Groundwork Rhode Island

DESCRIPTION:THIS PROJECT PROVIDES FUNDING UNDER THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT (IIJA) (PL 117-58) FOR GWRI- GROUNDWORK RHODE ISLAND TO CONDUCT ELIGIBLE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE-RELATED ACTIVITIES AS AUTHORIZED BY COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT (CERCLA) 104(K)(7). THE RECIPIENT WILL RECRUIT, TRAIN, AND PLACE UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED RESIDENTS OF RHODE ISLAND IN ENVIRONMENTAL CAREERS WITH SKILLS NEEDED TO SAFELY CONDUCT REMEDIATION WORK AT SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE-CONTAMINATED SITES, AS WELL AS APPROPRIATE TRAINING IN GREEN REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGIES, STORM WATER MANAGEMENT, EMERGENCY PLANNING AND CHEMICAL SAFETY OSHA HAZWOPER (ENGLISH/SPANISH), OSHA 10 - CONSTRUCTION SITE SAFETY (ENGLISH/SPANISH), LEAD RENOVATOR, REMODELER, PAINTER, INTRO TO BROWNFIELDS/SOIL SAMPLING, CENTER FOR WATERSHED PROTECTION CLEAN WATER CERTIFICATE (ACCREDITED), URBAN TREE STEWARDS, PROVIDENCE TREE KEEPERS. GWRI- GROUNDWORK RHODE ISLAND WILL USE THE FUNDS TO CONTINUE THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR JOB TRAINING PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT, LEAD ABATEMENT, SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPING, AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT. ACTIVITIES:THIS PROJECT WILL TRAIN GRADUATES TO EARN SKILLS AND CERTIFICATIONS NECESSARY TO ENTER INTO ENVIRONMENTAL CAREERS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED DURING UNDER THIS PROJECT ARE IN ENVIRONMENTAL CAREERS WITH SKILLS NEEDED TO SAFELY CONDUCT REMEDIATION WORK AT SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE-CONTAMINATED SITES, AS WELL AS APPROPRIATE TRAINING IN GREEN REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGIES, STORM WATER MANAGEMENT, EMERGENCY PLANNING AND CHEMICAL SAFETY OSHA HAZWOPER (ENGLISH/SPANISH), OSHA 10 - CONSTRUCTION SITE SAFETY (ENGLISH/SPANISH), LEAD RENOVATOR, REMODELER, PAINTER, INTRO TO BROWNFIELDS/SOIL SAMPLING, CENTER FOR WATERSHED PROTECTION CLEAN WATER CERTIFICATE (ACCREDITED), URBAN TREE STEWARDS, PROVIDENCE TREE KEEPERS THAT STUDENTS WILL EARN WHICH CAN BE FOUND IN THE TRAINING CURRICULUM IN GRANT RECIPIENT'S APPLICATION. ALSO, THE RECIPIENT WILL REPORT ON INTERIM PROGRESS AND FINAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS BY COMPLETING AND SUBMITTING RELEVANT PORTIONS OF THE JOB TRAINING FORM USING EPA'S ASSESSMENT, CLEANUP AND REDEVELOPMENT EXCHANGE SYSTEM (ACRES). THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE TRAINING TO RESIDENTS OF PROVIDENCE AND PAWTUCKET PRIMARILY, AS WELL AS SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES INCLUDING CENTRAL FALLS, WOONSOCKET, JOHNSTON, WARWICK, WEST WARWICK, AND CRANSTON. SUBRECIPIENT:OUR COALITION MEMBER, GARDEN TIME, WILL RECEIVE A SUBAWARD OF $100,000 DIVIDED INTO PORTIONS BASED ON ITS NUMBER OF TRAINING AND STUDENT OUTPUTS EACH YEAR. GARDEN TIME WILL INVOICE GWRI FOR REIMBURSEMENT AND SHOW HOW FUNDS HAVE BEEN SPENT ON ELIGIBLE EXPENSES. SUBAWARD FUNDS WILL BE COMBINED WITH OTHER FUNDING TO RUN GREEN REENTRY.OUTCOMES:THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE TRAINING TO RESIDENTS OF PROVIDENCE AND PAWTUCKET PRIMARILY, AS WELL AS SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES INCLUDING CENTRAL FALLS, WOONSOCKET, JOHNSTON, WARWICK, WEST WARWICK, AND CRANSTON THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES ARE: 72 OF INDIVIDUALS RECRUITED, TRAINED, CERTIFIED, AND PLACED IN ENVIRONMENTAL CAREERS IN COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE SITES AND FACILITIES; 9 OF CLASSROOM STYLE TRAININGS, PRACTICAL TRAININGS, AND CURRICULA MODULES; 7 OF APPROPRIATE CERTIFICATIONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLING AND SITE CLEANUP METHODS; 72 OF INDIVIDUALS THAT RECEIVE CERTIFICATIONS IN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA) 29 CFR 1910.120 40-HOUR HAZWOPER TRAINING. EXPECTED OUTCOMES FROM THIS PROJECT INCLUDE: -HELP RESIDENTS OF COMMUNITIES TAKE ADVANTAGE OF JOBS CREATED BY THE ASSESSMENT AND CLEANUP OF BROWNFIELDS AND THE ASSESSMENT, CLEANUP, AND MANAGEMENT OF SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE SITES AND FACILITIES WHILE ADDRESSING SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION CONCERNS. -PROVIDE TRAINING THAT LEADS TO SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD. -IMPROVE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND STIMULATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONSTRUCTIVE PARTNERS

