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...
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 $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...
This federal Project Grant award of $875,000 was made on August 13, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development under the Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants program (CFDA 14.251). The grant funds are intended to support a wide range of economic development and community development activities in Providence, RI. While the full scope of the project activities is not yet...
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 $300,000 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 Woonasquatucket Valley Community Build, Inc. (doing business as The Steel Yard), a non-profit organization located in Providence, Rhode Island. The purpose of this grant is to fund diverse workforce development and community enhancement projects that...
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...
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,...
The Providence Housing Authority was awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Labor's Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The grant, which runs from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027, will support the housing authority's efforts to provide workforce development, employment training, and other community enhancement services for low-income public housing residents in Providence, Rhode Island. The grant is part of a broader federal...