The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.815) to Groundwork Rhode Island (dba Keep Providence Beautiful), a community-based non-profit organization. The funding will support Groundwork Rhode Island's efforts to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of Providence, Pawtucket, and surrounding communities in Rhode Island in environmental careers. The...
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...
This $400,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Geographic Programs - Southeast New England Coastal Watershed Restoration Program (CFDA 66.129) provides financial assistance to the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council (WRWC) to conduct environmental and community engagement activities in Providence, RI. The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) A 10-month "Nuevas Voces" resident-to-resident training...
This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Geographic Programs - Southeast New England Coastal Watershed Restoration Program (CFDA 66.129) provides $300,000 in funding to Groundwork Southcoast Inc., a non-profit organization based in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The award supports a pilot "Green Corps" workforce development program that will train and employ 4 out-of-school youth aged 18-26 to implement nature-based climate...
This $200,000 cooperative agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 funds Groundwork Rhode Island under the Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.815) to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed Rhode Island residents in environmental careers. Training will include 16 courses ranging from OSHA health and safety certifications to skills in wastewater treatment, brownfields assessment, and green infrastructure. Trainees will also gain...
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 $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...
This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 under the Geographic Programs - Southeast New England Coastal Watershed Restoration Program (CFDA 66.129) provides $152,460 in funding to the Newport Tree Conservancy. The 3-year project titled "Protecting the Watershed with Trees" will: Increase tree planting and educate residents in Newport's underserved North End on the benefits of trees in mitigating climate-related water risks like...
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 $500,000 Project Grant under the Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program to The Nature Conservancy of Rhode Island for the "Collaborating for Tree Equity" project in Providence, Rhode Island. The project aims to reduce tree inequity in Providence's low-canopy neighborhoods by planting at least 85 trees, providing educational materials and training to build community capacity for...