CienciaPR also provided advocacy tools that Puerto Ricans in the diaspora could use to ask their academic institutions to respond in the wake of the disaster.
“The difference between what was projected and the reality is $1.6 billion to date. In just eight years, the real figure has exceeded $2 billion, an increase of 446.47% over estimates. It’s worth asking ourselves if this meets congressional expectations.”
— Wilmarí de Jesús-Álvarez, public policy analyst at Espacios Abiertos