Capital Projects Fund
The State is deploying its $112.3 million American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund (CPF) by investing $82.2 million in the construction or renovation of multipurpose community facilities, $1 million in the renovation of community libraries, and $23.9 million in high-quality broadband infrastructure. The remaining funds, allocated by U.S. Treasury as administrative funds, is supporting the management of CPF and its programs. Funding must be expended and all related services operational by the end of 2026, per U.S. Treasury guidance.
This grant provides last mile connections between the state’s middle-mile fiber optic network and businesses and households to provide high-speed, reliable internet to all Rhode Islanders.
Project areas (PA) include in Jamestown, Newport, Westerly, PA-A (Portsmouth), PA-F (Tiverton), and PA-1 to 7 each spanning multiple municipalities. 26 municipalities and over 16,000 locations will be enhanced through this program.
Additional information about RI's CPF broadband program can be found here.
This grant program funds the construction or renovation of community learning centers that will provide educational programs, workforce training, and health monitoring.
Eighteen municipalities are building 21 Community Learning Centers across the State of Rhode Island. Six neighboring municipalities are partnering to build four shared projects: Glocester - Foster; Hopkinton - Richmond; Newport - Middletown.
Additional information about RI's CPF CLC program can be found here.
This grant program funds the renovation of community libraries which directly and jointly enable work, education, and health monitoring. The CLMG grant is the second round of the CLC grant program. Municipalities that did not receive subawards in round one were eligible to participate in round two.
Twelve municipalities are using CLMG funds to renovate 17 libraries across the State of Rhode Island. Cranston and Warwick have signed subawards for more than one library renovation.
Additional information about RI's CPF CLMG program can be found here.