PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Rhode Island Foundation has awarded another $550,000 in grants from its COVID-19 Response Fund to nonprofits that are helping state residents cope with the ongoing impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, the foundation announced Wednesday.

The vaccine rollout has given people hope, but many Rhode Islanders are still out of work and struggling to pay their bills and put food on the table.

“Even though the situation appears to be improving, we never stopped raising money and making grants to benefit Rhode Islanders hit hard by the crisis,” foundation President Neil Steinberg said in a statement. “We will continue working with dedicated and generous donors from throughout the state and tireless nonprofits partners as Rhode Island moves from crisis relief to long-term recovery.”

The fund was set up a year ago at the outset of the pandemic in partnership with the United Way of Rhode Island. It has now made $7.3 million in grants to nearly 150 nonprofits.

The latest grant recipients inlcude Bradley Hospital, Crossroads Rhode Island, the Da Vinci Center, Dorcas International Institute, the Housing Network, the Interfaith Counseling Center, New Englanders Helping Our Veterans, Sacred Heart Elderly Day Care, and The Samaritans.