LANDSCAPE SCALE RESTORATION: PLANTING RESILIENT RIPARIAN FORESTS FOR WATER SUPPLY AND PUBLIC HEALTH IN UNDERSERVED RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITIES

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** GROUNDWORK RHODE ISLANDIS A COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS MAKE RI'S URBAN COMMUNITIES HEALTHIER, MORE RESILIENT, AND MORE EQUITABLE BY IMPROVING THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT AND CREATING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS THROUGH JOB TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, AND SOCIAL VENTURE PROGRAMS.OUR COMMUNITY FOOD PROJECTWILL HELP STRENGTHEN RI'S LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM BY EMPLOYING UNDERSERVED YOUTH FROM PROVIDENCE, PAWTUCKET, AND CENTRAL FALLS THROUGH OUR GREEN TEAM YOUTH PROGRAM AS PRIMARY AGENTS OF CHANGE AND AMBASSADORS TO THE WIDER COMMUNITY AROUND URBAN GARDENING,REDUCING FOOD WASTE, AND COMPOSTING. OUR PROJECT WILL ALSO CREATESTABLE SOURCES OF NUTRIENT-RICH COMPOST FOR URBAN GROWERS THROUGH INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT.YOUTH WILL BE EMPLOYED TO LEARN ABOUT THE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM, PARTICIPATE IN AND LEAD STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES THAT INCREASE THE EFFICIENT NEIGHBORHOOD- OR GARDEN-BASED PRODUCTION OF HEALTHY SOIL, INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF FOOD PRODUCED BY SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY GARDENSIN THE SUMMER AND FALL, AND INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF THIS FOOD THAT IS DISTRIBUTED TO NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS. COMMUNITY RESIDENTSWILL RECEIVEOR PURCHASE LOCAL, FRESH PRODUCE, LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME URBAN GARDENERSWILL GAIN ACCESS TO NUTRIENT-RICH COMPOST FOR GROWING, RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY GROUPSWILL PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY COMPOSTING FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY WILL SEE AN OVERALL INCREASE IN FOOD WASTE DIVERTED FROM RI'S ONLY ACTIVE LANDFILL THAT IS SLATED TO FILL AND CLOSE WITHIN THE NEXT 10-15 YEARS.ONE OF THE PRIMARY GOALS OF OUR PROJECT IS TO EXPAND OUR SUBSCRIPTION-BASED HARVEST CYCLE COMPOSTING PROGRAMTO SERVE MORE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR THE SERVICE OUT OF POCKET. IN ADDITION, WE WILL USE THIS PROJECT TO BETTER COORDINATE WITH PARTNERS THAT ARE ALREADY GROWING FOOD IN A VARIETY OF WAYS AND HAVE EXPRESSED A DESIRE FOR BETTER COMPOST FOR THEIR GARDENERS TO IMPROVE YIELDS AND CREATE A CLOSED LOOP SYSTEM WHERE COMPOSTING IS AVAILABLE FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS AS WELL AS GARDENERS.

