The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced the approval of nearly $90 million in low-interest Community Disaster Loans, known as CDLs, to assist the municipalities affected by the 2020 earthquakes in their long-term recovery. Twenty-five municipalities in the south, center and west of the island benefitted from this federal assistance, which ended on June 30. […]
World Business Chicago and LuminAID have teamed up to send solar lanterns to the island, to help Puerto Rico’s earthquake survivors living in the island’s south and southwestern regions, many of which are still in shelters. “We’ve been hearing from our partners on the ground since January that the situation is still very difficult in […]
In response to the severe and extensive damage caused by a series of earthquakes that continue to impact Puerto Rico, the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York has announced $500,000 in donations to organizations leading relief efforts in the Commonwealth. In addition to the charitable contributions, the FHLBNY has $1 billion in disaster relief […]
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