Amos House will be getting money to help develop a bistro café on the South Side of Providence, and Puertorriqueños Unidos is getting funding to support Latino public radio.

These are just two of the dozens of groups in the Providence Metropolitan area to land millions of dollars in grants from the Rhode Island Foundation that were announced recently.

In all, a total of 112 projects received more than $5 million from the foundation in the final days of 2007, bringing to $25.4 million the total amount awarded by the statewide foundation throughout the year.

“These grants, which are awarded after a highly competitive process, make a real difference to Rhode Island residents who are most in need of assistance,” said George Graboys, Foundation chairman and acting president. “I am proud to say we made approximately 2,500 grants to more than a thousand organizations in 2007.”

Here’s a complete list of local grants:

• Amos House, Providence, $93,600, for continued support of the Amos Culinary Education (ACE) Program and the support of a new developing bistro café business on the South Side of Providence.

• Corporation for Supportive Housing, Providence, $45,000, for continued support of this statewide organization’s efforts to develop housing that combines a permanent, affordable place to live with needed services for the formerly homeless.

• Crossroads Rhode Island, Providence, $50,000, to support the last year of financing for The Copy Center at Crossroads, a full-service printing and digital imaging business that provides job training and employment for the agency’s homeless clients.

• Dorcas Place Adult and Family Learning Center, Providence, $75,000, in partnership with the Asociación de Profesionales Latinos de Rhode Island (RIPLA) to provide start-up funds for the Welcome Back Center of R.I., a national work force development model seeking to reduce barriers for internationally trained professionals.

• Elmwood Foundation, Providence, $35,000, to support consultant work associated with strategic planning.

• Grow Smart Rhode Island, Providence, $75,000, for continued support of this statewide group’s work in such areas as advocacy and education around smart growth strategies.

• Hispanics in Philanthropy, Providence, $155,000, to support the work of the Massachusetts/Rhode Island Collaborative and its “Building Strong Latino Communities” project, which focuses on making capacity building grants to small- and mid-sized Latino-led organizations.

• Housing Network of Rhode Island, Providence, $75,000, to create a Housing Leadership Academy for the nonprofit community development field.

• Institute for the Study and Practice of Nonviolence, Providence, $25,000, to support the operating costs associated with this organization’s nonviolence training.

• International Institute of Rhode Island, Providence, $35,000, to support this statewide organization’s research into the need for localized educational, legal and social services for immigrants living in Newport and Woonsocket.

• John Hope Settlement, Providence, $70,000, for capacity building in its efforts to transform itself into an agency of “best practice” with integrated services.

• Oasis International, Providence, $46,000, to support the restructuring of this community organization from a volunteer-run to a staffed organization.

• Olneyville Housing Corporation, Providence, $41,250, to support operating costs for the Olneyville Foreclosure Intervention Initiative, a program that acquires and rehabilitates abandoned and foreclosed properties in Providence and transforms them into affordable housing.

• Puertorriqueños Unidos, Providence, $100,000, to support the operating costs of Latino Public Radio to help further establish this important communications tool for Rhode Island.

• Providence Plan, Providence, $60,000, to develop a new system of recruiting and preparing women and minorities for apprenticeships in the construction industry.

• Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless, Providence, $52,600, for a marketing and communications director for this nearly 20-year-old statewide advocacy organization.

• Rhode Island Economic Policy Council, Providence, $59,400, for the Village Innovation Pilot that seeks to conserve critical land in Exeter.

• Rhode Island College Foundation/Poverty Institute, Providence, $93,000, for continued support of the Institute’s policy and advocacy work on behalf of low- and moderate-income Rhode Islanders.

• Rhode Island Public Radio, Providence, $150,000, to develop its local programming, particularly in the areas of education and health care.

• Year Up Providence, $50,000, to support the development of an alumni and career services arm of Year Up RI to provide underserved urban young adults with an opportunity to achieve economic self-sufficiency through technology-oriented careers and continuing education.

• American Red Cross of Rhode Island, Providence, $42,500, to hire a manager of diversity and volunteers in an effort to better reflect the people the organization serves.

• AS220, Providence, $50,000, for the development of an inner-city youth resource center that will assist in the placement of program participants in an educational program, job preparation program or a job/internship.

• Crossroads Rhode Island, Providence, $50,000, to initiate a pilot nutrition program to allow homeless and individuals with no access to a cooking facility to purchase prepared foods with Food Stamp benefits.

• Meeting Street Center, Providence, $75,000, to support staff training of the nationally recognized Brazelton Touchpoints program, a model that seeks to strengthen the parent/childcare provider bond to help children realize their maximum physical, emotional, social and development potential.

• Providence Youth Student Movement, Providence, $59,000, to support the Southeast Asian youth-led organization to develop leadership and community organizing skills and, ultimately, to end violence.

• Reach Out and Read/Rhode Island, Providence, $25,000, to support the program, offered in 40 health centers and doctors’ offices across the state, as it trains doctors and nurses to advise parents of the importance of reading to their young children, with a special focus on children growing up in poverty.

• Rhode Island Kids Count, Providence, $75,000, to support the evaluation of BrightStars, a quality rating system designed for Rhode Island childcare and early-learning programs.

• Rhode Islanders Sponsoring Education, Providence, $25,000, to support the reorganization and expansion of this mentoring program for children of incarcerated parents as well as its geographic expansion into Newport and Woonsocket.

• Young Voices, Providence, $20,000, to support the operating costs associated with the policy work and leadership training for this statewide youth advocacy organization.

