FEMA opens new consolidated resource center in P.R.
June 25, 2019
The government of Puerto Rico, the Central Office of Recovery, Reconstruction and Resilience, or COR3, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency have established a Consolidated Resource Center on the island to help move recovery forward, the federal agency announced. A Consolidated Resource Center, known as a CRC, was established on June 3 to streamline the […]
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Community Health Centers were lifesavers after hurricane, but gov’t didn’t count on them
June 14, 2019
By Mc Nelly TorresCenter for Investigative Journalism Three days after Hurricane María, Isolina Miranda stared in disbelief at what was left of the two-story building where a community health center once stood in the heart of San Lorenzo, a town of 37,000 people in the eastern central region of the island. Miranda is the executive […]
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FEMA OKs some $21M in additional post-María recovery grants to P.R.
May 9, 2019
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded about $21 million in additional funds to Puerto Rico to cover costs related to Hurricane María, the agency announced. These awards bring the amount of funds obligated under FEMA’s Public Assistance program to $5.7 billion, it added. The latest grants approved are as follows: Nearly $17.8 million to […]
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COR3 Office disburse $237M+ in recovery funds on 1st day as FEMA funds monitor
April 3, 2019
The Central Office of Recovery, Reconstruction and Resiliency, known as COR3, announced the disbursement of more than $237 million to several municipalities and government agencies, representing the first transaction after assuming the duties from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. COR3 Executive Director Omar Marrero said the disbursements were achieved in compliance with federal policies and procedures […]
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COR3 to take over review, reimbursement of FEMA recovery funds
March 26, 2019
The Central Office of Recovery, Reconstruction and Resiliency (known as COR3) will take over in April the responsibility to review and reimbursement approval of federal recovery funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, government officials announced. This agreement comes after “extensive effort on the part of Puerto Rico to work with FEMA and establish robust […]
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P.R. gov’t, FEMA announce agreement to expedite recovery fund allocations
March 26, 2019
In this episode of Dollar$ and $ense, we share with you information provided during a news conference in San Juan about the agreement reached between the Central Office of Recovery, Reconstruction and Resiliency (known as COR3) and FEMA for the review and reimbursement approval of federal recovery funds. Heading the news conference were Omar Marrero, […]
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FEMA allocates $1.4M to town of Guaynabo through Public Assistance Program
March 20, 2019
The Federal Agency for Emergency Management approved the allocation of $1.4 million in funds under Category B of the Public Assistance Program for the Municipality of Guaynabo, the Central Office of Recovery, Reconstruction and Resiliency, known as COR3, announced. COR3 Executive Director Omar J. Marrero said, “under category B, funds approved by FEMA correspond to […]
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GAO report confirms FEMA’s slow response to P.R.’s recovery funding needs
March 15, 2019
A report released Thursday by the U.S. Government Accountability Office confirmed that of the $132 billion that Puerto Rico government officials estimated are needed to rebuild after the 2017 hurricanes, it has only received $4 billion. The Federal Emergency Management Agency —the lead federal agency responsible for assisting Puerto Rico as it recovers — has […]
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P.R. residents got short-ended in post-hurricane assistance, report shows
March 11, 2019
While Puerto Rico proportionally requested more assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency after the 2017 hurricanes, it got significantly less than what the U.S. government granted Louisiana, Texas and Florida when they felt the brunt of earlier storms. “Consistent with the lower socioeconomic status of its population, Puerto Rico proportionally requested more assistance from […]
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González announces $95M in federal funds for child care, science, disaster recovery
February 27, 2019
Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner in Washington, Jenniffer González, announced the allocation of $95.3 million in federal funds from the Department of Health and Human Services for child care services and health services, and from the National Science Foundation for Research and the Agency Federal Emergency Management System for recovery expenses. The Office of Head Start of […]
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Op-Ed: Is FEMA using flawed indicator in decision-making process in P.R.?
January 25, 2019
For decades, government officers and academia have indicated that the problem for doing research in Puerto Rico has been the lack of access to data. Paradoxically, regarding Puerto Rico, today we find ourselves with statistical independence threatened by political forces and with questionable data analysis produced by some organizations. Is inaccurate data analysis common in […]
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500+ churches, nonprofits unite to request FEMA resources
December 31, 2018
A recently formed coalition of more than 500 churches is looking to get technical advice to maximize the reconstruction and recovery resources offered by FEMA Section 428.
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FEMA approves $20.6M in additional funds for P.R.
December 18, 2018
The funds are from the Public Assistance Program and are intended for government agencies and municipalities.
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Op-Ed: Put Puerto Rico first
November 30, 2018
During the past few months a narrative has taken hold, on both sides of the political spectrum, that Puerto Rico is “using federal disaster relief funds to pay bondholders.”
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P.R. gets $54M FEMA allocation for towns, $450K from Dept. of Commerce
November 27, 2018
The FEMA funds come from assignments González has worked on from Congress, through budget or supplemental appropriations disaster bills.
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