CNE gets $1.9M grant from Open Society Foundations
January 16, 2014
The Center for a New Economy will receive $1.9 million over the next two years from the Open Society Foundations to develop a “specific and measurable plan to increase civic capacity, transparency, and access to justice and equity in Puerto Rico.”
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Utuado senior housing project gets $400K federal award
January 16, 2014
The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York announced Wednesday the award of a $400,000 grant to Pathstone, Inc. to help finance the Valle Dorado project, which will construct a new building providing 32 affordable homes for very low-income seniors in Utuado.
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EPA grants $30K to improve water quality in Vieques
November 19, 2013
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $30,000 to the Vieques Historical and Conservation Trust to fund surveys of old and decaying septic systems in five neighborhoods in the island municipality.
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Puerto Rico cattle co-op gets $128K USDA funding
September 30, 2013
Cooperativa Ganaderos de Res in Utuado has been selected to receive a $123,800 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop a marketing plan, provide legal assistance and animal health and humane treatment training for its business.
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CNE gets $100K grant to ‘strengthen Puerto Rico’s civic core’
April 9, 2013
The Open Society Foundations announced Monday it has awarded the Center for a New Economy a $100,000 grant to lead a group of nonprofits to create an initiative geared toward strengthening the civic core in Puerto Rico.
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UPR, Turabo get $200K EPA grants for pollution prevention projects
December 7, 2012
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded nearly $200,000 in pollution prevention grants to the University of Turabo and the University of Puerto Rico’s Aguadilla campus to fund projects that will help prevent pollution in Puerto Rico.
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EPA grants Puerto Rico $46M for clean water projects
October 17, 2012
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $46 million to Puerto Rico to help finance improvements to water projects that are essential to protecting public health and the environment. The funds will primarily be used to upgrade sewage plants and drinking water systems throughout the island.
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Puerto Rico gets $2M Affordable Care Act ‘rate review’ grant
September 25, 2012
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $2 million discretionary “rate review” grant to the Puerto Rico Insurance Commissioner’s Office under the Affordable Care Act to protect island consumers, Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi announced Monday.
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EPA OKs $70K ‘green’ education grant to Turabo University
July 18, 2012
The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded $70,000 to enable the Turabo University in Gurabo, to work with junior high school students and teachers in developing web pages focusing on their local environment.
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Universidad Central del Caribe lands $20K grant from CVS
February 8, 2012
The CVS Caremark Charitable Trust, a private foundation created by CVS Caremark, provided a $20,000 grant to Universidad Central del Caribe, which was one nearly 100 nonprofits that split $4.3 million in funding granted across the U.S. in 2011.
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Walmart benefits Hogar Teresa Toda with $10K grant
December 19, 2011
Hogar Teresa Toda, a nonprofit organization that provides shelter and services to girls aged six to 17, is getting a $10,000 grant from retailer Walmart, which made the announcement as part of its "12 Days of Giving" Facebook campaign.
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Center for Investigative Journalism lands $100K grant
August 29, 2011
The Center for Investigative Journalism has received a $100,000 grant from the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation, which it will use to continue expanding its staff and scope, co-founder Omaya Sosa confirmed to News is my Business.
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P.R. gets $1M from U.S. Dept. of Labor for clean-up works
December 31, 2010
Puerto Rico has received $1 million from the U.S. Department of Labor’s National Emergency Grant program to continue clean-up and recovery efforts in the wake of the tough weather the island experienced in May.
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