WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service announced that it expects to award up to two grants for the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies in conjunction with agricultural production in Rhode Island. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $160,000 with a ceiling of $150,000. The categories of funding activity are a) agriculture, b) environment and c) natural resources. The a  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that it expects to award up to six grants for operational readiness for COVID-19 preparedness and response in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $7,184,380. Additional Information on Eligibility: State or territorial governments (the State Administrative Agency [SAA] or the State's Em  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release: U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $24,017,194 in airport aid to six airports in Rhode Island to help respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency. This historic grant funding is part of the Trump Administration's newly created Coronavirus Aid, Re  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service issued the following news release: U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced Rhode Island has been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), signed by President Trump, which provides assistance to families of children eligible for free or reduced-price meals dealing with school closures. Backgro  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: The Federal Trade Commission has charged a Rhode Island-based company and its owner with falsely claiming to be an approved lender for a federal coronavirus relief lending program and asked a federal court to immediately halt their misrepresentations. The FTC's complaint alleges that Ponte Investments, LLC, also doing business as SBA Loan Program and SBA Loan Program.com, and its owner John C. Ponte, have b  more

WARWICK, Rhode Island, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Rhode Island office issued the following news release: USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announces up to $160,000 of funding available in Rhode Island for eligible individuals, local and state governments, non-governmental organizations and tribes through Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG). These grants are intended to stimulate the development and adoption of inno  more

WARWICK, Rhode Island, April 17 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Rhode Island office issued the following news release on April 16: USDA's Natural Resources Service (NRCS) announced that it is investing up to $2.4 million in Rhode Island for a partner-driven conservation project (partner-driven conservation projects) through its Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). NRCS will leverage $2.4 million in partner contributions in Rhode Island  more

WARWICK, Rhode Island, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release: Social distancing didn't stop the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) team at T.F. Green Airport from sending a little love to the rest of the airport community. With the number of passengers flying out of the airport down to a trickle, the TSA officers recognized that members of the airport community were also dwindling due to the dra  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced Rhode Island has been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), signed by President Trump, which provides assistance to families of children eligible for free or reduced-price meals dealing with school closures. Background: The State of Rhode Isla  more