Project Grant SP13873

The Town of North Providence Police Department was awarded a $125,000 project grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant period runs from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. Funding will support the implementation of community policing strategies through collaborative partnerships between the North Providence Police Department and...

The Town of North Smithfield was awarded a $121,873 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (CFDA 16.710) program. The grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, aims to enhance the town's community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts through the COPS Hiring Program. The anticipated outcomes include increased community engagement, implementation of projects to analyze and assess problems, changes to personnel and agency...

The Providence Center, Inc. was awarded a $516,813 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. The grant will support co-response teams consisting of a behavioral health clinician from The Providence Center and an officer from the Providence Police Department to provide crisis response services to individuals experiencing mental health incidents in Providence,...

The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to the Town Of Tiverton Police Department through the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (CFDA 16.710) program. The grant will support community policing strategies and partnerships between the Tiverton Police Department and community members from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026. Key activities will include implementing organizational...

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a $258,164 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program grant to Community Care Alliance, doing business as Northern Rhode Island Community Service, located in Woonsocket, RI. The CoC Program (CFDA 14.267) funds efforts by nonprofit providers, states, and local governments to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused by homelessness. Eligible activities under this grant include permanent...

The Town of North Smithfield, Rhode Island received a $140,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to maintain the historic Mowry Communications Tower. The tower supports Rhode Island's public safety radio system and provides emergency response communications capabilities. Funding will support repairs to the 65-foot tower, which houses critical antennae and...

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 Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a $1,498,115 Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Formula Grant to the City of Providence, RI with a performance period from February 20, 2025 to February 19, 2028. The HOPWA program (CFDA 14.241) provides funding to address the housing needs of low-income individuals with HIV/AIDS and their families. The City of Providence will use the HOPWA formula grant funding to provide tenant-based and facility-based rental...

The City of Providence received a $9,800,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the National Infrastructure Investments (RAISE) program. The grant funds the Providence Riverwalk Resilience Project, which involves capital investments in transportation infrastructure resilience along the Providence Riverwalk. Key activities include shoreline restoration assessment and community engagement focused on the Port of Providence waterfront, as...

The Town of Richmond Police Department in Richmond, Rhode Island was awarded a $125,000 project grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Community Oriented Policing Program under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants (CFDA 16.710) program. The grant will support the implementation of community policing strategies through collaborative partnerships between the Richmond Police Department and the community they serve from October 1, 2021 through...