Nonprofit organization Ciencia Puerto Rico (CienciaPR) received a $230,000 grant from Science Sandbox, an initiative of the Simons Foundation, to create a collection of public engagement resources to help Puerto Ricans prevent COVID-19. The collection will include multimedia content (audio, videos, infographics), educational materials, and messages that are relevant to the Puerto Rican reality and culture, […]
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration is awarding a $547,705 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Autonomous Municipality of Caguas, the federal agency’s Secretary Wilbur Ross announced. The funding will capitalize and administer a Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) that will provide “critical gap financing to small businesses and entrepreneurs adversely affected by […]
The Puerto Rico Community Foundation will promote economic development and entrepreneurship in Puerto Rico’s southwestern and eastern areas after receiving a grant of $249,604 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development program, the entities announced. The Foundation will match the award dollar-for-dollar to implement the Recovery Program-Rural Community Development Initiative for Puerto Rico, the […]