FEMA OKs more than $500M in assistance to PR
October 23, 2017
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded more than $500 million for survivor assistance, emergency work, and debris removal following hurricanes Irma and María, officials announced Sunday.
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Op-Ed: FEMA provides Hurricane María progress report
October 20, 2017
In the four weeks since Hurricane María made landfall on Puerto Rico, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and its federal and local partners, have been making progress in the nation’s most logistically complex response in FEMA history.
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Entrepreneurial orgs unite to help PR businesses
October 19, 2017
A group of business organizations in Puerto Rico’s entrepreneurial ecosystem have joined forces to launch "Raise Your Business PR" campaign to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) of all business sectors to take the necessary actions after the impact of Hurricane María.
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Op-Ed: FEMA has aid for those left jobless by hurricane
October 19, 2017
Employees or self-employed individuals — who lost their livelihood as a direct consequence of Hurricane Irma or Hurricane Maria — may be eligible for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA).
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PR, federal partners unite to energize PR’s power grid
October 18, 2017
Over the next several months, the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA), United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the Department of Energy, and private industry will unite to restore emergency power to Puerto Rico’s electric grid, which was heavily damaged by hurricanes Irma and María, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said.
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Op-Ed: How FEMA can help you
October 17, 2017
Assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is available to help individuals and families affected by Hurricanes Irma and María take care of necessary expenses and serious needs that are not covered by insurance or other forms of assistance.
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FEMA grants open to PR faith-based, community, NGOs
October 16, 2017
Faith-based organizations, in addition to other community, volunteer, and non-profit organizations in areas eligible for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Public Assistance program may apply for grants to help "return to helping others," the agency announced.
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FEMA hiring PR residents to support hurricane recovery
October 9, 2017
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is hiring local residents to assist in the disaster recovery effort in the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and María.
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PREPA bondholders offer $1B to support recovery work
September 27, 2017
The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) Bondholder Group announced that its members have offered a debtor in possession (DIP) financing loan to the public corporation to help address the urgent need to repair the power grid in the wake of Hurricane María, following Hurricane Irma.
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Prouty: PR needs $40B from U.S. gov’t to recover
September 26, 2017
Millionaire investor and developer Nicholas Prouty, who has called Puerto Rico his home for five years, said Monday the U.S. government must provide the island at least $40 billion in funding for relief and recovery efforts.
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Members of Congress push recovery plan for Puerto Rico
September 25, 2017
Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) led members of Congress in writing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security calling for tangible steps to accelerate Puerto Rico’s recovery from Hurricane María.
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Santander US provides post-Hurricane Irma relief
September 15, 2017
Santander U.S. announced it has taken immediate steps to assist customers affected by Hurricane Irma, pledging $100,000 to aid relief organizations.
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Rosselló: Services improving, IVU waived post-Irma
September 8, 2017
Gov. Ricardo Rosselló offered an update in the wake of the side-wipe Hurricane Irma gave Puerto Rico Wednesday, confirming progress in the recovery of services and utilities.
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FEMA OKs $2.8M for Salinas aquifer mitigation project
August 8, 2017
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved a $2.8 million hazard mitigation project for the island’s southern coastal area, which considers its adaptive capacity, and uses surface and ground water to reduce the need for future water rationing in the town of Salinas.
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NY Fed Home Loan Bank to grant $500M in disaster loans
September 7, 2011
The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York announced Tuesday it will be providing up to $500 million in disaster relief loans to help communities affected by Hurricane Irene begin the process of rebuilding.
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