Not listed DESCRIPTION:THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO THE RECIPIENT FOR IT TO PROVIDE SUBAWARDS TO LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PLANNING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION OF ELIGIBLE WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND PROTECTION PROJECTS. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES ARE TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND IMPROVE WATER QUALITY BY REDUCING SEWER OVERFLOWS THROUGH THE MANAGEMENT OF STORMWATER.ACTIVITIES:A NUMBER OF STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROJECTS HAVE BEEN PRELIMINARILY IDENTIFIED THROUGH RHODE ISLAND INFRASTRUCTURE BANK (RIIB)'S MUNICIPAL RESILIENCE PROGRAM, RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT'S WATERSHED PLANS, CONSULTANT REPORTS PREPARED THROUGH THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CONSENT DECREE, PRIORITY PROJECTS IDENTIFIED BY THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, PRIORITY PROJECTS IDENTIFIED BY THE WOONASQUATUCKET RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL, AND NUMEROUS LOCAL COMPREHENSIVE, HAZARD MITIGATION, AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANS. THESE PROJECTS WILL JUMP START AND INFORM THE OSG-FUNDED STORMWATER PROJECT IDENTIFICATION AND REALIZATION (SPIRE) PROGRAM PROCESS, WHICH SEEKS TO PROVIDE ADDITIVE BENEFIT RATHER THAN DUPLICATIVE EFFORTS. PROJECT TYPES PRELIMINARILY IDENTIFIED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GREEN STREETS; INFILTRATION BASINS; BIORETENTION/BIOSWALES (E.G., RAIN GARDENS, TREE BOXES); PERMEABLE PAVEMENT; WETLAND/RIPARIAN/SHORELINE CREATION, PROTECTION, RESTORATION; ESTABLISHMENT/RESTORATION OF URBAN TREE CANOPY; REPLACEMENT OF GRAY INFRASTRUCTURE WITH GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDING PURCHASE AND DEMOLITION COSTS; TRADITIONAL PIPE, STORAGE, AND TREATMENT SYSTEMS (EX. CULVERT RESIZING); AND PLANNING AND DESIGN ACTIVITIES RELATED TO AN ELIGIBLE CAPITAL PROJECT.SUBRECIPIENT:A NUMBER OF STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROJECTS HAVE BEEN PRELIMINARILY IDENTIFIED THROUGH RIIB'S MUNICIPAL RESILIENCE PROGRAM, RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT'S WATERSHED PLANS, CONSULTANT REPORTS PREPARED THROUGH THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CONSENT DECREE, PRIORITY PROJECTS IDENTIFIED BY THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, PRIORITY PROJECTS IDENTIFIED BY THE WOONASQUATUCKET RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL, AND NUMEROUS LOCAL COMPREHENSIVE, HAZARD MITIGATION, AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANS. THESE PROJECTS WILL JUMP START AND INFORM THE OSG-FUNDED STORMWATER PROJECT IDENTIFICATION AND REALIZATION (SPIRE) PROGRAM PROCESS, WHICH SEEKS TO PROVIDE ADDITIVE BENEFIT RATHER THAN DUPLICATIVE EFFORTS. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROJECTS PRELIMINARILY IDENTIFIED THROUGH THESE VENUES, AND WHICH WILL BE ADVANCED TO PRIORITIZATION AND CONSTRUCTION THROUGH THE SPIRE PROGRAM, WILL INCREASE INFILTRATION AND REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED STORMWATER ALONG ROADWAYS AND EVACUATION ROUTES, AT GOVERNMENT FACILITIES (SCHOOLS, POLICE STATIONS), IN OPEN SPACES (PARKS, PUBLIC ACCESS POINTS, CEMETERIES), AND ON PRIVATE PROPERTIES (RESIDENCES, BUSINESSES). AS A RESULT, THESE PROJECTS WILL POSITIVELY IMPACT THE WATER QUALITY OF BOTH NEAR AND DOWNSTREAM WATER BODIES. PROJECT TYPES PRELIMINARILY IDENTIFIED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: GREEN STREETS; INFILTRATION BASINS; BIORETENTION/BIOSWALES (E.G., RAIN GARDENS, TREE BOXES); PERMEABLE PAVEMENT; WETLAND/RIPARIAN/SHORELINE CREATION, PROTECTION, AND RESTORATION; ESTABLISHMENT/RESTORATION OF URBAN TREE CANOPY; REPLACEMENT OF GRAY INFRASTRUCTURE WITH GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDING PURCHASE AND DEMOLITION COSTS; TRADITIONAL PIPE, STORAGE, AND TREATMENT SYSTEMS (EX. CULVERT RESIZING); AND PLANNING AND DESIGN ACTIVITIES RELATED TO AN ELIGIBLE CAPITAL PROJECT.OUTCOMES:THROUGH THE STORMWATER PROJECT IDENTIFICATION AND REALIZATION (SPIRE) PROGRAM, OSG FUNDS WILL SUPPORT THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF STORMWATER MANAGEMENT BMPS AT THREE TO FIVE PROJECT SITES. