2024 Newport County Grants Program
$60,770
All Saints STEAM Academy
to pilot a social emotional learning program
$60,770
$16,000
Amenity Aid
to expand access to hygiene products on the Island
$16,000
$70,000
Aquidneck Land Trust
renewed operating support
$70,000
$71,149
Battle of Rhode Island Association
for archaeological work at Butts Hill Fort
$71,149
$54,000
Bike Newport
renewed operating support
$54,000
$15,000
Bike Newport
to support Ride Island
$15,000
$42,000
Boys & Girls Club
renewed operating support
$42,000
$155,000
Bradley Hospital
to update the playground
$155,000
$250,000
Butler Hospital
to support renovations of Memory and Aging Program facilities
$250,000
$22,300
Child & Family
to improve workforce retention and pipeline (year 3)
$22,300
$90,000
College Unbound
for the TA to BA program (year 2)
$90,000
$4,000
College Unbound
to support the Aquidneck Island cohort (year 5)
$4,000
$100,000
Conexión Latina Newport
to support Hispanic Community Access Center programming
$100,000
$30,000
DesignxRI
to support services for emerging creative sector Newport businesses
$30,000
$80,000
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center
renewed operating support
$80,000
$55,270
East Bay Community Action Program (EBCAP)
renewed support of Beyond the Bell after school program & associated outreach
$55,270
$173,051
East Bay Community Action Program (EBCAP)
launch of a behavioral health collaboration between EBCAP and Newport Mental Health (year 2)
$173,051
$24,500
East Bay Community Action Program
renewed support of Baby Steps - early childhood literacy and parent engagement program
$24,500
$50,000
ecoRI News
to increase coverage of Newport County environmental issues (year 2)
$50,000
$30,000
EforAll
to assist aspiring entrepreneurs
$30,000
$117,500
FabNewport
to expand the Newport Experience (year 3)
$117,500
$50,000
FabNewport
to support partner engagement and planning
$50,000
$130,000
FONS
to build new skatepark for Aquidneck Island
$130,000
$30,000
NEMIC
to provide services to local healthtech startups
$30,000
$38,941
Four Hearts Foundation
to build a new playground in Portsmouth
$38,941
$25,000
Friends of Island Cemetery
for a Farewell Street Cemeteries planning workshop
$25,000
$25,000
Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England
to expand the Aquidneck Island Community Partnership
$25,000
$250,000
Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England
for Camp Rocky Farm Pre-Construction Support
$250,000
$62,500
Gnome Surf Inc.
for surf therapy & adventure sports programming
$62,500
$105,000
Grow Smart Rhode Island
renewed operating support
$105,000
$21,400
Grow Smart Rhode Island
to develop a comprehensive succession plan
$21,400
$20,000
Grow Smart Rhode Island
to support Ride Island
$20,000
$78,000
International Tennis Hall of Fame
for the middle school afterschool and summer program
$78,000
$37,000
IYRS
for workforce development curriculum planning
$37,000
$50,000
Lucy's Hearth
renewed operating support
$50,000
$281,500
Middletown Public Schools
to support MLL students
$281,500
$30,000
Meals on Wheels
renewed operating support
$30,000
$84,310
Newport Art Museum
museum signage and improved ADA access
$84,310
$55,074
Newport Community School
for GED and workforce readiness programs
$55,074
$110,000
Newport County Development Council
to support Connect Greater Newport and a new Emerging Markets Resource Coordinator
$110,000
$20,000
Newport County YMCA
to support programming for community members with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities
$20,000
$300,000
Newport County YMCA
for the childcare center renovation
$300,000
$325,000
Newport Historical Society
for the Newport Center for Black History
$325,000
$1,125,000
Newport Hospital Foundation
to support construction of the Adolescent Behavioral Health Unit
$1,125,000
$179,128
Newport Mental Health
to design new headquarters
$179,128
$100,000
Newport Mental Health
for capital expenses related to the new headquarters
$100,000
$70,000
Newport Open Space Partnership
to execute comprehensive review and update of the Newport Tree, Park, and Open Space Master Plan
$70,000
$43,000
Newport Partnership for Families
renewed support of Reading Reaps Rewards program
$43,000
$49,487
Newport Pride
to support a strategic plan & community center initiative
$49,487
$17,193
newportFILM
newportFILM Outdoors Program Guide
$17,193
$2,300,000
Newport Public Schools
to support technology infrastructure as part of an education plan aligned with national standards
$2,300,000
$30,000
Newport Tree Conservancy
renewed operating support
$30,000
$100,000
No Wrong Door Collaborative/Strategic Prevention Partnership
No Wrong Door System of Care
$100,000
$84,445
Norman Bird Sanctuary
to support the Conservation Crew over two years
$84,445
$55,000
Potter League for Animals
renewed operating support
$55,000
$1,500,000
Preservation Society of Newport County
to restore the Breakers' terrace and establish a Collections Care Facility
$1,500,000
$36,259
Preserve Rhode Island
to document Aquidneck Island stone walls and scenarios for future restoration
$36,259
$14,500
Project Undercover
to increase emergency diaper distribution to Newport County
$14,500
$7,200
Reach Out and Read Rhode Island
renewed support of Aquidneck Island pediatrician partnership
$7,200
$173,900
Rhode Island Association for the Education of Young Children
to investigate and inform solutions related to childcare access on Aquidneck Island
$173,900
$110,000
Rhode Island Coalition for Children and Families
build capacity for advocacy within the behavioral health system (year 3)
$110,000
$60,000
Rhode Island Community Food Bank
renewed operating support
$60,000
$54,000
Rhode Island KIDS COUNT
renewed operating support
$54,000
$100,000
RI Public Radio
to support a new position of digital editor
$100,000
$20,000
RI Land Trust Council/Third Sector New England
renewed operating support
$20,000
$61,000
RI Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner (RIOPC) -RI Foundation
for a feasibility study to expand career and workforce education in greater Newport
$61,000
$199,395
RI Association for Infant Mental Health
to create an Infant Mental Health community of practice for the Early Intervention Workforce (year 3)
$199,395
$30,000
Sail To Prevail
renewed support of the adaptive sailing program
$30,000
$130,322
Salve Regina University
for the college pathways program (year 3)
$130,322
$13,750
Sargent Center
to support student participation in activities on Aquidneck Island
$13,750
$60,000
Save The Bay
renewed support for Newport County initiatives
$60,000
$110,800
St. Columba - The Berkeley Memorial Chapel
for capital improvements
$110,800
$120,000
The Foundation for Integrated Care
to pilot an integrated behavioral healthcare program
$120,000
$25,000
The Housing Hotline
to support temporary housing in Newport
$25,000
$100,000
Throughline Learning
to pilot an afterschool student support model led by paraprofessionals
$100,000
$50,782
Thundermist Health Center of South County
to pilot school-based telehealth services (year 3)
$50,782
$78,000
Portsmouth School Department
for the purchase and installation of a greenhouse at Portsmouth High School
$78,000
$61,415
Portsmouth School Department
to support inclusive learning at Ag Innovation Farm
$61,415
$40,580
Turning Around Ministries
for the life skills/job readiness program
$40,580
$30,000
Women's Resource Center
to support the counseling program
$30,000
$107,385
Community Building-Capacity Grants
Aquidneck Land Trust, Conanicut Island Sailing Foundation, Grantmakers Council of RI, Newport County YANA Club, Newport Mental Health, Newport Partnership for Families, NewportFILM, Rhode Island Coalition to End Homelessness, Rose Island Light House Foundation, Throughline Learning
$107,385
Grand Total: $11,086,806