FEMA OKs $93M more to P.R., allows self-declared home ownership, occupancy
August 2, 2018
The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded more than $93 million in additional public assistance grants for emergency protective measures, debris removal and management costs related to Hurricane María recovery on the island.
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Groups sue FEMA for leaving public ‘in the dark’ on María recovery efforts
August 1, 2018
Democracy Forward Foundation filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for failing to release records detailing information about its response to the disaster on behalf of the Center for Investigative Journalism and LatinoJustice.
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Free legal group structures way to get FEMA to reconsider denied funding applications
July 31, 2018
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has agreed to efforts by Hurricane María Legal Aid and other legal service providers to reconsider the requests for assistance from property owners in Puerto Rico who have no formal deed or documentation to prove it.
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FEMA OKs $210M in Community Disaster Loans for 51 P.R. towns
July 25, 2018
The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced it has approved nearly $210 million in Community Disaster Loans for 51 Puerto Rico municipalities.
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FEMA approves another $140M for recovery in P.R.
July 17, 2018
The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded more than $140 million in Public Assistance grants for Hurricane María recovery in Puerto Rico, the agency announced..
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P.R.’s fishing industry gets $11.4M federal funding allocation
June 21, 2018
Puerto Rico’s fishing industry will receive $11.4 million in federal funding to restore activities interrupted by last year’s hurricanes, Gov. Ricardo Rosselló confirmed.
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Nonprofits seek to rebuild P.R. as a ‘more resilient and equitable island’
June 21, 2018
The Resilient Puerto Rico Advisory Commission (RPRAC) released “ReImagina Puerto Rico,” an ambitious and pragmatic strategy to rebuild Puerto Rico as a more resilient and equitable island in the wake of Hurricane María.
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PREPA awards MasTec $500M power restoration, reconstruction contract
June 5, 2018
Florida-based MasTec Inc. has signed a $500 million master services agreement with the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority to complete the restoration of the critical electrical transmission and distribution system components damaged as a result of Hurricane María.
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P.R. nonprofits partner to provide solar energy to primary health clinics
June 5, 2018
The Puerto Rico Community Foundation and the Puerto Rico Primary Health Association formalized an alliance to provide solar energy systems to primary health clinics — 330 Centers — to be overseen by the latter nonprofit.
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FEMA has awarded nearly $219M in assistance for P.R. recovery
June 1, 2018
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded nearly $219 million in additional Public Assistance grants for Hurricane María recovery in Puerto Rico, it announced.
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FEMA OKs $194M+ in grants, $59M in loans for P.R. recovery
May 25, 2018
The Federal Emergency Management Agency recently awarded more than $194 million in additional Public Assistance grants for Hurricane María recovery in Puerto Rico.
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AbbVie donates $100M to strengthen access to healthcare, housing in P.R.
May 23, 2018
Research-based global biopharmaceutical company AbbVie will donate $100 million to two organizations, Direct Relief and Habitat for Humanity International, to strengthen access to healthcare and housing in Puerto Rico.
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Revolution Precrafted, Grupo Cacho to build 2K houses in P.R.
May 23, 2018
Revolution Precrafted is expanding into its ninth international market, signing an agreement with Grupo Cacho to supply more than 2,000 residential villas in Vieques and Cabo Rojo.
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FHA extends foreclosure moratorium for Hurricane María victims
May 17, 2018
For the third time since Hurricane María devastated Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federal Housing Administration announced it is extending its foreclosure moratorium to borrowers with FHA-insured mortgages.
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Microsoft asks FCC to OK use of open TV ‘white space’ to reconnect PR/USVI
May 14, 2018
Technology giant Microsoft Corp. has asked the Federal Communications Commission to allow it to temporarily use so-called “TV white space” to operate on those channels to restore communications capability in areas of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands affected by Hurricanes Irma and María.
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