This federal Project Grant award of $271,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The grant was awarded on July 1, 2025 to the University of Rhode Island Research Foundation (URIRF), a non-profit organization, to support diverse workforce development and community enhancement projects. The funding will be used to deliver a range of employment-related...
The $150,000 Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The funding will support workforce development and community enhancement initiatives by the Rhode Island Manufacturers Association, a non-profit organization, over a one-year period from May 1, 2024 to April 30, 2025. The grant aims to fund projects that address local economic...
This $550,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289) supports workforce development and community enhancement initiatives delivered by the Iyrs School of Technology & Trades, a non-profit trade school in Newport, Rhode Island. The funding will be used to provide hands-on technical skills training programs in in-demand fields such as boatbuilding,...
This federal Project Grant award in the amount of $3,600,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The award was made to the University of Rhode Island (URI) on February 1, 2025, with a planned completion date of January 31, 2028. The grant supports diverse workforce development and community enhancement projects to address local economic needs and...
This federal Project Grant award for $300,000.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289), funds a workforce development and community enhancement project implemented by the Rimta Foundation in Rhode Island. The project will support a range of employment-related initiatives, including job training, vocational education, and career services, with a focus on serving...
This $200,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The grant was awarded on July 1, 2025 to the Providence Public Library, a non-profit organization in Rhode Island, to support a range of workforce development and community enhancement initiatives. Key products and services to be delivered through this funding include expanding access to...
This federal Project Grant award of $150,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The grant supports Downcity Design, a non-profit community design studio, in delivering free youth programs where Providence teens design and fabricate new community amenities. Through this funding, Downcity Design provides arts programming and design education services to...
The University of Rhode Island Research Foundation (URI Research Foundation) received a $300,000 Project Grant award under the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration's Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The grant, awarded on July 1, 2024, will support the URI Research Foundation's delivery of workforce development and community enhancement initiatives in Rhode Island over a two-year period ending on June 30, 2026. The...
This federal Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The $250,000 grant was awarded on July 1, 2025 to Waterfire Providence, a non-profit organization, to support their efforts in revitalizing the urban experience in Providence, Rhode Island through the WaterFire sculpture and event programming. The grant funding will enable Waterfire...
The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1,250,000 Project Grant to Skills For Rhode Island's Future, a non-profit organization, under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The grant will fund a 33-month initiative to train 500 unemployed, underemployed, and underserved individuals in Rhode Island with industry-aligned skills, ultimately placing at least 325 of those trained into career employment or additional...