PROVIDENCE - The state agreed this week to dedicate $10 million in CARES Act money to help carry providers for the intellectually and developmentally disabled community through the next half of 2021, and, hopefully, the end of the pandemic. “The fiscal health of 30 [developmental disability] providers is of grave concern. It’s alarming,” said Sen. Louis P. DiPalma, D-Middletown, who participated in discussions about how to keep the financially-strapped providers afloat. “What we need to ensure is that when we come out of the pandemic they will still be there,” he said. At the recommendation of court monitor Dr. Anthony Antosh, U.S. District Court Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. in late November directed the state to collaborate with providers to address the crisis. Stakeholders, including state officials, the U.S. Department of Justice, legislators, the Community Provider Network of Rhode Island and others, took part in the negotiations to establish the $10-million grant program.