The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $50 million in 118 partnerships to expand access to conservation assistance for climate-smart agriculture and forestry. Three of those partnerships — with Pecan Street Inc., Rural Advancement Foundation International‐USA, and the Rural Coalition — will benefit Puerto Rico communities, according to the agency. The Equity Conservation Cooperative […]
The San Juan municipal government unveiled over the weekend a $60,000 initiative to give the iconic Paseo de Diego in the Río Piedras urban center an artistic makeover consisting of murals and sculptures created by local artists. San Juan Mayor Miguel Romero called the Paseo del Arte, Río Piedras project an economic and cultural development […]
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Hunter College a grant of $1.2 million to support scholarly study groups bringing together academics, journalists, and artists from both Puerto Rico and its diaspora at Hunter’s Center for Puerto Rican Studies, the Centro announced. The Centro has a 50-year legacy of interdisciplinary and collaborative research. This new […]
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