• College Crusade of Rhode Island, Providence, $35,000, to support the work of the Providence Educational Excellence Coalition and its efforts to ensure that every classroom in Providence is led by an effective teacher.

• DonorsChoose Inc., Providence, $30,000, to provide start-up money to bring to Rhode Island this national organization aligning donors with the specific needs of classroom teachers via their Web site.

• Johnson & Wales University, Providence, $50,000, to support the Institute for Parent Leaders, a joint program of the childhood opportunity zones and Johnson & Wales in developing low-income parents as advocates and decision makers for their children.

• Phoenix Houses of Rhode Island, Providence, $15,000, to establish an on-site school at its residential program in Burrillville for boys and men between the ages of 13 and 18 with substance abuse problems.

• Providence Plan, Providence, $35,000, toward the continuation of efforts to expand leadership and professional-growth opportunities for Latina early childhood educators.

• Rhode Island College Foundation/Institute for Addiction Recovery, Providence, $60,000, to support start-up costs for the institute, which seeks to enhance student learning and academic preparation for a range of addiction professionals.

• Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, $40,000, to provide continued operating costs for the Office of Public Engagement to further institutionalize RISD’s commitment to public service and partner with the community.

• Volunteers in Providence Schools, Providence, $34,000, for the creation of a system using volunteer tutors to provide reading support to elementary students experiencing difficulty reading.

• CareLink, Providence, $46,295, for continued support of this project that gives residents more control and flexibility in CareLink’s 16-member long-term care facilities throughout the state.

• Community College of Rhode Island, Lincoln, $25,000, to support the capital campaign to upgrade Allied Health Education Labs at the Lincoln and Providence campuses.

• Day One, Providence, $30,000, for the final year of support of the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program that provides a pool of registered nurses specifically trained to conduct examinations of sexual assault victims in hospitals throughout the state.

• Family Service of Rhode Island, Providence, $54,532, for continued support in creating a mental health services office based at Westerly High School that is part of the Westerly Integrated Social Services Program.

• Planned Parenthood of Rhode Island, Providence, $77,456, to launch the “RI Real Life, Real Talk” campaign, a community-based sexual and social health education campaign designed to support the development of healthy sexual attitudes and behaviors in young people ages 12 to 18.

• Rhode Island Free Clinic, Providence, $33,770, to develop a new treatment model of providing coordinated diabetes care to uninsured adults.

• Rhode Island Hospital Foundation, Providence, $57,780, to support the Adolescent Leadership Council, a program to prepare adolescents with chronic illnesses for transition to adulthood and independence.

• St. Joseph Health Services of Rhode Island, North Providence, $41,083, to enable St Joseph’s Diabetes Resource Center to “outstation” a bilingual diabetes educator at community health centers and other sites to help them work with adults with diabetes, many of them uninsured.

• Women & Infants Hospital, Providence, $40,260, to provide operating costs for the patient advocate, who is responsible for educating cancer survivors about aftercare and providing them with the resources that address those issues.

• Arts & Business Council of Rhode Island, Providence, $110,000 (2 grants) to support a comprehensive arts market study and arts/business sponsorship model that will allow arts organizations to use targeted marketing strategies when seeking funding. Also, to provide funds for a resource manager for the statewide arts service organization to expand services to businesses as part of its efforts to promote cultural and economic growth.

• Community MusicWorks, Providence, $30,000, to provide funds to hire consultants to guide, design and conduct a program evaluation to learn about the effectiveness of the out-of-school music education organization’s programs for students.

• Festival Ballet/Providence, Providence, $20,000, to support a part-time grant writing position to seek continual funding for the dance company’s education programs.

• FirstWorks, Providence, $40,000, to support its Phase II development operating costs and the expansion of its marketing initiatives.

• Perishable Theatre, Providence, $30,000, to support an innovative capacity building model that maximizes the use of the theater’s facility, diversifies its audience base and encourages collaboration among arts groups.

• Providence City Arts for Youth, Providence, $66,000 to support a second program director position, create an evaluation system and conduct an evaluation of the inner city organization’s core programs.

• Trinity Repertory Theatre, Providence, $50,000, to support a second year of its Public Square Initiative, a set of strategies focused on extending the theater’s core mission to building community dialogue on important civic issues and working more collaboratively with the region’s other community theaters.

• Community Mediation Center of Rhode Island, Providence, $44,600, to support the Mediation Advocate in helping first-time offenders ages 8 to 14 in Providence, and preventing them from entering the criminal justice system.

• Direct Action for Rights & Equality (DARE), Providence, $40,000, for costs associated with building fundraising capabilities for DARE, an organization that fights for low-income families and individuals of color to win social, economic and political justice.

• Olneyville Neighborhood Association, Providence, $30,000, for continued support of efforts to empower residents as advocates, community leaders and decision-makers.

• Women’s Fund of Rhode Island, Providence, $12,000, to institute a training program for women in political engagement, giving women a greater voice in shaping and implementing policies affecting the status of women and girls in the state.

• Environment Council of Rhode Island Education Fund, Providence, $80,000, for continued support of the Coalition for Water Security as it develops a sustainable water management policy for the state.

• Save the Bay, Providence, $40,000, for a project that will, via the Internet, link community members to targeted opportunities to get involved in local action coordinated by Save the Bay or other environmental groups.

• Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council, Providence, $47,010, to help organize a corps of community stewards who will, among other activities, help maintain the Woonasquatucket Greenway bike path that runs from Johnston to downtown Providence.