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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#00457A">235 Promenade Street | Providence, RI 02908 | 401.222.4700 |</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">www.dem.ri.gov</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#00457A">| @RhodeIslandDEM</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">CONTACT:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">
<b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Evan LaCross, 401-799-0100 Monday, May 5, 2025<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:Dem.communications@dem.ri.gov"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#3366FF">DEM.communications@dem.ri.gov</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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– The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced today the launch of a supplemental round of its
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://dem.ri.gov/natural-resources-bureau/planning-development/grant-opportunities"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">Local
Open Space Grant Program</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">making up to $1.5 million available, depending on demand, in matching grants
<a name="_Hlk34995059">to help communities and local organizations protect the state’s valuable green spaces.<o:p></o:p></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34995059"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="Caption1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34995059"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Cornfields at the 65-acre</span></b>
</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34995059"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:windowtext">O’Leary property in Burrillville, recipient of an Open Space Grant in 2022.</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34995059"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:windowtext;letter-spacing:.1pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34995059"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Funded through the
</span></span><a href="https://dem.ri.gov/green-bond-2018-green-economy-clean-water-bond"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34995059"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none">2018</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34995059"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34995059"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">
and </span></span><a href="https://dem.ri.gov/green-bond-2022-green-bond"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34995059"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none">2022 Green Bonds</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34995059"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk34995059"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">,
this 2025 grant round supports land conservation efforts across Rhode Island. Grant awards of up to $500,000 are available and may cover up to half of total project costs. Eligible projects include the purchase of land or conservation easements that protect
properties of natural, ecological, or agricultural significance. Priority will be given to projects that connect with or expand existing protected lands, and proposals that address or mitigate climate change impacts will receive additional consideration.
</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Applicants may also use grant funding to cover associated costs such as appraisals, title, and survey services. Restrictions apply, and applicants
are encouraged to review the </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/planning/grants/index.php"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">grant
guidelines</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> available at
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/plangrants"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">www.dem.ri.gov/plangrants</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">.
Electronic applications are encouraged and should be forwarded to the DEM Division of Planning & Development at
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:dem.projects@dem.ri.gov"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">dem.projects@dem.ri.gov</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">
by 4 PM on Friday, July 25. Mailed proposals and supporting materials will also be accepted at:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">DEM, Division of Planning & Development<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">235 Promenade Street<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Providence, RI 02908.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Eligible applicants include municipalities, land trusts, and nonprofit land conservation organizations. Submissions will be reviewed by the
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://opengov.sos.ri.gov/OpenMeetingsPublic/OpenMeetingDashboard?subtopmenuId=201&EntityID=2118"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">Natural
Heritage Preservation Advisory Committee</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">, with final awards to be made by the
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://opengov.sos.ri.gov/OpenMeetingsPublic/OpenMeetingDashboard?subtopmenuId=201&EntityID=2117&MeetingID=811067"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#0066FF">State
Natural Heritage Preservation Commission</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">. Rhode Island’s cherished parks, trails, and open spaces enhance quality of life, improve the health of the
environment, strengthens the state’s climate resilience, and contributes to a vibrant economy. Since 1985, over 13,000 acres of land have been protected.
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