The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Central Office for Puerto Rico Recovery, Reconstruction and Resilience, or COR3, announced the obligation of nearly $62 million in additional funds for 89 projects related to the recovery and reconstruction of Puerto Rico after Hurricane María. The funds were assigned on July 10-16 and include $23 million […]
More than 28,000 families in Puerto Rico have been able to rehabilitate their homes with voluntary help from The Salvation Army and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which have provided more than $20 million in household items. Through the Salvation Army’s House to Homes program, more than 80 nonprofits have reached out to families affected […]
Reconstruction projects in Puerto Rico for Hurricane María recovery efforts continue with the assignment of more than $18.5 million in additional funds for 77 projects approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Central Office for Recovery, Reconstruction, and Resilience, or COR3. The funds were awarded between June 26 and July 1, of which […]
The Federal Emergency Management Agency comfirmed a funding obligation of some $579,000 for repairs to public town squares in 13 municipalities throughout the island. “Town squares are historic places and landmarks of the Puerto Rican culture. Being part of the repair of these spaces is what drives us to continue with our recovery efforts,” said […]
Several Puerto Rico towns will benefit from 131 permanent project allocations with funds approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Puerto Rico’s Central Office for Recovery, Reconstruction and Resilience, or COR3. The allocations during the week of June 12-18 total more than $45 million in additional funding for 153 projects related to the recovery […]
Several municipalities on the island will benefit from some $17 million for permanent work projects with funds approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Puerto Rico Central Office for Recovery, Reconstruction and Resilience, or COR3. The allocations made June 5-11 will fund 75 recovery and reconstruction projects in Puerto Rico to address damage […]
The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Central Office for Recovery, Reconstruction and Resilience, or COR3, obligated roughly $95.4 million for 552 projects during April – more than the total number of projects approved between the months of January and September 2019 combined, they confirmed. Municipalities across the island received the bulk of these obligations […]
To date, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has obligated more than $122 million to repair and rebuild public buildings represented in 215 projects, the agency confirmed. The funds will help municipal facilities, private nonprofits, hospitals, universities and other eligible entities recover “so they can better provide services to the communities they serve,” it said in […]
To date, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved more than $67 million to repair and rebuild parks and other recreational facilities on the island that were damaged by Hurricane María, the agency said. Representing 161 projects, these funds will help restore the sense of community that is an integral part to the recovery of […]
Thirteen out of the 17 Community Resilience Centers developed by Mercy Corps with the sponsorship of Walmart Puerto Rico, met for the first time over the weekend to celebrate achievements, share learnings and continue preparing for the possibility of a future natural disaster while leveraging on their assets to develop their local economy. The Resilience […]
Nine more municipalities that were affected by the earthquakes that began Dec. 28, 2019, in southwest Puerto Rico have been designated as eligible for Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Individual Assistance program. At the request of the government of Puerto Rico, FEMA extended eligibility for Individual Assistance to Arecibo, Ciales, Hormigueros, Juana Díaz, Las Marías, Mayagüez, […]
Airbnb announced it has extended its Open Homes program activation through Feb. 9 to help people affected by the recent earthquakes in Puerto Rico and relief workers deployed to help. The Open Homes Program connects hosts who are willing and able to provide free housing with people in need of temporary accommodation and disaster relief […]
During the emergency caused by Hurricane María in Puerto Rico in 2017, Chilean startup DataScope offered the municipality of Mayagüez its digital platform that uses cell phones to collect data from the population in need of help. DataScope is now making it available to municipalities affected by the earthquake in southwest Puerto Rico and to […]
The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Central Office for Recovery, Reconstruction and Resilience, or COR3, have obligated more than $50.5 million in additional funds for 63 projects related to the recovery and reconstruction of Puerto Rico. These funds were obligated between Jan. 17-23. “FEMA and COR3 continue to work together to develop strategies that […]
The Susan Centeno community health center in Vieques, known locally as a treatment and diagnostic center, will receive more than $39.5 million in funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a result of damage caused by Hurricane María in 2017. “I’m extremely happy that funds have finally been obligated for the people of Vieques […]
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