EDB awards $765K to retain 800 jobs in businesses in 4 towns
May 4, 2021
The Puerto Rico Economic Development Bank recently distributed $764,593 among four towns to retain a total of 800 direct and indirect jobs, the agency announced. EDB President Luis Alemañy confirmed that funding has been awarded ...
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CDBG-DR assigns $20.8M to San Juan for recovery works in the city
February 11, 2021
The Municipality of San Juan will receive $20.8 million from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG-DR) City Revitalization Program for the restoration of infrastructure in areas still affected by the 2017 hurricanes. The funding is ...
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Using just 2% of CDBG-DR funds shows Puerto Rico gov’t’s slow spending
September 4, 2020
By Vanessa Colón-AlmenasCenter for Investigative Journalism Of the $20.2 billion recovery funds allocation granted after Hurricane María through the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery program (CDBG-DR), Puerto Rico has been approved to use only ...
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