Project Grant S374A200032

The Providence Housing Authority was awarded a $150,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). This federal grant, with a performance period from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2027, will support a range of workforce development and community enhancement initiatives in Providence, RI. The funding will enable the Providence Housing Authority to provide job...

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Providence College a $13.7 million Project Grant under the Education Innovation and Research (formerly Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund) program (CFDA 84.411) to test the impact of Self-Regulated Strategy Development (SRSD) from December 15, 2021 to December 15, 2026. The i3 program supports the creation, development, implementation, replication and scaling of evidence-based innovations designed to improve...

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a $6,567,260.00 Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant to the City of Providence, RI on March 1, 2025. The grant, authorized under CFDA 14.905, aims to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in low-income and minority housing units to protect children under six from lead poisoning. Key activities include inspections, risk assessments, interim controls, abatement, and temporary relocation of residents. The City of...

The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $706,588 project grant under the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence—Teacher Preparation and Development program (CFDA 84.428) to College Unbound, a private non-profit university in Providence, Rhode Island. This grant will fund the establishment of the Transformative Educator Pathways' Center of Excellence (TEP-CE), which aims to create a center of excellence for delivering equitable teacher preparation through...

The Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850), administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office, provides a $2,555,669 formula grant to the Providence Housing Authority in Providence, RI. This grant funding supports the day-to-day operating and maintenance expenses of the authority's public housing portfolio, which serves 1,590,321 residents in 902,436 households nationwide. Key activities include property management, routine and...

The Johnston Housing Authority was awarded a $272,250 Project Grant under the Jobs-Plus Pilot Initiative (CFDA 14.895) from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Public and Indian Housing Office. The grant, with a performance period from June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2027, supports the implementation of a locally-tailored workforce development program to increase employment and earnings for public housing residents in the Providence, RI area. Key services to be provided...

The Providence Housing Authority received a $1,172,733 Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) formula grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office. This grant supports the operating and maintenance expenses of public housing units managed by the Providence Housing Authority, which serves over 1.5 million public housing residents nationwide. The grant funds critical day-to-day activities such as property management, routine and...

The Providence Police Department was awarded a $175,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The funding will be used to conduct four-day training sessions for police cadets, facilitated by the Nonviolence Institute, to introduce the principles and steps of Kingian Nonviolence. The training aims to expand the cadets' knowledge of community...

The Providence Police Department and Providence Center were awarded a $295,176 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (CFDA 16.745). The funding supports the continued collaboration between the organizations to improve responses to mental health crises through co-response and diversion programs. For over a decade, the Providence Center has partnered with...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)'s Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) provides $1,088,546.00 in formula grant funding to the Providence Housing Authority in Providence, RI. This award supports the day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses of the authority's public housing dwellings, serving 1,590,321 public housing residents in 902,436 households nationwide. Key activities include property management, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and...