The US Department of Agriculture announced that seven rural projects in Puerto Rico will split $500,000 in grant funding from the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), to reduce the impacts of climate change on those communities. The selected projects across the island were: San Pedro Farmacy of Lajas (Cortes-Lebron Family), which is receiving a […]
Puerto Rico will receive $78.4 million through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in 2022, which comes from the US Environmental Protection Agency’s State Revolving Fund (SRF) to upgrade aging water infrastructure and address key challenges like lead in drinking water and other contamination issues. EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan announced the round of funding that totals […]
Luquillo, Fajardo and Naguabo are the most recent municipalities to join the more than 67 recreational plazas that will be transformed with a $9.7 million allocation from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This approval of federal funds will be used to repair damage caused by Hurricane María and will include hazard mitigation measures for […]
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