FY25 Community Funding

Listed below are the community project funding requests Congressman Amo submitted to the House Appropriations Committee for FY2025.

Project Name: Bristol PD Interoperable Encrypted Radio Project
Recipient: Bristol Rhode Island Police Department
Recipient Address: 395 Metacom Ave, Bristol, Rhode Island, 0280
Project Description: The funding would be used to implement cutting-edge interoperable encrypted radio communications technologies within the Bristol Police Department by facilitating the purchase of new radio system infrastructure, portable radios, mobile radios, and site equipment.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here.

Project Name: Cumberland Public Library Exterior Renovations
Recipient: Town of Cumberland
Recipient Address: 1464 Diamond Hill Rd, Cumberland, Rhode Island, 02864
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here.

Project Name: Jamestown Senior Center Renovation Project
Recipient: Town of Jamestown
Recipient Address: 93 Narragansett Avenue, Jamestown, Rhode Island, 02835
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here.

Project Name: Lincoln Police Department Tasers and Virtual Reality Training Project
Recipient: Lincoln Police Department
Recipient Address: 100 Old River Rd, Lincoln, Rhode Island, 02865
Project Description: The funding would be used to replace the Lincoln Police Department’s outdated Taser model with the latest Taser 10 model and provide a new virtual reality training platform. 
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here.

Project Name: Middletown Sewer System Reconfiguration
Recipient: Town of Middletown
Recipient Address: 350 East Main Road, Middletown, Rhode Island, 02842
Request Amount: $8.255 million
Project Description: The funding would allow Middletown to proceed with design and construction work to reconfigure the sewer collection system to make it more efficient and resilient to the impacts of more frequent and intense storms. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it would reduce pollution by eliminating sewer overflows during extreme rainfall events. 
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here.

Project Name: RI SmartBay Persistent Undersea Monitoring Platform (PUMP)
Recipient: 401 Tech Bridge
Recipient Address: 127 John Clarke Road, Middletown, Rhode Island, 02842
Project Description: The funding would be used to create an undersea platform that will be used for both data collection and as a testbed for prototyping, testing, and developing maritime sensor technologies. 
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here.

Project Name: Smart Corridors Initiative, East Providence, RI, RI01
Recipient: City of East Providence
Recipient Address: 145 Taunton Avenue, East Providence, Rhode Island, 02914
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here.

Project Name: North Smithfield Police Department Improvements
Recipient: Town of North Smithfield
Recipient Address: 83 Greene Street, North Smithfield, Rhode Island, 02896
Project Description: The funding would be used to update the North Smithfield Police Department’s communication equipment.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here.

Project Name: Sewer Lining Project, W River Pkwy, North Providence
Recipient: Town of North Providence
Recipient Address: 2000 Smith Street, North Providence, Rhode Island, 02904
Request Amount: $343,412.80
Project Description: The funding would be used to replace the sewer lining along West River Parkway to eliminate chronic stormwater runoff and high groundwater from entering the sanitary sewer line. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it would improve the environment by separating the sewer effluent from the clean groundwater as intended by design, while also reducing the burden of peak flow on the sanitary sewer system and treatment facility.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here.

Project Name: City of Pawtucket-Pawtucket/Central Falls Old Train Station Slum and Blight Reduction
Recipient: City of Pawtucket
Recipient Address: 137 Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, 02860
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here.

Project Name: Residential Lead Water Pipe Replacement 
Recipient: City of Pawtucket
Recipient Address: 137 Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, 02860
Request Amount: $4 million
Project Description: The funding would be used to alleviate the cost burden on low- and moderate- income residents to replace lead or lead lined service lines. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it would help families replace lead pipes and seek to eliminate the amount of lead in their drinking water.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here.

Project Name: West River Flood Response Initiative
Recipient: City of Providence
Recipient Address: 25 Dorrance Street, Providence, Rhode Island, 02903
Project Description: The funding would be used to study the West River watershed to determine impact points of flooding and projects that can mitigate flooding along the river. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it would reduce the frequency and severity of flooding events, which would prevent property damage, reduce threats to public safety, and lessen the burden on first responders.  
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here.

Project Name: Essential Technology and Equipment for Smithfield Police Department
Recipient: Smithfield Police Department
Recipient Address: 215 Pleasant View Avenue, Smithfield, Rhode Island, 02917
Project Description: The funding would be used to purchase four patrol vehicles, a dedicated commercial enforcement vehicle, two detective division vehicles for investigations, two surveillance vehicles for covert operations, twelve combination variable message boards for crowd monitoring, and fifteen digital UHF portable and mobile radios. 
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here.

Project Name: Warren Wood Street Pump Station Resiliency Project
Recipient: Town of Warren
Recipient Address: 514 Main Street, Warren, Rhode Island, 02885
Request Amount: $4.32 million
Project Description: The funding would be used to protect the Wood Street Pump Station from flooding under current conditions and future sea level rise and replace antiquated equipment to increase reliability and resiliency by expanding capacity. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because these improvements would make the Wood Street Pump Station more resilient to flooding events, preventing further contamination of the Palmer River and improving quality of life for residents of a disadvantaged area.
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here.

Project Name: Woonsocket River Recreation Project
Recipient: City of Woonsocket
Recipient Address: 169 Main Street, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, 02895
Signed Disclosure Letter: Click here