Building Rhode Island’s Future

The Central Falls Children’s Foundation (CFCF) provides pediatric clinic services including baby weight monitoring, childhood lead testing, obesity screenings, and positive nutrition programs for teens. Using a $25,000 award from our Capital Grant Program, CFCF purchased a new baby scale and new fingerstick testing kits for real time lead poisoning, lipid, and A1c screenings. Here’s a message from CFCF Executive Director Beata Nelken, MD on…

The Substance Use and Mental Health Leadership Council of Rhode Island provides trainings and continuing education programs for our state’s mental health workforce. Using a $25,000 award from our Capital Grant Program, the organization has been able to offer additional high quality training opportunities. We’re proud to help Rhode Island’s health, educational, and nonprofit institutions meet their facilities needs and their missions.

Justice Assistance Health & Wellness provides primary care, behavioral health counseling, substance use disorder counseling, and wellness services for individuals involved in the justice system. Using a $25,000 award from our Capital Grant Program they recently purchased new medical and therapeutic equipment for their clinic. We’re proud to help Rhode Island health and educational organizations meet their facilities needs and their missions.

Today we visited Father John V. Doyle School in Coventry. Using a $25,000 award from our Capital Grant Program, the school upgraded their gymnasium by removing a low-hanging drop ceiling that was creating a safety hazard. Here’s a great summary from the project completion report: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘺𝘮𝘯𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯’𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘉𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦…

We recently visited the Saint Elizabeth Community skilled nursing and rehabilitation center in East Greenwich. Thanks to a $25,000 award from our Capital Grant Program, Saint Elizabeth Home was able to replace a failed laundry exhaust fan. Here is a wonderful note from the facility on the project’s impact: 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥-𝘵𝘩𝘦-𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵, 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘦…

We recently provided a Capital Grant Program award to the The Loft at Linn Memory Care Assisted Living in East Providence for the installation of new security cameras. Here’s nice note from the facility on the impact of the grant and the newly installed cameras: “Thank you for the grant funding in the amount of $16,957.22. Without your support, we would still be seeking funding…

Today we joined Mayor Maria Rivera, Governor Dan McKee, elected leaders, families, students, parents, and community members to cut the ribbon on the City Of Central Falls’ beautiful new high school! RIHEBC is proud to have provided $93.5 million in tax-exempt bond financing to make this project a reality. Since 2015, RIHEBC has provided more than $2.5 billion in bond financings for public school construction…

RIHEBC is pleased to announce the opening of the 2026 application window for our $1,000,000 Capital Grant Program to assist eligible institutions to complete capital projects or make equipment purchases that are critical to advancing their missions. The program is designed to be flexible, and we encourage Rhode Island’s health, educational, and nonprofit organizations to apply for these competitive grants. Grant size will be need-based…

RIHEBC is pleased to announce that we have closed a $101 million bond transaction providing Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospitals with the operating capital they need to remain open and serving Rhode Islanders. We’re proud to help Rhode Island’s health & educational organizations meet their facilities needs and their missions.

The Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corporation (RIHEBC), the state’s largest provider of bond financing for health and educational institutions, has closed on a $139,580,000 bond issue for the City of Warwick. Proceeds will be used to finance the construction of the new Pilgrim and Toll Gate High Schools. The 25-year Series 2025 Bonds achieved an all-in interest rate of 4.325% and were rated AA-…