This time, the companies were part of Generation 4, which completed the program in March of 2018.
The supplemental funding will help PHAs support existing and new families in the Housing Choice Voucher program who live in or around disaster areas, the agency stated.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency confirmed it has awarded Puerto Rico nearly $56 million in grants to cover Hurricane María-related expenses.
The grants allocated to BoniCoop, JayuCoop, GuraCoop and Jesús Obrero totaled $125,000.
Sacred Heart University, through its “Nuestro Barrio” program, received a $95,000 contribution to create the first Innovation Seed Fund.
The Puerto Rico's Science, Technology and Research Trust will invest $225,000 through the follow-up fund Parallel18 Ventures in InsureTech startup Abartys Health and FinTech startup Quiena, the nonprofit confirmed.
Puerto Rico Trade and Export has launched the first Creative Industries Accelerator program, which seeks to help this sector showing a capacity to export their services.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is setting aside $5 million to fund two key grant programs to address opioid misuse in rural communities, Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett announced.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a record $18.5 billion to support long-term disaster recovery in Puerto Rico following Hurricane María.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it is accepting grant applications to fund broadband infrastructure projects in unserved rural communities, including Puerto Rico.
Business accelerator Parallel18 (P18), announced that 40 local companies were selected to enter the pre-18 preparatory program that begins in April and will grant $20,000 in funds, among other benefits, for the development of their businesses.
Since 2016, StartUp Popular has been supporting business owners in Puerto Rico through financing, business coaching and networking events.
The U.S. House and Senate reached an agreement Wednesday on a federal disaster relief aid package for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands of $6.8 billion, government officials announced.
Citi Community Development and four Department of Housing and Urban Development-approved housing counseling organizations announced today an initiative to provide urgently-needed housing assistance in Puerto Rican communities affected by Hurricane María, the company announced.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, Gov. Ricardo Rosselló and members of the New York Congressional delegation called on the federal government to immediately approve a $94.4 billion federal aid package to “rebuild a stronger, more resilient Puerto Rico.”
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