THE MARRIOTT PROVIDENCE DOWNTOWN on Orms Street was awarded $1 million in a direct support grant from the R.I. Commerce Corp. as part of a hotel and arts venue support program / PBN FILE PHOTO/STEPHANIE EWENS.
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. will distribute 43 direct support grants to large arts organizations and hotels that suffered substantial losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic, totaling $8.7 million. The awards, announced Dec. 17, will be distributed among all applicants that met the requirements of the program, according to Matt Sheaff, a spokesman for…