What is the latest status of the project “Rhode Island Food Waste Initiative”?

The status recorded for “Rhode Island Food Waste Initiative” is Cancelled.

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Taiyo normalizes the budget of “Rhode Island Food Waste Initiative” to USD 18700000.

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This Taiyo project page references Environmental Health News along with the original URL (https://www.ehn.org/trump-administration-kills-18-million-composting-grant-stalling-rhode-island-food-waste-initiative). Taiyo standardizes official data into a consistent, searchable project profile.

Rhode Island Food Waste Initiative

Sector: Waste Processing and Treatment • Location: Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Source: Environmental Health News

Project

Cancelled

The Rhode Island Food Waste Initiative aimed to create jobs and reduce emissions through composting and food scrap collection. However, it lost its funding when the Trump administration terminated an $18 million grant from the EPA, which was intended to support the project.

Status: Closed
Sector: Waste Processing and Treatment
Location: Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
Updated: 22 Jul 2026
Source: Environmental Health News

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The project “Rhode Island Food Waste Initiative” is an infrastructure initiative in the Waste Processing and Treatment sector, located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Environmental Health News.

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Original status	Cancelled
Taiyo status	Closed
Taiyo last update	2026-07-22

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Description	The Rhode Island Food Waste Initiative aimed to create jobs and reduce emissions through composting and food scrap collection. However, it lost its funding when the Trump administration terminated an $18 million grant from the EPA, which was intended to support the project.
Original sector	Waste Management
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Country	United States of America (USA)
State	Rhode Island
City	Providence

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Source	Environmental Health News
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Record type	Project
Sector	Waste Processing and Treatment
Article published date	2025-05-17

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