Grant Opportunities
Each program has different purposes, application requirements, and deadlines. Carefully review the guidelines provided for each funding opportunity.
To browse through frequently asked questions about our grantmaking please visit the Grant Program FAQs page.
Grants
Capacity Support for Opioid Use Disorder and Overdose Prevention, Harm Reduction, and Recovery Agencies Grants
Application ClosedThis grant program aims to support nonprofit organizations who provide services in Rhode Island for people who use drugs, those who are seeking or in treatment, and those who are in recovery. La versión en Español de este programa de subvenciones está disponible aquí.
More InformationClean Competition Fund Grants
OngoingGrants from this program are for education, outreach, scientific projects, and clinical or basic research involving appropriate medical uses or long-term health implications of human growth hormone (“hGH”) use or use of other performance-enhancing substances.
ApplyCommunity Grants
Application ClosedCommunity Grants support community-building activities in cities and towns throughout Rhode Island.
More InformationRhode Island ARPA Support Grants
Application ClosedThe Rhode Island ARPA Support Grants assist Rhode Island-based nonprofits negatively impacted by COVID-19 that deliver services to address food insecurity, housing issues/homelessness and behavioral health needs.
More InformationCommunity Organization Capacity Building Grants
Application ClosedThis program is intended to support nonprofits led by Black, Latino, Indigenous, or Asian executive directors or other decision-makers within an organization.
More InformationGrants for Diversifying the Teacher Workforce in Rhode Island
May 01, 2023This grant program aims to support RI-based nonprofit organizations and/or local education agencies seeking to develop and implement evidence-based/evidence-informed strategies and efforts to increase racial and ethnic diversity among the teacher workforce in Rhode Island.
ApplyEquity Action Grants
April 13, 2023Offering two types of grants, Equity Action is committed to enacting social change by championing initiatives and organizations that encourage justice for, provide support to, and improve the quality of life of LGBTQ Rhode Islanders.
ApplyRhode Island Expansion Arts Program
Application ClosedA collaboration between Rhode Island Foundation, Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, and Rhode Island Council for the Humanities, this program offers funding and organizational assistance to community-based, culturally diverse arts and cultural organizations.
More InformationFood & Housing Security Grants
Application ClosedPlease note that this grant program will open on March 31, 2023. Grants from this program fund local nonprofit organizations that address housing and/or food insecurity for Rhode Island’s most vulnerable populations.
More InformationGrants for Community Prevention Services for Youth Opioid Mitigation
Application ClosedThis grant program aims to support evidence-based or evidence-informed community-based opioid prevention services targeted towards children and youth (up to age 21). La versión en Español de este programa de subvenciones está disponible aquí.
More InformationFund for a Healthy Rhode Island Grants
Application ClosedGrants from this fund support projects focused on retaining a racially, culturally, ethnically, and linguistically diverse health workforce.
More InformationJune Rockwell Levy Foundation Grants
Multiple DeadlinesGrants are made to 501(c )(3) organizations serving the communities of Providence County, with a preference for northern Rhode Island.
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