Most people are confused about personal grants in Rhode Island. If you live in the state of Rhode Island and are looking for personal financial assistance such as supplemental security income, Medicaid, or state social services, you should look into government benefits instead. Personal grants are financial aid from the local government of Rhode Island for its residents under certain circumstances - the use of the financial funding must have a meaningful purpose to the economy of Rhode Island.

Personal Grants for Work At Home Residents of Rhode Island

With the aid from the federal government, the department of finance & economic growth in Rhode Island is able to provide financial support to residents who work at home. According to the latest research, in Rhode Island, there are over 14,447 business identities have 0 to 4 employees. This number includes people who work at home with sole proprietorship. To be eligible, you must be a resident of Rhode Island and have a registered business in Rhode Island. If your business is in one of the following areas: medicine, education, scientific research, and technology development, you have a higher chance of getting your grant application approved.

Personal Grants for Education for Residents of Rhode Island

Not all students or teachers are eligible to apply for personal education grants in Rhode Island. According to US Census,

In Rhode Island:

  • 84.70% have high school diplomas
  • 30.50% have at least one post secondary degree
  • 11.70% have at least one graduate school degree

As you do not have to pay back the amount of grants given to you, Rhode Island's office of education ensures that personal grants are only given to individuals who need financial assistance for their education related to medicine, education, scientific research, or technology development. And recipients must use their new knowledge and skill set to improve the economy of Rhode Island.

Personal Grants for Veterans in Rhode Island

There are more than 52,700 veterans (both active and retired) in Rhode Island. If you have enrolled, or currently participating in the military, naval force, or air force, you are eligible to apply for veteran personal grants as long as the funds are being used to stimulate the economy of Rhode Island.

You can look at personal grants as "government grants for individuals". Therefore, there are many other types of personal grants such as personal housing grants. If an individual receives grants from the government, he or she has received a type of "personal grants". It is much harder for individuals to receive grants than it is for businesses to receive grants. Rhode Island residents apply for different types of state government grants by contacting Rhode Island financial aid agencies, or

Access Applicant Portal

Current online applicants in Rhode Island are browsing from the following cities: Foster, North Scituate, Warren, Pawtucket, Charlestown, Block Island, Mapleville, Warwick, Kingston, West Warwick

Recent State Funding Opportunities

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

Funding Opportunity
Announcement of Anticipated Availability of Funds for Family Planning Services Grants - Rhode Island (entire State) (Apply for PA FPH 16 003)

Funding Number: PA FPH 16 003
Agency: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
Category: Health
Funding Amount: $1,093,000
Head Start and/or Early Head Start Grantee - Washington County, including Block Island, Rhode Island (Apply for HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R01 1146)

Funding Number: HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R01 1146
Agency: Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $1,166,825
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

 

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