THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND will receive $38.4 million of the $178 million slated for Rhode Island higher education institutions from the America Rescue Plan Act. / COURTESY COMMUNITY COLLGE OF RHODE ISLAND
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s colleges and universities have been allocated over $178 million in federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act, the state's congressional delegation announced Thursday. The delegation said that 13 institutions in the state will receive a share of the funding and that at least 50% of the money will be used…