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROJECTS CONSTRUCTED THROUGH THE SPIRE PROGRAM WILL INCREASE INFILTRATION AND REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED STORMWATER ALONG ROADWAYS AND EVACUATION ROUTES, AT GOVERNMENT FACILITIES (SCHOOLS, POLICE STATIONS), IN OPEN SPACES (PAR $0 12/9/25 Not listed DESCRIPTION:THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO THE RECIPIENT FOR IT TO PROVIDE SUBAWARDS TO LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PLANNING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION OF ELIGIBLE WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND PROTECTION PROJECTS. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES ARE TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND IMPROVE WATER QUALITY BY REDUCING SEWER OVERFLOWS THROUGH THE MANAGEMENT OF STORMWATER.ACTIVITIES:A NUMBER OF STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROJECTS HAVE BEEN PRELIMINARILY IDENTIFIED THROUGH RHODE ISLAND INFRASTRUCTURE BANK (RIIB)'S MUNICIPAL RESILIENCE PROGRAM, RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT'S WATERSHED PLANS, CONSULTANT REPORTS PREPARED THROUGH THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CONSENT DECREE, PRIORITY PROJECTS IDENTIFIED BY THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, PRIORITY PROJECTS IDENTIFIED BY THE WOONASQUATUCKET RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL, AND NUMEROUS LOCAL COMPREHENSIVE, HAZARD MITIGATION, AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANS. THESE PROJECTS WILL JUMP START AND INFORM THE OSG-FUNDED STORMWATER PROJECT IDENTIFICATION AND REALIZATION (SPIRE) PROGRAM PROCESS, WHICH SEEKS TO PROVIDE ADDITIVE BENEFIT RATHER THAN DUPLICATIVE EFFORTS. PROJECT TYPES PRELIMINARILY IDENTIFIED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GREEN STREETS; INFILTRATION BASINS; BIORETENTION/BIOSWALES (E.G., RAIN GARDENS, TREE BOXES); PERMEABLE PAVEMENT; WETLAND/RIPARIAN/SHORELINE CREATION, PROTECTION, RESTORATION; ESTABLISHMENT/RESTORATION OF URBAN TREE CANOPY; REPLACEMENT OF GRAY INFRASTRUCTURE WITH GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDING PURCHASE AND DEMOLITION COSTS; TRADITIONAL PIPE, STORAGE, AND TREATMENT SYSTEMS (EX. CULVERT RESIZING); AND PLANNING AND DESIGN ACTIVITIES RELATED TO AN ELIGIBLE CAPITAL PROJECT.SUBRECIPIENT:A NUMBER OF STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROJECTS HAVE BEEN PRELIMINARILY IDENTIFIED THROUGH RIIB'S MUNICIPAL RESILIENCE PROGRAM, RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT'S WATERSHED PLANS, CONSULTANT REPORTS PREPARED THROUGH THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CONSENT DECREE, PRIORITY PROJECTS IDENTIFIED BY THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, PRIORITY PROJECTS IDENTIFIED BY THE WOONASQUATUCKET RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL, AND NUMEROUS LOCAL COMPREHENSIVE, HAZARD MITIGATION, AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANS. THESE PROJECTS WILL JUMP START AND INFORM THE OSG-FUNDED STORMWATER PROJECT IDENTIFICATION AND REALIZATION (SPIRE) PROGRAM PROCESS, WHICH SEEKS TO PROVIDE ADDITIVE BENEFIT RATHER THAN DUPLICATIVE EFFORTS. