This $400,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1's Geographic Programs - Southeast New England Coastal Watershed Restoration Program (CFDA 66.129) provides funding to the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council (WRWC) to conduct environmental and community engagement activities in Providence, Rhode Island as part of the Southeast New England Program (SNEP) Opportunity to Advance Resilience (SOAR). The key products and services to be delivered...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Geographic Programs - Southeast New England Coastal Watershed Restoration Program (CFDA 66.129), will provide $300,000 in funding to Groundwork Rhode Island to conduct environmental workforce development and community resilience activities in disadvantaged neighborhoods in Providence, RI. The key products and services to be delivered under this 2-year award include: 1) a...
The Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council (WRWC) was awarded a $833,105 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Geographic Programs - Southeast New England Coastal Watershed Restoration Program (CFDA 66.129). The funding will support the completion of final designs, permitting, and construction for several nature-based stormwater capture and treatment, active transportation, and recreational infrastructure projects along the Woonasquatucket...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (CFDA 10.923) provides $1,165,230.00 to the City of Providence, Rhode Island for emergency watershed protection and stabilization activities along the Woonasquatucket River. The funding will support critical infrastructure protection, erosion control, and floodplain restoration measures in response to a recent...
This $365,351 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) program supports the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) and its partner, the Rhode Island Natural History Survey (RINHS), in conducting research and monitoring to enhance the state's salt marsh restoration efforts. The key activities include: 1) Finalizing Rhode Island's 2020-2025 Wetland Program Plan...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,819,600 Cooperative Agreement under the National Estuary Program (CFDA 66.456) to Roger Williams University (RWU) to support implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) through the Narragansett Bay Estuary Program's Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan. The funding will be used to: Provide $212,740 to the Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Association to support staff and hire an engineering consultant to design, survey,...
This $944,618 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312) provides funding to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) to strengthen community connections and build collective understanding of environmental justice concerns in the Upper Narragansett Bay Watershed. The project aims to train a cohort of program staff from environmental and social service...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 awarded a $152,460 Cooperative Agreement under the Geographic Programs - Southeast New England Coastal Watershed Restoration Program (CFDA 66.129) to the Newport Tree Conservancy. The three-year project, titled "Protecting the Watershed with Trees," will be implemented in Newport, RI's North End, which has been designated as an underserved and disadvantaged community. The key activities include: 1) Increasing tree planting and...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) to the Providence Resilience Partnership, Inc. This 2-year grant will support the organization's "Our Climate Resilience Analysis and Plan" project. The key products and services to be delivered include: Conducting technical climate hazard and risk analysis across the city of Providence to identify collective...
This $944,618 federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312) provides funding to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) to strengthen community connections and build understanding of environmental justice concerns in the Upper Narragansett Bay watershed. Key activities include training a cohort of staff from community-based...
The City of Providence is receiving a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Southeast New England Coastal Watershed Restoration Program (CFDA #66.129). The funding will support a community-centered planning and outreach project to understand, model, and develop mitigation options to address urban flooding in 2-3 disadvantaged neighborhoods in Providence, Rhode Island. The project will engage local non-profit organizations as sub-recipients, providing a total of $39,500 to the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council, Providence Resilience Partnership, Nuevas Voces, and the Racial and Environmental Justice Committee. These sub-recipients will participate in planning, community engagement, and facilitating resident input on the urban flooding mitigation strategies. The key outcomes of the project include delivering an urban flooding model and mitigation plan informed by robust community input, as well as increasing public awareness and knowledge about urban flooding resilience in the city. The award period runs from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025.