The federal government and Rhode Island's office of finance has set aside $3,609.00 million dollars in government grants and $2,310.00 million dollars in other types of government financial assistance for permanent residents who live in Rhode Island. As long as you have a citizenship certificate (green card) or a permanent resident certificate, you may be eligible to apply and receive Rhode Island federal grants.

Government financial aid in Rhode Island is distributed to various economic sectors, with the majority of the budget in business, education (pell & college grants), housing, veteran, and personal grants.

 

  • Rhode Island Small Business Grants: Starting and running a business in Rhode Island can be a risky task. There are more than 5,360 small businesses or even large corporations declare bankruptcy every single year. To reduce the risks, you need to research into as many funding sources as possible. Here is more information on Rhode Island Small Business Grants.
  • Rhode Island Education Grants: Education is an important sector in Rhode Island. The federal government in Rhode Island invest over $2,252,275,366.00 dollars every year in elementary and secondary institutions alone. Education grants are available for students or even teachers in Rhode Island to complete and enhance their level of education. Here is more information on Rhode Island Education Grants.
  • Rhode Island Housing Grants: At an average market value of $279,300.00 per housing property, there are more than 463,000 real estate properties in the state of Rhode Island. With an average annual household income of $55,701.00, about 64.50% of the people actually paid off their homes. A good number of the residents in Rhode Island cannot afford to pay off their mortgages. department of finance has set aside financial aid in the form of housing grants to the residents in need, especially if you work at home. Here is more information on Rhode Island Housing Grants.
  • Rhode Island Veteran Grants: Residents of Rhode Island who have enrolled or who are current enrolling the military, naval, and air foce are able to apply and receive government grants in the form of veteran grants. Here's more information on Rhode Island Veteran Grants.
  • Rhode Island Personal Grants: The local state government in Rhode Island does not offer financial help to its residents for personal needs such as getting out of debt, financing a vehicle...etc. However, Rhode Island residents are eligible to apply for personal grants to receive financial assistance to carry out a public purpose of support or stimulation to the ecomony of Rhode Island. Here's more information on Rhode Island Personal Grants.

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Recent State Funding Opportunities

Below is a list of opportunities recently published in the local state:

Funding Opportunity
Conservation Innovation Grants Rhode Island State Program (Apply for USDA NRCS RI CIG 23 NOFO0003101)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS RI CIG 23 NOFO0003101
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $170,000
2023 Request for Applications for Rhode Island Decentralized Wastewater Improvement Grant (Apply for EPA I R1 SNEP 2023A)

Funding Number: EPA I R1 SNEP 2023A
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Category: Environment, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
Funding Amount: $465,000
Award Competition for Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers in the States of Kentucky, Nebraska, Rhode Island, and South Dakota (Apply for 2022 NIST MEP 01)

Funding Number: 2022 NIST MEP 01
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2021 – Rhode Island (Apply for USDA NRCS RI CIG 21 NOFO0001075)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS RI CIG 21 NOFO0001075
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $150,000
NRCS’ Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2020 – Rhode Island (Apply for USDA NRCS RI CIG 20 GEN0010772)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS RI CIG 20 GEN0010772
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $150,000
Announcement for Program Funding for NRCS’ Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2019 – Rhode Island (Apply for USDA NRCS RI CIG 19 GEN0010118)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS RI CIG 19 GEN0010118
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources, Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Funding Amount: $75,000
Head Start and/or Early Head Start Grantee - The City of Woonsocket, Rhode Island (Apply for HHS 2019 ACF OHS CH R01 1409)

Funding Number: HHS 2019 ACF OHS CH R01 1409
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $1,896,193
Rhode Island Statewide Conservation People’s Garden Project (Apply for USDA NRCS RI CTA 18 003)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS RI CTA 18 003
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $25,000
Announcement for Program Funding for NRCS’ Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2018 – Rhode Island (Apply for USDA NRCS RI CIG 18 001)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS RI CIG 18 001
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $75,000
Rhode Island Conservation Innovation Grants (Apply for USDA NRCS RI CIG 16 01)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS RI CIG 16 01
Agency: USDA-NRCS
Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $75,000

 

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