The concept of crowdfunding for new technological ventures is here to stay and, according to latest analysis of activity, the field is becoming, well…crowded.
The towns of Yabucoa, Guayama and Guayanilla will receive a combined $138,982 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development's Housing Preservation Grant program to make housing repairs and improve housing conditions for limited income rural residents, the agency announced Tuesday.
A Puerto Rican coffee and banana farmer in Utuado is among the 424 projects recently chosen to receive funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop renewable energy projects on their premises to reduce their energy consumption and costs.
The Federal Communications Commission’s Connect America Fund has awarded $31.6 million to provide new broadband access to 40,736 homes and businesses throughout Puerto Rico, during a round of funding announced Thursday.
The Puerto Rico Products Association announced that Oct. 24 is the deadline for microentrepreneurs to apply for funding through the Antrocket crowdsourcing platform.
The Puerto Rico Film Commission today will open the call to fund locally produced documentaries, for which it will be accepting proposals through Oct. 24, the agency announced Wednesday.
The Puerto Rico Agriculture Department has been awarded $352,290 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop eight projects that will increase sales of specialty crops by improving food safety through training and mentoring programs, the federal agency announced Tuesday.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday it is making $5.6 million available in grants through the Rural Community Development Initiative to help rural businesses create jobs and spur economic development.
For years, Puerto Rico has had a long-standing reputation for being a mecca for manufacturing and production for major companies who flock to this Caribbean island in search of talented workers and tax benefits.
Looking to boost the island’s film industry, the Puerto Rico Film Commission announced the start of this year’s funding cycle for fiction feature films, which runs from today through Sept. 26.
Doral Bank announced Wednesday the 20 winners of this year’s edition of its “Despegue Empresarial” initiative — a component of its Mujeres d Éxito community program — through which it will assign a total of $700,000 to support the professional and economic growth of women in Puerto Rico.
The Federal Communications Commission announced last week it has received requests from telecommunications providers in 44 states and Puerto Rico for more than $385 million in money from the Connect America Fund to benefit as many as 600,000 rural homes and small businesses that lack broadband.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced this week the availability of nearly $40 million to provide housing for farm workers and their families.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Monday the availability of loan and grant funds to support rural micro entrepreneurs and microenterprises, with funding reaching as much as $500,000.
The towns of Añasco and Coamo will receive funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop small businesses that are expected to strengthen the economies of the rural towns.
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