Tag: R.I. Delegation
State receives $81.7M from feds for new public health lab
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has been allocated $81.7 million in federal funds for its plans to build a new State Health Laboratory for the...
R.I. schools get $1.8M to boost mental health services
PROVIDENCE (AP) – Rhode Island's education department is getting nearly $2 million in federal funding to help schools respond to students' mental health needs,...
Providence, R.I. Public Health Institute get $2M to address health inequities
PROVIDENCE – The city and the Rhode Island Public Health Institute have been allocated $2 million in federal funds to develop, implement and evaluate...
Providence Revolving Fund allocated $1.6M in federal funds
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Revolving Fund was awarded $1.6 million in federal CDFI Rapid Response Program funds, state congressional lawmakers announced Monday.
The announcement follows...
R.I. higher education to get $178M in stimulus aid
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...
Pro-Change Behavior Systems awarded $378.5K from NIH
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Pro-Change Behavior Systems Inc. has been awarded a $378,553 grant from the National Institutes of Health for development of an individualized...
COVID-19 stimulus bill could help R.I. hospitals
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island hospitals could see a $28 million yearly boost in Medicare reimbursements if the U.S. House passes the COVID-19 relief bill...
R.I. receives additional $7.6M in CDBG funds tied to pandemic
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has been allocated an additional $7.6 million in Community Development Block Grants from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security...
Feds grant $2.3M for 401 Tech Bridge facility in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH – Polaris Manufacturing Extension Partnership will receive $2.3 million in federal funds for construction of an Advanced Materials and Technology Center here for...
RIPTA to receive $8.9M for fuel-efficient buses
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority will receive $8.9 million in federal funds to help the state replace 17 high-mileage busses with more-fuel-efficient...