All changes to the Central Office of Recovery, Reconstruction and Resiliency’s (COR3) Chapter 7 internal policies on disbursement processes and cash handling are already in force to streamline procedures related to Requests for Reimbursements (RFR) and Requests for Advances (RFA) for reconstruction projects required under funds allocated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the […]
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced it has approved some $25.6 billion in federal funds for more than 8,000 recovery projects associated with the damages Hurricane María caused in Puerto Rico in 2017. The total projects with funds allocated so far includes debris removal and emergency protection measures granted at the beginning of the […]
The Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company (PRIDCO, in Spanish) has been assigned $93 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to begin reconstruction and revitalization of commercial properties affected after the passage of Hurricanes Irma and María in 2017. PRIDCO Executive Director Javier Bayón-Torres said the allocation will benefit 54 mandatory projects throughout the […]