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Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank

Rhode Island's Resilience Engine.

We finance and build resilient water, sewer, and infrastructure across Rhode Island. If you lead finance or public works, this is where you find the program, see the proof, and start your application.

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Proof, not promises.

Low-cost capital that gets projects built.

We exist to finance the infrastructure Rhode Island cannot afford to delay. Cities, towns, and utilities come to us for capital structured for the long life of the asset, not the short life of an election cycle. Every dollar is deployed against a real project with a real outcome, and every commitment is built to be defended to leadership and auditors alike.

Rhode Island's dedicated infrastructure finance authority

We finance resilient water, sewer, and infrastructure across Rhode Island, giving public works and finance leaders a single, accountable source for project capital.

Water. Sewer. Resilient infrastructure.

Our work centers on the systems Rhode Island depends on every day: clean water, modern sewer capacity, and infrastructure built to withstand what comes next.

See How Financing Works

Statewide reach.

Resilience that reaches every corner of the state.

From coastal towns facing rising water to inland cities replacing century-old pipe, we put capital to work in communities across Rhode Island. We do not serve one region or one project type. We serve the state, and we structure financing so the smallest municipality and the largest utility can both move forward with confidence.

From coastal towns to inland cities

Resilience reaches every corner of the state. Communities across Rhode Island turn to RIIB to plan, finance, and deliver the infrastructure that keeps water clean and systems strong.

Finance and public works leaders

If you lead finance or public works, this is where you find the program, see the proof, and start your application. RIIB is built around the decision-makers who move infrastructure forward.

Explore Our Programs

All 39 Rhode Island towns and cities served.

From question to funding.

Three clear steps to funding.

Most applicants reach the form in just a few direct steps, so leaders spend their time on projects, not paperwork.

Find your program, see the proof and start your application. RIIB keeps the path from question to funding direct, so leaders spend their time on projects, not paperwork.

Start Your Application

  1. Step 1

    Find your program.

    Browse RIIB financing paths for water, energy, resilience, and municipal infrastructure matched to your project type and community role.

  2. Step 2

    See the proof.

    Review how similar communities have moved from planning to built work with RIIB capital, grants, and technical support behind them.

  3. Step 3

    Start your application.

    Connect with program staff and begin the application path that fits your project, with clear eligibility and documentation guidance from the start.

Program path

Programs that move Rhode Island forward

Explore financing paths for water, energy, resilience, and municipal infrastructure. Program names and routes are preview placeholders until RIIB confirms IA.

  • Clean and Drinking Water

    Replace aging pipe, upgrade treatment, and protect the water your community depends on. RIIB finances drinking water and clean water projects built for decades of service.

    Fund a Water Project

  • Energy and Efficiency

    Cut operating costs and strengthen public buildings with efficiency and clean energy upgrades. We help municipalities modernize the systems that drain local budgets every year.

    Fund an Energy Project

  • Climate Resilience

    Prepare for rising water, stronger storms, and a changing coastline. We finance stormwater, shoreline, and resilience work that keeps Rhode Island communities standing.

    Fund Resilience Work

  • Municipal Infrastructure

    Fund roads, bridges, and core systems residents use every day. Cities and towns access low-cost capital so essential work gets built without straining local finances.

    Fund Municipal Work

  • Built in Rhode Island

    See what resilient infrastructure looks like on the ground. Communities, leaders, and projects moving Rhode Island forward, told in their own words.

    Read the Stories

  • Guidance for Applicants

    Everything finance and public works leaders need to move from question to funding. Eligibility, program details, and application steps gathered in one place.

    Browse Resources

Ready when you are.

Ready to fund resilient infrastructure?

Find the program built for your project and start your application today.

Find Your Program