DESCRIPTION:THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO GROUNDWORK RHODE ISLAND TO CONDUCT ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES IN DISADVANATGED COMMUNITIES IN PROVIDENCE, RI AS A PART OF THE SOUTHEAST NEW ENGLAND PROGRAM (SNEP) OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE RESILIENCE AS OUTLINED IN THE APPLICATION. THIS AWARD WILL WORK WITH PARTNERS INCLUDING THE PROVIDENCE NEIGHBORHOOD PLANTING PROGRAM (PNPP), GARDEN TIME, AND THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS (DPW) AND PARKS FORESTRY DIVISION, TO STRENGTHEN EXISTING AND LAUNCH NEW WORKFORCE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON MAKING PROVIDENCE MORE CLIMATE-READY AND RESILIENT.ACTIVITIES:1) STORM CREW: A STORMWATER-FOCUSED WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT WILL IDENTIFY LOW-BARRIER TASKS THAT CAN SUPPORT STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, IMPROVED DRAINAGE, AND WATER QUALITY GOALS, WHILE EMPLOYING JOB TRAINING PROGRAM GRADUATES IN COLLABORATION WITH THE PROVIDENCE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS. 2) CANOPY CREW: AN OFF-SHOOT OF GARDEN TIME'S (PROJECT PARTNER) GREEN REENTRY JOB TRAINING PROGRAM, AN 8-WEEK GREEN INDUSTRY JOB TRAINING FOCUSED ON TREE STEWARDSHIP, WORK READINESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FOR FORMERLY INCARCERATED RHODE ISLANDERS. GREEN REENTRY TRAINS 24 INDIVIDUALS PER YEAR IN TECHNICAL SKILLS RELATED TO TREE CARE AND OTHER GREEN INDUSTRIES THROUGH A MIX OF CLASSROOM AND HANDS-ON INSTRUCTION.SUBRECIPIENT:GROUNDWORK RHODE ISLAND WILL PROVIDE SUBAWARDS TO PROVIDENCE NEIGHBORHOOD PLANTING PROGRAM AND GARDEN TIME TO IMPLEMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS AS PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY WORKFORCE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM FOR THIS PROJECT.OUTCOMES:THIS PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON FULFILLING THE OUTCOMES OF: - COMMUNITIES SUPPORT AND IMPLEMENT RESILIENT DEVELOPMENT THAT PROTECTS POPULATED AREAS AND VULNERABLE INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS AND CLIMATE ADAPTATION APPROACHES. - COMMUNITIES ENSURE WIDESPREAD ACCESS TO LOCAL GREENSPACE TO SUPPORT MENTAL, PHYSICAL, AND SPIRITUAL WELLBEING. - THE REGION ESTABLISHES POLICIES TO FOSTER SOCIAL/CLIMATE EQUITY AND ELIMINATE DISPROPORTIONATE HARMFUL IMPACTS TO ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE (EJ) AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN THE REGION.

THIS PROJECT PROVIDES FUNDING FOR GROUNDWORK PROVIDENCE TO RECRUIT, TRAIN, AND PLACE UNEMPLOYED OR UNDEREMPLOYED RESIDENTS OF PROVIDENCE, CENTRAL FAL

THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT WILL PROVIDE FUNDING TO GROUNDWORKS PROVIDENCE FOR JOB TRAINING ACTIVITIES TO FACILITATE ASSESSMENT REMEDIATION OR PREPAR

THIS PROJECT PROVIDES FUNDING FOR GROUNDWORK RHODE ISLAND TO RECRUIT, TRAIN, AND PLACE UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED RESIDENTS OF PROVIDENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL CAREERS WITH SKILLS NEEDED TO SAFELY CONDUCT REMEDIATION WORK AT SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE-CONTAMINATED SITES, AS WELL AS APPROPRIATE TRAINING IN STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND CHEMICAL SAFETY. TRAINING WILL CONSIST OF: 1) OSHA 10 CONSTRUCTION SITE SAFETY, 2) OSHA 40 HAZWOPER, 3) FIRST AID/CPR, 4) 8-HOUR CONFINED SPACE ENTRY, 5) 8-HOUR LEAD RENOVATION, REMODELING, PAINTING (RRP), 6) FORKLIFT OPERATOR, 7) INTRODUCTION TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT, 8) INTRODUCTION TO INDOOR AIR QUALITY AND VAPOR INTRUSION, 9) INTRODUCTION TO BROWNFIELDS AND SITE ASSESSMENT, 10) INTRODUCTION TO STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE, 11) INTRODUCTION TO COMPOSTING, 12) URBAN TREE STEWARDS, 13) INTRODUCTION TO GREEN ROOFS AND ENERGY STAR DESIGN, 14) LANDSCAPE DESIGNAND 15) ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND HEALTH EQUITYAND 16) HANDS-ON PROJECTS.

THIS PROJECT PROVIDES FUNDING FOR GROUNDWORK RHODE ISLAND TO RECRUIT, TRAIN, AND PLACE UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED RESIDENTS OF RHODE ISLAND IN ENVIRONMENTAL CAREERS WITH SKILLS NEEDED TO SAFELY CONDUCT REMEDIATION WORK AT SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE-CONTAMINATED SITES, AS WELL AS APPROPRIATE TRAINING IN WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT AND CHEMICAL SAFETY. GROUNDWORK RHODE ISLAND WILL TRAIN/CERTIFY 60 PEOPLE TO PREPARE THEM FOR CAREERS IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL SECTOR AND TRACK TRAINING GRADUATES TO DETERMINE THEIR SUCCESS IN OBATINING EMPLOYMENT. A 75% JOB PLACEMENT RATE IS PROJECTED FOR GRADUATES OF THIS PROGRAM.

