Rhode Island Housing

Rhode Island Housing, a quasi-public state housing authority and child entity of the State of Rhode Island, operates as a federal grant recipient (100% of recent awards) focused on affordable housing development, homelessness services, and lead hazard remediation across Rhode Island. The agency holds headquarters at 44 Washington Street in Providence, Rhode Island.

Rhode Island Housing's federal footprint is concentrated exclusively within the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development is the dominant customer, accounting for 535 awards (95% of the portfolio) spanning multiple grant programs. The remaining awards distribute across HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office (11 awards), the Assistant Secretary for Housing Federal Housing Commissioner (9 awards), the Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control (7 awards), and the Treasury Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (4 awards). Combined obligated dollars across the 566-award portfolio total $316.5 million.

Rhode Island Housing's service portfolio centers on four recurring federal grant programs. The Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) comprises the largest volume—permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, supportive services, and Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS) funding to address homelessness throughout the state. Recent CoC awards include a $4.96 million project grant (January 2026–December 2026), a $754,429 project grant (June 2026–May 2027), and a $4.52 million project grant (January 2025–December 2025) supporting rapid rehousing, case management, and substance abuse treatment. The Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME, CFDA 14.239) provides formula grants for acquisition, rehabilitation, and construction of affordable rental housing and homebuyer assistance—most recently a $3.56 million formula award (February 2026–September 2034) supporting housing for extremely low-income and very low-income households. The Housing Trust Fund (HTF, CFDA 14.275) delivers formula grants for production and preservation of rental housing for extremely low-income households; Rhode Island Housing received a $3.0 million formula award (February 2026–February 2033) requiring minimum 80 percent allocation to rental housing activities. The Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program (CFDA 14.900) funds lead-based paint hazard identification and control in pre-1960 housing in low-income neighborhoods—a $7.74 million project grant awarded March 2026 targeting Providence with completion slated for March 2030. Supporting programs include the Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896) funding coordinator salaries for employment and economic mobility services ($316,416 awarded January 2026) and the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program. A single Capital Magnet Fund award (CFDA 14.900, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund) supports affordable housing financing and economic development.

Activity has remained modest and stable across the past five years—six awards in 2022, seven in 2023, six in 2024, three in 2025, and seven in 2026 (as of June 2026). Five awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, creating modest recompete exposure. Rhode Island Housing operates entirely as a prime recipient; the source identifies no subcontractor or sub-recipient relationships. The agency's grant portfolio is characterized by recurring annual or multi-year formula allocations from HUD's Community Planning and Development office, supplemented by project-specific grants for homelessness services and lead remediation, reflecting its statutory role as Rhode Island's housing finance and homelessness-response agency.