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Grants of up to $3,000 and grants of up to $5,000 to Rhode Island nonprofit organizations, Indian tribes, and government agencies to develop and maintain recreational trails. Eligible projects are trails that are available to the general public at regularly scheduled and posted days and times. Trail uses include bicycling,...

Grant of $6,000 to a Rhode Island professional designer for a creative and innovative design idea. Design proposals are for one of the following: to produce an innovative design, process, or application, or to create a new product or service that can benefit the public. Awards are based upon samples of past work and pro...

Grants of up to $400 to Rhode Island K-12 nonprofit private or public schools or parent-teacher associations for field trips to arts events. Funding is intended to cover the cost of travel to art exhibits, performances, programs, or activities in Rhode Island as well as the cost of classroom teachers accompanying the stude...

Grants to Rhode Island nonprofit organizations, government agencies, schools, and individual artists to provide children and youth with curriculum-based arts opportunities. Individual artists are required to contact program staff prior to applying. Project Grants for Education (PGE) provide support to artists and cultu...

Grants of up to $3,000 to Rhode Island nonprofits for arts programs and new ventures that will enhance local communities. Funding is intended to support local arts and cultural organizations that strengthen the state's economy, the vitality of local communities, the education of all Rhode Islanders, and their quality of li...

Grants of up to $3,000 to Rhode Island individual artists to teach, perform, produce, and share their work with the public. Funding is intended to produce arts workshops, community arts events, creative collaborations, public performances, and exhibitions and installations with a strong public component. Council support...

Grants of up to $4,000 and up to $8,000 to Rhode Island contractors, third-party finance companies, and other qualifying professional entities for small-scale renewable energy installation projects. Funding is available for the installation of solar photovoltaic or solar domestic hot water units on buildings within the fol...