter at @James_Bessette.
