COR3 Executive Director Omar J. Marrero said the funding falls under FEMA’s Category B - Emergency Protection Measures.
These awards bring to $4.3 billion the amount of funds obligated under FEMA’s Public Assistance program.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Agriculture, the Defense Logistics Agency and U.S. Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency recently allocated $54.7 million in funds for Puerto Rico.