Grant Opportunities

Grant Program

Application Deadline

Purpose

• Provide grants over $10,000 for outstanding projects within six key funding sectors and three core strategies

• Basic Human Needs Grants help community-based agencies provide emergency assistance to Rhode Islanders in need
• Organizational Development Grants build the capacity of staff and/or organizations

Grant Program

Application Deadline

Purpose

• Library Challenge Grants provide added funding for library campaigns to meet local needs
• Media Project Grants assure greater access to information through archiving, documenting, displaying, and/or disseminating information

• Supports educational projects that integrate art disciplines into other core academic subjects 

April 13, 2012

• Champions initiatives and organizations that serve Rhode Island’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer communities

• Provides funding and technical assistance to small and emerging arts and humanities organizations that serve culturally-specific communities

• Primary care loan forgiveness program to attract new primary care practitioners to Rhode Island
  

• Grants for innovations in direct services, access to affordable medications, and public awareness programs.

• Provide seed funding for new independent investigators' research projects

• Supports therapeutic horseback riding for physically and developmentally disabled persons

• Supports the preservation of historical manuscripts and documents and municipal records of the smaller cities and towns in Rhode Island from the 19th century and earlier

June 8, 2012

• Supports animal humane education and treatment.

• Supports services for the blind and visually impaired in Rhode Island

• Supports nonprofits that provide programs, preserve artifacts and records of the court system, publish works about Rhode Island legal history, and offer public forums about Rhode Island legal and constitutional history

• For the promotion and performance of quality professional chamber music in Rhode Island

Juanita Sanchez Fund

• Supports organizations enriching the lives of Hispanics in Rhode Island

Grant Program

Application Deadline

Purpose

• Supports programs that ensure the physical and mental health and well-being of Barrington residents

• Funds East Bay nonprofit organizations, with a preference for those providing services in Bristol

• Supports creative projects developed by teachers, students, or community members in Chariho school district 

• Supports collaborative projects that cross institutional boundaries or the borders of Newport County's six cities and towns

• Benefit the communities of Jamestown, Little Compton, Middletown, Newport, Portsmouth, and Tiverton

• Supports charitable programs and activities in North Smithfield

• Supports creative projects developed by teachers, students, or community members in Foster-Glocester school district

• Benefits organizations serving Kingston village

• Supports nonprofits that offer charitable programs and services for women and girls in Newport County

• Supports creative projects developed by teachers, students, or community members in South Kingstown school district

• Supports creative projects developed by teachers, students, or community members in Westerly school district