ANIKA KIMBLE-HUNTLEY, chief marketing officer at R.I. Commerce Corp., said the agency is looking for ways to solidify the state as a year-round destination for travelers./ COURTESY R.I. COMMERCE CORP.
PROVIDENCE – As a means to increase visitation to the state, the R.I. Commerce Corp. Is utilizing $1 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funding toward grants of up to $100,000 to qualified nonprofit organizations to plan and execute event programming in the state, with a particular focus on off-season months that run from…