Biden vows to drive ‘decisive progress’ to rebuild Puerto Rico’s energy grid
October 4, 2022
Biden announced the creation of the Puerto Rican Grid Recovery Modernization Team.
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OIG report: FEMA botched oversight of $65M in María recovery funds
October 4, 2022
Upon review of expenses, the OIG found thousands of dollars approved that lacked supporting documentation.
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Treasury starts collecting data on damages caused by Hurricane Fiona
October 3, 2022
The agency’s Public Insurance Office is handling the process.
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Housing signs agreement with 6 towns to free up $36.4M in federal funds
October 3, 2022
The six towns, which have organized themselves under the ConSur consortium, will oversee the recovery program.
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Puerto Rican tech startup Berrify raises pre-seed round funding
October 3, 2022
Funds will mostly focus on the Colombia and Mexico Go-2-Market (G2M) as part of its strategic Latin-American expansion.
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FEMA OKs $102M in individual assistance claims in Puerto Rico so far
September 30, 2022
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved $102 million in individual assistance claims filed by survivors of Hurricane Fiona in Puerto Rico. Since opening the application window Sept. 21, the agency has received 591,000 individual assistance claims, Gov. Pedro Pierluisi said during a news conference to provide an update of the work that local […]
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Queremos Sol coalition urges gov’t to speed up transition to solar
September 30, 2022
More than 110 MW of distributed solar energy has been installed in the last year.
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Broadway Cares grants $250K for Fiona relief; L’Oreal volunteers
September 30, 2022
Nonprofits continue to step up to help with recovery efforts.
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Cooperativa Orgánica Madre Tierra to host farmers markets
September 30, 2022
The events will take place in October.
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Puerto Rico ICON Institute fosters mentoring to boost entrepreneurship
September 30, 2022
The nonprofit believes boosting entrepreneurship is the cornerstone of Puerto Rico’s recovery efforts.
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President Biden to visit Puerto Rico; FAA notice indicates Oct. 3 date
September 29, 2022
Biden announced today that he intends to visit Puerto Rico to get a first-hand take on the damages caused by Hurricane Fiona.
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Mayagüez native Bravo commits $10M to Puerto Rico recovery
September 29, 2022
The relief effort seeks to help more than 3,000 families across Puerto Rico.
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HUD announces disaster assistance for Puerto Rico
September 29, 2022
The federal agency seeks to supplement island wide and local recovery efforts in areas of Puerto Rico affected by Hurricane Fiona.
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Mayors Federation seeks direct allocation of Fiona recovery funds
September 29, 2022
The organization believes that the direct allocation and management of emergency funds will help towns speed up recovery and reconstruction efforts.
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Goya donates $37K in food products to Puerto Rico Food Bank
September 29, 2022
Goya responded to word that the Food Bank was struggling after Hurricane Fiona.
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