R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-42-45

For the purpose of the establishment, maintenance, and use of free public employment offices in this state, the director is authorized to enter into agreements with any agency of the United States charged with the administration of an unemployment compensation law, with any political subdivision of this state, or with any private nonprofit organization, and as part of that agreement the director may accept for his or her use services or quarters, or the director may accept as contributions to the administration account moneys made available to him or her for the purposes of this section.