The organizations offer primary health services, home visits and other forms of assistance. #NewsismyBusiness
The projects are aimed at supporting the educational activities of these facilities, which serve hundreds of visitors each month. #NewsismyBusiness
Projects in Hatillo and Añasco are getting upgrades with federal funds. #NewsismyBusiness
The funding will help repair damage by Hurricane María to the Arroyo Surfing Park, Rincón Skatepark and Barceloneta Bowling Center. #NewsismyBusiness
Nearly half of the allocation is for 488 permanent construction projects.
The projects approved as a result of Hurricane María are in the design phase.
The funds, which are for seven projects, are part of the $3.6 billion that federal agency approved for PRASA through the FEMA Accelerated Awards Strategy (FAASt) in 2021.
The federal funds will cover repairs to damage caused by Hurricane María and the 2020 earthquakes.
The funds will address repairs in its offices throughout the island.
About 275 public housing complexes representing more than 4,600 facilities and structures that suffered damage due to Hurricane María will be rebuilt with an obligation approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The federal share of more than $554 million to the Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration is in addition to another $109 million […]
Two years after the string of earthquakes that hit Puerto Rico at the end of 2019, the recovery continues with more than $523 million that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has allocated. The funds are distributed among projects in 14 municipalities of the southern, western, and central parts of the island. Among the structures […]
Luquillo, Fajardo and Naguabo are the most recent municipalities to join the more than 67 recreational plazas that will be transformed with a $9.7 million allocation from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This approval of federal funds will be used to repair damage caused by Hurricane María and will include hazard mitigation measures for […]
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) allocated more than $24.4 million during October and November to repair and reinforce several schools in Puerto Rico’s southern and western regions that experienced structural damage caused by the 2020 earthquakes. To date, more than $142 million has been obligated to the Puerto Rico Education Department for 115 permanent […]
The Central Office of Recovery, Reconstruction and Resiliency (COR3) announced the first disbursement of approximately $7.1 million to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority for work related to reconstruction projects. “The approval of the Advance Request, presented by PREPA to COR3 and whose millionaire amount was disbursed to cover expenses incurred and projected for the […]
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced it has awarded nearly $26.2 million to the municipality of Yabucoa to rebuild the Félix “Nacho” Millán baseball stadium. This obligation is an addition to the more than $41 million that has been allocated to the municipality to date for 61 other permanent work projects. “This obligation marks […]
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