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROJECTS PRELIMINARILY IDENTIFIED THROUGH THESE VENUES, AND WHICH WILL BE ADVANCED TO PRIORITIZATION AND CONSTRUCTION THROUGH THE SPIRE PROGRAM, WILL INCREASE INFILTRATION AND REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED STORMWATER ALONG ROADWAYS AND EVACUATION ROUTES, AT GOVERNMENT FACILITIES (SCHOOLS, POLICE STATIONS), IN OPEN SPACES (PARKS, PUBLIC ACCESS POINTS, CEMETERIES), AND ON PRIVATE PROPERTIES (RESIDENCES, BUSINESSES). AS A RESULT, THESE PROJECTS WILL POSITIVELY IMPACT THE WATER QUALITY OF BOTH NEAR AND DOWNSTREAM WATER BODIES. PROJECT TYPES PRELIMINARILY IDENTIFIED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: GREEN STREETS; INFILTRATION BASINS; BIORETENTION/BIOSWALES (E.G., RAIN GARDENS, TREE BOXES); PERMEABLE PAVEMENT; WETLAND/RIPARIAN/SHORELINE CREATION, PROTECTION, AND RESTORATION; ESTABLISHMENT/RESTORATION OF URBAN TREE CANOPY; REPLACEMENT OF GRAY INFRASTRUCTURE WITH GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDING PURCHASE AND DEMOLITION COSTS; TRADITIONAL PIPE, STORAGE, AND TREATMENT SYSTEMS (EX. CULVERT RESIZING); AND PLANNING AND DESIGN ACTIVITIES RELATED TO AN ELIGIBLE CAPITAL PROJECT.OUTCOMES:THROUGH THE STORMWATER PROJECT IDENTIFICATION AND REALIZATION (SPIRE) PROGRAM, OSG FUNDS WILL SUPPORT THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF STORMWATER MANAGEMENT BMPS AT THREE TO FIVE PROJECT SITES. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROJECTS CONSTRUCTED THROUGH THE SPIRE PROGRAM WILL INCREASE INFILTRATION AND REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED STORMWATER ALONG ROADWAYS AND EVACUATION ROUTES, AT GOVERNMENT FACILITIES (SCHOOLS, POLICE STATIONS), IN OPEN SPACES (PAR $0 4/14/25 Not listed DESCRIPTION:THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO THE RECIPIENT FOR IT TO PROVIDE SUBAWARDS TO LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PLANNING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION OF ELIGIBLE WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND PROTECTION PROJECTS. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES ARE TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND IMPROVE WATER QUALITY BY REDUCING SEWER OVERFLOWS THROUGH THE MANAGEMENT OF STORMWATER.ACTIVITIES:A NUMBER OF STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROJECTS HAVE BEEN PRELIMINARILY IDENTIFIED THROUGH RHODE ISLAND INFRASTRUCTURE BANK (RIIB)'S MUNICIPAL RESILIENCE PROGRAM, RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT'S WATERSHED PLANS, CONSULTANT REPORTS PREPARED THROUGH THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CONSENT DECREE, PRIORITY PROJECTS IDENTIFIED BY THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, PRIORITY PROJECTS IDENTIFIED BY THE WOONASQUATUCKET RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL, AND NUMEROUS LOCAL COMPREHENSIVE, HAZARD MITIGATION, AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANS. THESE PROJECTS WILL JUMP START AND INFORM THE OSG-FUNDED STORMWATER PROJECT IDENTIFICATION AND REALIZATION (SPIRE) PROGRAM PROCESS, WHICH SEEKS TO PROVIDE ADDITIVE BENEFIT RATHER THAN DUPLICATIVE EFFORTS. PROJECT TYPES PRELIMINARILY IDENTIFIED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GREEN STREETS; INFILTRATION BASINS; BIORETENTION/BIOSWALES (E.G., RAIN GARDENS, TREE BOXES); PERMEABLE PAVEMENT; WETLAND/RIPARIAN/SHORELINE CREATION, PROTECTION, RESTORATION; ESTABLISHMENT/RESTORATION OF URBAN TREE CANOPY; REPLACEMENT OF GRAY INFRASTRUCTURE WITH GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDING PURCHASE AND DEMOLITION COSTS; TRADITIONAL PIPE, STORAGE, AND TREATMENT SYSTEMS (EX. CULVERT RESIZING); AND PLANNING AND DESIGN ACTIVITIES RELATED TO AN ELIGIBLE CAPITAL PROJECT. $605.0k 6/15/22