Tag: R.I. Office of Housing and Community Development
State makes $9.4M available to address homelessness
PROVIDENCE – Service providers looking to address homelessness in the state can apply to obtain part of a seven-figure dollar pool from the state.
Gov....
Housing advocates pleased with legislative strides, but are they enough?
With this year’s legislative session over and the $14 billion fiscal 2024 budget settled, the state's top housing official and affordable housing advocates say...
MAKING ROOM In the MIDDLE: R.I. struggles to create workforce housing,...
For nursing assistant Johnbray Brown, moving into a workforce-rate unit in the renovated Paragon Mill in Providence’s Olneyville neighborhood was a hard-won victory spanning...
State braces for nor’easter that could impact both commutes Tuesday
PROVIDENCE – The state is bracing for a winter storm that will bring rain, wind, and heavy, wet snow that could cause power outages.
The...
Can Pryor achieve housing goals?
The recent appointment of Stefan Pryor as the state’s housing secretary has some observers feeling confident that he can take the R.I. Office of...
Pryor named new R.I. housing secretary as part of department leadership...
PROVIDENCE – The state’s former commerce secretary will now shift his attention to housing at the request of Gov. Daniel J. McKee.
The governor’s office...
R.I. housing office seeking outside consultants for comprehensive study
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Office of Housing and Community Development is seeking outside partners as it embarks on a level of "research and analysis...
How will R.I. use $250M to ease its housing woes?
Rhode Island has received $1.1 billion in federal money from the American Rescue Plan Act, passed in response to the economic effects of the...
FEMA awards R.I. $27M in COVID-19 expense reimbursement
PROVIDENCE – The Federal Emergency Management Agency is allocating $27.3 million to cover costs associated with the statewide COVID-19 response in the state in...
Landlords needed: July 1 goal set for the Housing Now! challenge
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Association of Realtors, in partnership with the United Way of Rhode Island, is challenging landlords to pledge to rent...
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