Grants & Scholarships

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

Health and Medicine

Grants from Special Medical Funds

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Grants from this collection of funds support nonprofits engaged in work that impacts the health and healthcare of Rhode Islanders in several specific areas.

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Health and Medicine

Medical Research Grants

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Grants from this program provide seed funding for new independent investigators' research projects.

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Community

Newport County Fund Grants

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The Newport County Fund offers competitive small grants, to nonprofit organizations serving one or more of the six cities and towns of Newport County.

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Community

North Smithfield Ambulance & Rescue Association Fund Grants

April 03, 2023

Grants support charitable programs and activities in North Smithfield.

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Organizational Development

Organizational Development Grants

Multiple Deadlines

These grants support a variety of activities that strengthen and improve nonprofits' organizational efficiency and effectiveness, including anti-racism training to help create an inclusive and respectful organizational culture.

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Civics and Public Records

Joseph O’Neill Ott Fund Grants

June 05, 2023

Grants support the preservation of original historical manuscripts and documents, and municipal records from the 19th century or earlier for smaller cities and towns in Rhode Island.

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Community

Mary LeMoine Potter Fund Grants

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Grants support organizations and projects primarily benefiting residents of the historic village of Kingston.

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Communities of Color

Fund of the Providence Shelter for Colored Children Grants

March 31, 2023

Grants from this fund are made to benefit organizations serving Black children who live in greater Providence.

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Community

Racial Equity and Social Justice Grants

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The Racial Equity and Social Justice Grants program addresses the fundamental causes of systemic racism that impact historically marginalized populations in Rhode Island.

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Civics and Public Records

Rhode Island Supreme Court Historical Society Fund Grants

June 05, 2023

Grants from this fund support nonprofits that provide programs, preserve artifacts and records of the court system, publish works about Rhode Island legal history, and offer public forums about Rhode Island legal and constitutional history.

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Arts & Culture

Aaron Roitman Chamber Music Fund Grants

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Grants from this program support the promotion and performance of quality professional chamber music in Rhode Island.

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Civics and Public Records

Herman H. Rose Civic, Cultural and Media Access Fund Grants

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Two types of grants are available: Library Challenge Grants provide added funding for library campaigns to meet local needs, Media Project Grants assure greater access to information through archiving, documenting, displaying, and/or disseminating information.

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