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Green Acres funds await Rhode Island towns and cities
About 5 million dollars in federal and state Green Acres money is available to Rhode Island communities but only a few have submitted projects. Providence Central Falls Lincoln North and East Providence have filed plans. others have shown little active interest. The program matches local and state funds with federal grants, offering 75 percent in state and federal money for 25 percent local cost, aimed at open spaces and recreation.
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Rhode Island
Warwick
Cranston
Pawtucket
Foster
Providence
Central Falls
Lincoln
North
East
State Department of Natural Resources
Barrington
Bristol
Warren
North Smithfield
Smithfield
East Greenwich
North Kingstown
South Kingstown
Narragansett
U. S. Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Federal Housing and Urban Development Agency