Tag: American Rescue Plan Act
Federal funding cuts put nonprofits to the test
It took years for Rhode Island’s nonprofits to put the COVID-19 pandemic in the rearview mirror, but the sector found it had a new...
East Providence invests nearly $477K in animal shelter renovations
EAST PROVIDENCE – The city has completed nearly $477,000 in renovations to its animal shelter, a project, city officials said, will improve conditions for...
Pair of housing projects awarded $9.5M from developer program
PROVIDENCE – A pair of housing initiatives have been awarded a total of $9.5 million through the Housing 2030 Public Developer Program, R.I. Executive...
New pier, support docks open at Port of Davisville
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Quonset Development Corp. last week officially opened the business park’s first new pier in nearly 70 years.
The new Terminal 5 Pier and Blue...
Being affordable is only half of it for these homes
When Carla DeStefano first heard of plans to transform a battered office building in Jamestown into affordable housing designed for those with physical and...
As funding shrinks, focus on training goes local
In response to unpredictable federal funding and constrained state budgets, officials at the nonprofit organization Skills for Rhode Island’s Future say they’re adapting their...
Five things to watch in McKee’s 2025 State of the State
With the 2025 legislative session officially begun, the focus turns to Gov. Daniel J. McKee and his scheduled State of the State address next...
R.I.’s nonprofits can’t go silent in uncertain times
Rhode Island’s nonprofit sector is facing a double threat: a looming state budget deficit as American Rescue Plan Act and Inflation Reduction Act funds...
Report: Smiley mulling tax hike
PROVIDENCE – City residents should expect a tax hike next year, following a multimillion- dollar school-funding settlement with the state education department, according to...
City officials offer $2.5M to help schools avoid cuts; PPSD says...
PROVIDENCE – The City Council on Tuesday stated that it proposed an additional $2.5 million in funding to the Providence Public School District to...
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