Direct Relief announces $3M in resilient power projects for Puerto Rico health centers
May 31, 2021
With the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season starting tomorrow, nonprofit organization Direct Relief is announcing a $3 million investment in new resilient power projects at six Puerto Rico health centers — part of a $5 million commitment to install solar power generation and battery storage at critical sites across the island. The projects include: Prymed Medical […]
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Science Trust, Housing Dept. launch improved Re-Grow Puerto Rico aid program
May 28, 2021
Less than a year after Re-Grow Puerto Rico was launched and addressing the concerns of the agricultural sector, the Puerto Rico, Technology and Research Trust together with the Housing Puerto Rico Department have implemented improvements to the program. The initiative, which feeds from with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG-DR) Program funds, seeks to expedite access […]
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Habitat for Humanity offers construction training through Habitat Builds Puerto Rico
April 29, 2021
Habitat for Humanity of Puerto Rico announced the launch of “Habitat Builds Puerto Rico,” a five-and-a-half-week construction skills training “bootcamp” designed to prepare men and women to work in the growing construction industry in Puerto Rico. Applications are currently being accepted. Courses are offered free-of-charge to those who qualify based on their income and their interest […]
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Interactive maps promote planning for Puerto Rico’s vulnerable communities
April 23, 2021
The Foundation for Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rico Housing Department unveiled the Interactive Vulnerability and Risk Maps, a digital tool that was developed as part of the nonprofit’s Whole Community Resilience Planning (WCRP) Program. With the publication of this tool, citizens will be able to see data and interactive maps that promote knowledge about […]
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Community water supply systems to be outfitted with redundant power
April 20, 2021
The Puerto Rico Community Foundation has launched the first phase of its project to establish redundant power for the island’s community water supply systems, which will guarantee uninterrupted access to running water in rural communities during natural disasters. The project entails a $25 million grant, issued through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s risk mitigation program, […]
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Para La Naturaleza gets $290K from National Endowment for the Humanities
April 15, 2021
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced $24 million in grants for 225 humanities projects across the country, including a $290,750 allocation to Puerto Rican nonprofit organization Para la Naturaleza Inc. The grant will support Para La Naturaleza in developing a project called “Flora Borinqueniana: Three Centuries of Botanical Illustrations,” which is described as a […]
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Students promote training, economic dev’t for domestic violence survivors
April 14, 2021
One of the factors that influences the cycle of gender violence is the lack of economic resources. Financial dependence and the feeling that without the aggressor it would not be possible to live fully, lead the victim to stay in this cycle. Aware of this serious reality, the Enactus team of Columbia Central University created, […]
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American Red Cross Puerto Rico launches long-term earthquake recovery program
April 12, 2021
The American Red Cross Puerto Rico Chapter, along with Esperanza para la Vejez, Sage Puerto Rico, Cooperativa de Farmacias Puertorriqueñas (COOPharma) and the Coordinadora Paz para la Mujer is kicking off its long-term recovery program for the southwest municipalities that were affected by the earthquakes last year. Esperanza para la Vejez and Coopharma will deliver […]
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Parallel18 open calls for 9th cohort for int’l accelerator program
April 6, 2021
Parallel18, a Puerto Rico Science, Technology, and Research Trust program, is now accepting applications for the ninth cohort of its international acceleration curriculum, P18. The San Juan-based accelerator is “actively looking for innovative companies with a global vision and with enough traction to scale operations.” Businesses that fit that profile will have until May 10th at midnight […]
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Doctors Without Borders to help vaccinate Puerto Rico’s hard-to-reach communities
March 30, 2021
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is working with local health organization Puerto Rico Salud, the Puerto Rico Health Department, and the Puerto Rico College of Nursing Professionals to vaccinate vulnerable and hard-to-reach communities on the island, the international medical humanitarian organization announced. The participating organizations plan to vaccinate 6,000 people according to certain risk […]
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Bravo Family Foundation provides free internet access to public school students
March 25, 2021
The Bravo Family Foundation announced that its Puerto Rico Digital Education Access Initiative, which provides equipment that facilitates free internet access to K-12 public school students in low-income communities, has expanded its reach to students in 20 additional municipalities islandwide. The program started in November 2020 providing internet access equipment to students in multiple communities […]
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Guayacán and Popular announce fellowships for ’21 Venture Accelerator participants
March 24, 2021
Grupo Guayacán announced Popular’s contribution of $25,000 toward fellowships for companies and nonprofit organizations to participate in the Guayacán Venture Accelerator 2021. The GVA is a program that provides business training for the executive teams of companies and nonprofit organizations in an accelerated growth stage. The teams are composed of executives, managers, and officers of […]
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Loíza Glocal Bootcamp creates 30 jobs, $100K in economic activity
March 23, 2021
Eleven businesses and entrepreneurs from Loíza and nearby towns were able to create or maintain 30 jobs, export products and generate more than $100,000 of combined economic activity through commercial and collaboration agreements, after participating in the Loíza Glocal Bootcamp, developed by nonprofit Vitrina Solidaria with the support of the Puerto Rico Community Foundation. The […]
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’21 EnterPRize business competition opens call for $220K in seed funding
March 22, 2021
EnterPRize, Grupo Guayacán’s business competition, announces a new call for entrepreneurs that seek to grow their emerging businesses. The new edition of EnterPRize coincides with Grupo Guayacán’s 25th anniversary and brings a “renewed vision,” which includes prizes of more than $220,000 in seed capital, a record amount for the competition. Those interested must complete the […]
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Pirucho Co-op lands historic certification as Puerto Rico’s 1st renewable energy co-op
March 10, 2021
The San Salvador Energy Cooperative Pirucho Co-op in Caguas announced its certification as a renewable energy Co-operative from the Public Service Regulatory Board as it aims to continue the development of the San Salvador solar community in Caguas. “The community is proud,” said Feliciano Rodríguez-Domínguez, secretary of the Board of Directors of Pirucho Co-op. “The […]
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