Federal grants to City of Providence
City of Providence in Providence, Rhode Island received $69.0 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 34 awards. Its largest program was Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants, with $27.7 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $7.2 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$69.0 million
- Awards34
- Awarded in FY 2025$7.2 million
- Largest award$5.9 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 12 | $26.6 million |
| FY 2022 | 6 | $10.3 million |
| FY 2023 | 6 | $9.4 million |
| FY 2024 | 10 | $15.4 million |
| FY 2025 | 6 | $7.2 million |
Programs that fund City of Providence
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | 6 | $27.7 million |
| Home Investment Partnerships Program | 6 | $13.7 million |
| Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS | 5 | $6.8 million |
| Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant Program | 1 | $5.5 million |
| Emergency Solutions Grant Program | 6 | $4.1 million |
| Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Infrastructure Grants | 1 | $3.3 million |
| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance | 2 | $2.3 million |
| Community Programs to Improve Minority Health | 1 | $1.9 million |
| Emergency Watershed Protection Program | 2 | $1.2 million |
| Conservation Research and Development | 1 | $1.0 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | 25 | $58.6 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 3 | $4.3 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 2 | $3.6 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 3 | $1.5 million |
| Department of Energy | 1 | $1.0 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home investment partnerships program | Home Investment Partnerships Program | September 20, 2021 | $5.9 million |
| Purpose: the lead-based paint hazard reduction (LHR) grant program is to maximize the number of children under the age of six protected from lead poisoning by assisting states, cities, counties/parishes, native american tribes or other units of local government in undertaking comprehensive programs | Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant Program | September 30, 2024 | $5.8 million |
| Purpose: the community development block grant (CDBG) program provides annual grants on a formula basis to states, cities, and counties to develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment, and by expanding economic opportunities, principally for low- and | Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | November 22, 2024 | $5.4 million |
| Community development block grants/entitlement grants | Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | September 15, 2021 | $5.4 million |
| Purpose: the community development block grant (CDBG) program provides annual grants on a formula basis to states, cities, and counties to develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment, and by expanding economic opportunities, principally for low- and | Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | August 3, 2023 | $5.2 million |
| Community development block grants/entitlement grants | Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | September 28, 2022 | $5.2 million |
| Community development block grants/entitlement grants | Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | January 5, 2021 | $4.8 million |
| Description: this agreement provides funding from the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA). Epa's solid waste infrastructure for recycling (SWIFR) grants for political subdivisions of states and territories will fund activities that will result in a significant decrease in the generation of | Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Infrastructure Grants | February 22, 2024 | $3.3 million |
| Implementing an evidence-based health literacy approach to address COVID-19 among racially and ethnically diverse communities in providence, Rhode Island | Community Programs to Improve Minority Health | January 25, 2022 | $1.9 million |
| Emergency solutions grant program | Emergency Solutions Grant Program | April 8, 2021 | $1.8 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does City of Providence get?
$69.0 million in 34 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives City of Providence the most?
The Department of Housing and Urban Development, with $58.6 million in 25 awards. The Department of Health and Human Services and the Environmental Protection Agency follow.
What is City of Providence's largest federal grant?
$5.9 million under Home Investment Partnerships Program, with its first action in the period on September 20, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund City of Providence?
Its largest are Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants, Home Investment Partnerships Program and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS.
Other grant recipients in Providence
- State of Rhode Island Department of Administration
- Rhode Island Dot
- RI Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
- Brown University
- State of Rhode Island Department of Health
- Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank
- Rhode Island Public Transit Authority
- State of Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources
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