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RHODE ISLAND RECEIVED nearly $2 million to prepare the state's coastlines for rising sea levels and extreme weather. /PBN FILE PHOTO/NICOLE DOTZENROD

R.I. receives $2M to bolster coastline

PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island received a $1.98 million grant designed to protect against sea level rise and the dangers it poses to homes and...
U.S. SEN. JACK F. REED recently announced $479,745 in federal funding will be disseminated in contract renewals for service coordinators in several Rhode Island communities to ensure elderly and disabled residents receive health care, meals, transportation and other essential support services. /COURTESY OFFICE OF U.S. SEN. JACK F. REED

Reed announces nearly $500K in federal funding to encourage independent living...

PROVIDENCE – In an effort to ensure elderly and disabled residents receive health care, meals, transportation and other essential support services, U.S. Sen. Jack...
THE BCRA WOULD REDUCE federal funding for Medicaid in Rhode Island by $1.89 billion from the years 2020-2026 according to Avalere. /BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/ANDREW HARRER

Report: Senate health reform would significantly reduce Medicaid funding in R.I.

PROVIDENCE - If the Better Care Reconciliation Act was passed in its current form, Rhode Island will lose $1.9 billion of federal Medicaid funding...
RHODE ISLAND Hospital President Margaret M. Van Bree speaks during the June 19 opening of the Lifespan Recovery Center, which will assist patients struggling with opioid addiction. /COURTESY LIFESPAN

Rhode Island Hospital opens recovery center for patients struggling with opioid...

PROVIDENCE – Federal and state officials joined Rhode Island Hospital and Lifespan leadership at the June 19 opening of the Lifespan Recovery Center, Lifespan...
The Smithfield Fire Department is one of seven Rhode Island departments slated to receive AFG funding for a new firefighter accountability system. /PBN FILE PHOTO/ NICOLE DOTZENROD

R.I. fire departments receive $800K in federal funding

PROVIDENCE - Several fire departments in northern Rhode Island will receive $799,532 in federal Assistance to Firefighters Grants, United States Sens. Jack F. Reed...
THE RHODE ISLAND CONGRESSIONAL Delegation announced a $2.7 million grant for the Department of Labor and Training on Thursday.

R.I. receives $2.7M for DLT data coordination

PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island will receive $2.7 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Labor to help the R.I. Department of Labor...
U.S. Sens. JACK F REED, above, and Sheldon T. Whitehouse announced $25.5 million for community development and neighborhood revitalization on Wednesday. /PBN FILE PHOTO

Sens. Reed & Whitehouse announce $25.5M in federal community-development funds for...

PROVIDENCE - U.S. Sens. Jack F. Reed and Sheldon T. Whitehouse announced $25.5 million for Rhode Island in community-development and neighborhood revitalization funds for...
U.S. SEN. JACK F. REED has announced that several organizations in Rhode Island have been awarded a collective $3.7 million in AmeriCorps grants. / PBN FILE PHOTO

Reed announces $3.7M in AmeriCorps grants for R.I.

PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island received $3.7 million in federal AmeriCorps grants for Serve Rhode Island and several local service-oriented nonprofits according to a press...
FESTIVAL PIER IN PAWTUCKET was once a brownfield site that was revamped with funding from the EPA. / COURTESY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

EPA grants R.I. $925K to clean up brownfield sites

PROVIDENCE - Three communities in Rhode Island – Woonsocket, Providence and Central Falls – have received a combined $925,000 for brownfield site redevelopment, the...
U.S. SEN. SHELDON WHITEHOUSE, in a May 6 statement, spoke against the Trump administration's proposed funding cuts to the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the lead federal agency focused on fighting the opioid drug crisis, saying, "‎This president campaigned in state after state on promises to tackle the opioid crisis ... it’s sad to see this president walk away.” /COURTESY OFFICE OF U.S. SEN. SHELDON WHITEHOUSE

Whitehouse, Reed challenge Trump’s proposed cuts to agency fighting opioid crisis

PROVIDENCE – Members of the Rhode Island congressional delegation weighed in on the Trump administration’s proposed funding cuts to the Office of National Drug...
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