Project Grant 90ZM0001

This is a $1,396,688 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Refugee and Entrant Assistance State/Replacement Designee Administered Programs (CFDA 93.566). The grant provides critical financial assistance and integration services to refugees, Amerasians, Cuban and Haitian entrants, asylees, and victims of human trafficking in the state of Rhode Island. Key services funded through this award include cash and...

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...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families has awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to the Refugee Development Center, Inc. (doing business as Refugee Dream Center), a minority and woman-owned non-profit community development corporation. The award, with a period of performance from August 31, 2023 to August 30, 2024, will fund the Refugee Dream Center's provision of a range of post-resettlement...

The Department of State Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration awarded International Rescue Committee, Inc. a $712,842 cooperative agreement under the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (CFDA 19.510) to develop and manage specialized infrastructure for a labor mobility pathway pilot program for skilled refugees operating through the Welcome Corps private refugee sponsorship program. The award period is from May 1, 2023 to April 30, 2024. Under this agreement, International Rescue Committee...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded Crossroads Rhode Island, a non-profit organization, a $543,378 Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) Project Grant on August 1, 2024. This grant supports Crossroads Rhode Island's efforts to address homelessness in Providence, RI through the provision of emergency shelter, rapid re-housing assistance, and permanent supportive housing services. Additionally, the organization offers complementary programs such as housing...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance has awarded the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) a $350,000 Project Grant through the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to create workforce pathways for incarcerated and previously justice-involved Rhode Islanders. The grant will enable CCRI to design and implement a multi-year strategy to expand educational and vocational programs within the Rhode Island Department of Corrections facilities and on CCRI's campuses. The goal is to...

The State of Rhode Island Department of Vocational Rehabilitation received a $150,000 Formula Grant award under the U.S. Department of Education's Supported Employment Services for Individuals with the Most Significant Disabilities program (CFDA 84.187). This grant, effective from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025, supports the state's efforts to provide comprehensive vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with substantial employment challenges. Key services funded by this grant...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded Crossroads Rhode Island, a non-profit organization, a $113,915 Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) grant on August 1, 2024. This federal Project Grant supports Crossroads Rhode Island's efforts to provide a range of services aimed at addressing homelessness in Providence, Rhode Island, including emergency shelters, transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, rapid re-housing, job training, and other stabilization...

The Skills for Rhode Island's Future organization was awarded a $3.7 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending federal grant program. The grant will fund the PreparERI program to mitigate learning loss for Rhode Island high school and first-generation college students through experiential learning opportunities aligned with industry needs over a 24-month period....

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a $152,064 Continuum of Care Program grant (CFDA 14.267) to the Rhode Island Coalition For The Homeless, Inc. to provide housing assistance and supportive services to homeless individuals and families in Providence and Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The grant will fund a variety of services from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025, including rapid rehousing, homelessness prevention, permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, case...