GoLocalProv — Trump Administration Zeros Out Funds to Replenish Beach Sand in RI

Jul 23

July 23, 2025

By GoLocalProv News Team

Rhode Island, like the rest of the nation, will receive zero federal funding to restore beach sand when storms sweep it away.

In recent years, the damage done has been severe. And the impact has been costly. Sometimes the bill has been in the millions.

Since 1996, Congress has allocated between $100 and $200 million a year for beach replenishment initiatives — projects that dredge sand from the ocean floor or other places and deposit it onto coastal beaches to combat erosion or replace the sand.

Rhode Island historically uses a mix of federal and state funds for beach replenishment and restoration.

But, the big beautiful budget bill sweeps those funds away and Rhode Island taxpayers alone will have to pay the full bill.

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