PER YOUR APPLICATION REQUEST DATED JULY 1, 2015, THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS BEING AWARDED FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $192,300 TO THE GROUNDWORK PROV

THIS PROJECT CREATES WASTE REDUCTION, DIVERSION, AND RECYCLING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR PROVIDENCE RESIDENTS AND STUDENTS. THIS PROJECT PARTNERS WITH PROVIDENCE SCHOOLS ON WASTE REDUCTION EDUCATION TO PROMOTE RECYCLING, COMPOSTING, AND REDUCING SINGLE-USE PLASTIC WASTE WHICH SUPPORT THE CITY'S ZERO WASTE GOALS AND PRIORITIES. 5,000 REUSABLE BAGS ARE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH LOCAL BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATION PARTNERS AS PART OF THE PROGRAM. STUDENTS ALSO CREATE ART PROJECTS THAT RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS ON WASTE ISSUES. OVER 1300 STUDENTS TOUR RI ONLY ACTIVE LANDFILL TO GAIN DIRECT EDUCATION ON WASTE SEPARATION/REUSE/REDUCTION. ADULTS ARE EDUCATED IN WASTE REDUCTION WITH THE GOAL OF REDUCING THE NUMBER OF CONTAMINATED RECYCLING LOADS BY 50% FROM TARGETED NEIGHBORHOODS. THE HARVEST CYCLE FOOD SCRAP COLLECTION PROGRAM EXPECTS TO EXPAND TO 75 IN TARGET NEIGHBORHOODS DIVERTING THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF ORGANIC WASTE FROM THE LANDFILL. OVER 1300 ELEMENTARY STUDENTS AND 10 HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH LEADERS

GROUNDWORK PROVIDENCE (GWP) IS OFFERING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING TO SCHOOL CHILDREN AND NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

CENTRAL FALLS, RI SUFFERS FROM LOCALIZED FLOODING ALONG WITH LITTLE GREENSPACE AND TREE COVER. TO ADDRESS THIS, GROUNDWORK RHODE ISLAND (GWRI) PROPOSES TO WORK CLOSELY WITH CENTRAL FALLS HIGH SCHOOL TO DEVELOP A YOUTH-BASED ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM FOCUSED ON STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC GREEN SPACE, TREES, AND SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL. STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE TRAINING FROM A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, URBAN PLANNER, AND RELATED PROFESSIONALS ON DESIGN, MASTER PLANNING, AND URBAN SUSTAINABILITY. STUDENTS WILL CONDUCT OUTREACH TO CENTRAL FALLS RESIDENTS AND, BASED ON COMMUNITY INPUT, WILL DESIGN A COMMUNITY GREENING PLAN TO INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THREE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.

GROUND WORK RHODE ISLAND YOUTH SUMMER GREEN TEAM 2018

GROUNDWORK RHODE ISLAND YOUTH SUMMER GREEN TEAM

GROUNDWORK RHODE ISLAND (GWRI) IS A COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ADDRESSING THE DUAL NEEDS OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN RHODE ISLAND'S URBAN COMMUNITIES. THE PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOCUS AREA. OUR GOAL IS TO ASSIST LOW-INCOME PEOPLE FROM HIGH-POVERTY AREAS WHO FACE BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT, TO GAIN SKILLS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND AWARENESS THAT WILL HELP THEM MOVE INTO FULFILLING EMPLOYMENT. THE VISTA PROJECT WILL SEEK TO: 1) IMPROVE OUR JOB SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT WILL LEAD TO INCREASED EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR 30 LOW-INCOME AND FORMERLY-INCARCERATED YOUTH/ADULTS PER YEAR; AND 2) CONDUCT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT BENEFIT HIGH-POVERTY URBAN COMMUNITIES. ONE VISTA MEMBER WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS: CONDUCTING OUTREACH TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF LOW-INCOME PEOPLE ENTERING OUR PROGRAM, HELPING MATCH GRADUATES WITH EMPLOYERS, JOBS, AND OTHER PLACEMENTS, DEVELOPING COMMUNICATIONS MATERIALS, AND TRACKING THE SUCCESS OF GRADUATES AFTER THEY LEAVE THE PROGRAM. THE VISTA WILL ALSO BE INVOLVED IN BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF GWRI'S OWN SOCIAL VENTURES IN ORDER TO CREATE NEW EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRADUATES OF OUR JOB TRAINING PROGRAM. THE PROJECT THE VISTA WILL BE WORKING ON IS APPROPRIATE FOR A 1-3 YEAR TERM OF SERVICE.

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