[Watersheds] FW: Upcoming SNEP Network Workshops and Trainings: Rhode Island Funding Workshop and NAACC Culvert Training

Zwarg, Jonathan (DEM) jonathan.zwarg at dem.ri.gov
Thu Mar 19 09:24:29 EDT 2026 

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Rhode Island Funding Workshop

Wednesday, March 25th, 2026
10:00am-12:00pm EST | Online Webinar/Workshop
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Join us for the New England Environmental Finance Center’s (NEEFC) Rhode Island Grant Funding Workshop! Many communities face challenges when addressing water quality, flooding and/or other climate change impacts – especially when it comes to identifying funding sources to support their projects. While there are a variety of funding programs available, navigating each program's requirements, determining which projects are a best fit for each opportunity, and crafting competitive proposals can be challenging.

The webinar will showcase key state, regional, and federal funding opportunities for projects focused on water quality, water infrastructure, stormwater management, watershed/ecological restoration, and climate resilience. Representatives from each funding agency will provide a brief overview of their programs and opportunities. Additionally, the NEEFC will highlight a few free trainings, technical assistance, and funding resources available for communities, municipalities, and Tribes.

Representatives from each funding agency and assistance program will be available for questions following the presentation in zoom breakout rooms. Attendees are encouraged to come with questions and/or project ideas for discussion and feedback from grant program representatives.


Participating Funders:

  *   Resilient Rhody Revolving Fund/Municipal Resilience Program
Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank (RIIB)
  *   Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF), RIIB
  *   Ocean State Climate Adaptation and Resilience (OSCAR) Grant, Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM)
  *   State Climate Resilience Bond Funds, RIDEM
  *   Section 319 Nonpoint Source Pollution Management Program
(Rhode Island DEM Office of Water Resources)
  *   Narragansett Bay & Watershed Restoration Fund (BWRF) (Rhode Island DEM Office of Water Resources)
  *   SNEP Watershed Implementation Grants (SWIG)
  *   NFWF National Coastal Resilience Fund
  *   Narragansett Bay Estuary Program
  *   USDA-NRCS Watershed Programs in Rhode Island (EWP and WFPO)
  *   New England Water Infrastructure Network (NEWIN)

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NAACC Culvert Training Registration

SNEP Network Partners, Blackstone Watershed Collaborative and Save the Bay, are offering a FREE NAACC Culvert Assessment Training in West Warwick, RI this April 2026. Upon completion of the training, participants will become a certified Lead Observer in the Nontidal and Condition NAACC protocols. Please note that being certified as a Lead Observer requires a 1.5 hour online training on your own, plus four days of field work with a certified L1 coordinator.
The in-person, four field training days will be on the following dates from 9:00am - 4:00pm:

  *   Wednesday April 1, 2026
  *   Thursday April 2, 2026
  *   Wednesday April 8, 2026
  *   Thursday April 9, 2026
  *   Rain dates: Friday April 3, 2026 & Friday April 10, 2026
For more information, please contact the Collaborative's Restoration Manager, Caleigh McLaren, caleigh at blackstonecollaborative.org<mailto:caleigh at blackstonecollaborative.org>. If you have childcare responsibilities or other pressing events that conflict with this training but still want to participate, please reach out to us.

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University of Southern Maine Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service
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