# R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-160-5: Pilot program established

> Rhode Island · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T42_C42-160_S42-160-5

## Section

- **Citation:** R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-160-5
- **Heading:** Pilot program established
- **Jurisdiction:** Rhode Island
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** RI Code / Title 42 / Chapter 42-160 / Section 42-160-5

## Text

There is established a five-year (5) pay-for-success pilot program to be administered by the Rhode Island executive office of health and human services. The pilot will follow the proposal outlined in the 2016 pay-for-success grant proposal to HUD and 2017 feasibility study. The pay-for-success project will provide a housing and supportive services intervention (PSH) for one hundred twenty-five (125) persons in Rhode Island experiencing homelessness who are high utilizers of the healthcare and justice systems. The pilot program will leverage eight hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($875,000) of HUD/DOJ grant funds. Contract agreements with the executive office of health and human services pursuant to this chapter shall not exceed one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) per fiscal year or six million dollars ($6,000,000) in the aggregate over the five (5) years of the pilot program, as determined by the department; provided, no agreements shall be entered by the department after July 1, 2026, without further authorization by the general assembly.

## Nearby sections

- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-160-1 § 42-160-1. Short title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T42_C42-160_S42-160-1.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-160-2 § 42-160-2. Legislative findings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T42_C42-160_S42-160-2.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-160-3 § 42-160-3. Annual reporting.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T42_C42-160_S42-160-3.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-160-4 § 42-160-4. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T42_C42-160_S42-160-4.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-160-5 § 42-160-5. Pilot program established.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T42_C42-160_S42-160-5.md)
- [R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-160-6 § 42-160-6. Establishment of restricted receipt account.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_RI_T42_C42-160_S42-160-6.md)

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