Roots 2Empower
Providence, RI
- UEI
- X11TQQ86WKJ7
- CAGE
- 8YBP1
- Primary NAICS
- Not on record
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 166 Valley St, Providence, RI 02909, USA
- Website
- roots2empower.org
- SIC code
- 60 Depository Institutions
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Grant awards
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Williams University | 00A01716 | $15,000 |
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About the company
Roots 2Empower is a nonprofit organization based in Providence, Rhode Island, and a minority-owned, woman-owned business that operates as a federal grant recipient focused on agricultural training, food-system resilience, and environmental stewardship programming. The organization does not hold federal contracts or seats on contract vehicles; all federal work to date has been through grant awards in the prime or sub-recipient role.
Roots 2Empower's documented federal footprint spans three awards across two fiscal years, totaling $213 thousand in obligated dollars. As prime recipient, the organization received a Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service in May 2022 for the Roots Agriculture Training Program (completion April 2024), and a Project Grant from USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service in January 2022 to support pandemic-relief costs for food processors, distributors, farmers markets, and producers affected by COVID-19 between January 2020 and December 2021, including workplace safety retrofitting, worker housing, and medical expenses (completion January 2023). As sub-recipient, Roots 2Empower is partnering with Roger Williams University on an Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 sub-award (granted September 2026) to lead a bilingual watershed stewardship project engaging approximately 40 to 50 community members and 10 to 12 youth participants through hands-on activities and community exhibitions, in partnership with Conexion Latina Newport and Fab Newport.
The organization's federal customer base, though limited in scope, includes the Department of Agriculture's two constituent agencies and the Environmental Protection Agency. With only two awards completed in the source data window and one active sub-award, Roots 2Empower does not currently carry recompete exposure or an established trajectory in federal funding. The nonprofit's federal footprint remains grant-funded and mission-driven, centered on agricultural education, food-system resilience, and community environmental engagement rather than federal services contracting.
Quick answers
Is Roots 2Empower registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Roots 2Empower's SAM.gov registration is active through December 2, 2026.
What is Roots 2Empower's most recent federal award?
Roots 2Empower's most recent federal grant award is Roots agriculture training program (NR223A750003C082), from National Resources Conservation Service, on May 17, 2022.
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