Tag: American Rescue Plan Act
State launches applications for $20M local road infrastructure program
PROVIDENCE – Local cities and towns will now have the chance to apply for state funding to help cover costs of road, bridge and...
Peregrine Group LLC selected to develop East Providence community center
EAST PROVIDENCE – Peregrine Group LLC has been selected to develop a 62,000-square-foot community center behind the Robert Rock Senior Center on Waterman Ave.,...
Providence awards $1M in Early Learning Infrastructure Support Program grants
PROVIDENCE – Twenty-four child care centers received $1 million in total grants from the city's Early Learning Infrastructure Support Program, Mayor Brett P. Smiley...
Providence awards $200K in COVID-19 recovery grants to 9 arts organizations
PROVIDENCE – Nine city-based arts and culture organizations received $200,000 in total grants to help local artists continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Pilot program gives lift to hopeful health workers
Lori-Anne Wunschel has logged more than 15 years working in social services and addiction counseling, helping countless clients, many with major traumas and minimal...
RIF distributes $11.7M in ARPA grants to address hunger, housing, behavioral...
WARWICK – The Rhode Island Foundation, along with state elected officials, on Wednesday announced at Westbay Community Action that $11.7 million in federal COVID-19...
Is Gov. McKee’s proposed $20M municipal grant program for road and...
Gov. Daniel J. McKee wants to make $20 million available for road, bridge and sidewalk improvements across the state.
The proposed R.I. Ready Municipal Road Fund...
Workers at Women & Infants to hold no-confidence vote
PROVIDENCE – After months of unrest at Women & Infants Hospital, unionized caregivers are holding a no-confidence vote.
Members of Service Employees International Union 1199...
City rescinds $150K contract amid review of racial reparations, ARPA budgets
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett P. Smiley's administration has rescinded a $150,000 contract awarded to the Rhode Island Black Heritage Society as Smiley undertakes a...
Local education partnerships receive $3.9M in ARPA-funded grants
WARWICK – State elected and education officials on Tuesday at Oakland Beach Elementary School announced that 21 grants totaling $3.9 million were awarded to...
