The Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in Carolina will receive a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to rehabilitate a runway, the federal agency said. The funding will come through the Federal Aviation Administration, which will award a total of $478 million in airport infrastructure grants, the fourth allotment of the total […]
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration is awarding a $1.2 million grant to Operation Hope Inc., to provide up to 300 technical assistance workshops in Puerto Rico to help small businesses and entrepreneurs “grow and succeed” following Hurricanes Irma and María in 2017. The project, to be located […]
Puerto Rico has been selected to participate in a pilot program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development program, which is kicking off “National Homeownership Month.” USDA Rural Development State Director for Puerto Rico, Josué E. Rivera, said the island has been included in the Single-Family Housing Repair Loans & Grants program, also […]