Tag: Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council
$1.25M in federal funding awarded for Woonasquatucket River resiliency upgrades
PROVIDNECE – Members of the R.I. congressional delegation on Tuesday announced the city and the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council have been awarded a pair...
Narragansett Bay Estuary Program provides $649K in planning grants
BRISTOL – The Narragansett Bay Estuary Program, which is hosted by Roger Williams University and uses a community-driven approach to enhance water quality and...
Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council receives $150K EPA grant
PROVIDENCE – The Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council received an Environmental Protection Agency grant of $150,000 Wednesday after being selected as the fifth pilot watershed...
United Way of R.I. awards $4.5M in grants to organizations promoting...
PROVIDENCE – As part of the United Way of Rhode Island’s five-year, $100 million plan to create transformative change in the Ocean State, the nonprofit...
Special election to decide fate of capital improvement projects
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s voters have been tasked with deciding whether the state will spend $642 million on seven proposed capital improvement projects.
The total...
EPA awards $1.1M to R.I. entities for coastal conservation and restoration
PROVIDENCE – Seven Rhode Island entities have been awarded a combined $1.1 million in federal grants to promote cleaner water and healthier coastal ecosystems,...
United Way of R.I. awards $150K to Olneyville community groups
PROVIDENCE – United Way of Rhode Island has awarded $150,000 to 12 organizations that support children and families in the city’s Olneyville neighborhood.
The grants...
R.I. Housing awards $200K to financial counseling, homeownership programs
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Housing and Mortgage Finance Corp. board awarded $200,000 in grants in November to several city-based programs that support homeownership, financial...
Matos honored with Lippitt Award
SABINA MATOS, who represents Ward 15 on the Providence City Council, was recently honored with the inaugural Fred Lippitt Award from the Woonasquatucket River...
R.I. Department of Health grants $42K for state climate change projects
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Health has awarded $42,680 in grants to 10 local groups to work on projects related to climate change...
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