Recent Grant Successes

As a proven fund development professional with more than 25 years of experience, I am proud to share some of the recent successes I’ve supported in driving transformative, sustainable change for communities and organizations I believe in.  For example, in Central Falls these wins have included, but are far from limited to:

    • Central Falls Fire Department: Over $2.5 million secured, including:

      • $600,000 for two new ambulances

      • $500,000 for a new fire truck

      • $550,000 for increased staffing

      • $168,000 for training

      • Over $500,000 for critical equipment upgrades

    • Central Falls Police Department: Over $2.5 million secured, including:

    • Affordable Housing:

      • $2.8 million HUD Economic Development Initiative grant to repurpose the former Osram Sylvania plant into affordable housing.

      • $1 million RI Housing grant for the "Jenks Park Residence" affordable housing project.

    • El Centro Community Center:

      • $9 million from RI Pandemic Recovery Office grant

      • $2 million USDA grant for the initiative (over $13 million secured to date)

    • Tennis Courts Initiative: Over $300,000 secured in partnership with USTA New England, USTA National, RI Department of Environmental Management, and Neighborhood Health Plan to build tennis courts in Central Falls, previously the only municipality in Rhode Island without them.

    • Central Falls Public Safety Complex: $3 million FY24 Congressionally Directed Spending investment for public safety complex improvements

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