2023 Newport County Grants Program
$16,000
Amenity Aid
expand access to hygiene products in collaboration with Newport’s community support network
$16,000
$60,000
Aquidneck Land Trust
renewed operating support
$60,000
$65,000
Battle of Rhode Island Association
Fort Butts restoration, website development and ongoing educational programming
$65,000
$120,000
Bike Newport
Ride Island 2.0
$120,000
$54,000
Bike Newport
renewed operating support and strategic plan
$54,000
$1,750,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport County
renovation and expansion of Church St. facility
$1,750,000
$372,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport County
design and development of Church St. facility
$372,000
$42,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport County
renewed operating support
$42,000
$20,340
Bradley Hospital
Mental Health First Aid & suicide prevention trainings and the development of a school violence prevention curriculum
$20,340
$89,732
Child & Family
improve Sand Pipers Early Learning Center playground
$89,732
$37,450
Child & Family
improve workforce retention and pipeline
$37,450
$90,000
College Unbound
TA to BA program
$90,000
$12,500
College Unbound
financial aid for matriculating students in the original Aquidneck Island cohort
$12,500
$100,000
Conexión Latina Newport
Hispanic Community Access Center and associated programming
$100,000
$70,000
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center
renewed operating support
$70,000
$42,330
East Bay Community Action Program
Beyond the Bell after school program & associated outreach
$42,330
$26,949
East Bay Community Action Program (EBCAP)
launch of a behavioral health collaboration between EBCAP and Newport Mental Health (year 2)
$26,949
$17,000
East Bay Community Action Program
renewed support of Baby Steps - early childhood literacy and parent engagement program
$17,000
$50,000
ecoRI News
increase coverage of environmental issues topical to the Newport County area (year 1)
$50,000
$117,500
FabNewport
expand the Newport Experience
$117,500
$50,146
FabNewport
Heart Club program at Thompson Middle School
$50,146
$100,000
Four Hearts Foundation
replace the Turnpike Avenue Playground in Portsmouth
$100,000
$8,000
Friends of Little Compton Wellness Inc
senior wellness series
$8,000
$50,000
Gnome Inc.
launch Newport hub for surf therapy & adventure sports programming
$50,000
$60,000
Grow Smart Rhode Island
renewed operating support
$60,000
$29,000
International Tennis Hall of Fame
TeamFAME After-School and Summer Program and quality assessment
$29,000
$19,870
James L. Maher Center
landscape scan to align programmatic solutions to community needs
$19,870
$30,000
Jamestown School Department
phases 3 & 4 of the Melrose Avenue School playground
$30,000
$5,000
Little Compton Food Bank
purchase of fresh fruit and vegetables from local farms
$5,000
$100,000
Looking Upwards
Incredible Years Training Initiative & Parents as Teachers program
$100,000
$50,000
Lucy's Hearth
renewed operating support
$50,000
$45,000
Meals on Wheels of RI
renewed operating support and one-time funds to address increased food costs in 2023
$45,000
$33,396
Newport Art Museum
museum signage and improved ADA access
$33,396
$175,000
Newport County Community Mental Health Center
Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic preparations
$175,000
$50,000
Newport County Development Council
shared regional projects and operating support
$50,000
$431,407
Newport County YMCA
renovation and expansion of the YMCA childcare center
$431,407
$36,000
Newport County YMCA
facility development and design
$36,000
$39,625
newportFILM
strategic planning and audience research
$39,625
$50,000
Newport Open Space Partnership-ALT
renewed operating support
$50,000
$43,000
Newport Partnership for Families
renewed support of Reading Reaps Rewards program
$43,000
$1,126,367
Newport Public Schools
Rogers High School exterior glass
$1,126,367
$150,000
Newport Public Schools
technology infrastructure as part of an education plan aligned with national standards
$150,000
$63,100
Newport Restoration Foundation
trades training initiative
$63,100
$30,000
Newport Tree Conservancy
renewed operating support
$30,000
$102,347
No Wrong Door Collaborative/Strategic Prevention Partnership
No Wrong Door System of Care
$102,347
$100,000
Parent Support Network of Rhode Island
enhance peer support model for youth and family behavioral health (year 2)
$100,000
$50,000
Potter League for Animals
renewed operating support and offset the rising costs of pet food in 2023
$50,000
$400,000
Preservation Society of Newport County
improve visitor wayfinding, safety, and accessibility at the Breakers
$400,000
$172,230
Preserve Rhode Island
continue the Aquidneck Stone Wall Initiative
$172,230
$7,200
Reach Out and Read Rhode Island
renewed support of Aquidneck Island pediatrician partnership
$7,200
$18,000
Newport Classical
summer music festival
$18,000
$199,888
Rhode Island Association for Infant Mental Health
community of practice in infant mental health in the Early Intervention System (year 2)
$199,888
$110,000
Rhode Island Coalition for Children and Families
build capacity for advocacy within the behavioral health (year 2)
$110,000
$85,000
Rhode Island Community Food Bank
renewed operating support, Innovation Fund and increased food costs for 2023
$85,000
$54,000
Rhode Island KIDS COUNT
renewed operating support
$54,000
$100,000
Rhode Island Parent Support Network
explore systemic solutions in early childhood special education
$100,000
$50,400
RIHUB
support innovation-driven entrepreneurship in the Greater Newport area
$50,400
$18,000
RI Land Trust Council/Third Sector New England
renewed operating support
$18,000
$30,000
Sail To Prevail
renewed support of the Adaptive Sailing Program
$30,000
$360,000
Salve Regina University
McKillop Library first floor renovation
$360,000
$48,327
Salve Regina University
college pathways program
$48,327
$50,000
Save The Bay
sustained support for Newport County initiatives
$50,000
$28,209
The Science and Math Investigative Learning Experiences(SMILE)
afterschool science program at Pell, Thompson and Rogers for the 2023-24 school year
$28,209
$200,691
St. Clare Newport
for transportation and water mitigation repairs
$200,691
$75,000
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
siding replacement
$75,000
$62,000
Star Kids Scholarship Program
increased capacity for program management, tutors for students, and a strategic plan
$62,000
$15,450
Strategic Prevention Partnerships
pilot peer support program for teachers in Little Compton
$15,450
$143,962
Throughline Learning
pilot an afterschool student support model led by paraprofessionals
$143,962
$76,075
Thundermist Health Center of South County
pilot school-based telehealth services (year 2)
$76,075
$60,000
Tiverton School Department
pilot a 1:1 instructional coaching program for K-6 teachers
$60,000
$71,440
Town of Little Compton
informed & participatory planning
$71,440
$37,400
Town of Portsmouth, RI
Portsmouth Dog Park expansion
$37,400
$74,539
University of Rhode Island Foundation
pilot of Families Active in the Community Together (FACT)
$74,539
$94,000
University of Rhode Island Foundation
two cohorts of the Metcalf Institute’s Environmental Science Fellowship for New England Journalists
$94,000
$40,320
Visiting Nurse Home & Hospice
marketing and communications strategy for board and staff
$40,320
$1,000,000
Women & Infants Hospital
construction of a new labor and delivery center at Women & Infants Hospital
$1,000,000
$60,000
Women's Resource Center
campus planning and design
$60,000
$30,000
Women's Resource Center
counseling program
$30,000
$82,552
Community Building- Capacity Grants
Amenity Aid, Aquidneck Land Trust, Aquidneck Community Table, Conexión Latina Newport, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center, Gnome Inc., Grow Smart Rhode Island, MASS Design Group, Naval War College Foundation, Potter League for Animals, RI Land Trust Council – TSNE, Sail Newport
$82,552
Grand Total: $9,960,203