The agency joined forces with the maritime industry to compete for funding.
The program seeks to increase support and implementation of urban farming and conservation in Puerto Rico and the USVI.
The closing date to submit 2022 applications is May 29, 2022.
The maximum grant award is $175,000.
The nonprofit provides direct financial support, training, and volunteer opportunities to revitalize the Island's food economy.
There are hundreds of these entities that could benefit in Puerto Rico.
The funding is being made available under the Community Facilities Technical Assistance and Training Grant program.
“Design with Purpose” will award funding for the winning projects.
The U.S Environmental Agency has granted the PathStone Corporation $200,000 to train 60 students in Puerto Rico and place at least 41 in environmental jobs, as part of the $3.8 million grant given to 19 organizations for that goal. The training program includes 214 hours of instruction, including federal Occupational Safety & Health Administration courses, […]
The Susan G. Komen Puerto Rico Aid Program announced that $196,000 was awarded for the 2022 grant cycle to finance 17 programs in the categories of screening and diagnosis, active treatment, and cancer support programs. Selected nonprofit organizations serve communities with limited access to health services and will serve as spokespeople for the organization. The […]
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Hunter College a grant of $1.2 million to support scholarly study groups bringing together academics, journalists, and artists from both Puerto Rico and its diaspora at Hunter’s Center for Puerto Rican Studies, the Centro announced. The Centro has a 50-year legacy of interdisciplinary and collaborative research. This new […]
The US Department of Agriculture announced it is accepting applications for grants to assist in the preservation of affordable rural rental housing, for which it is making $3 million available. Grant recipients will provide services to multi-family housing borrowers and applicants. These services will help facilitate the transfer of properties financed with USDA direct loans […]
Fourteen small businesses in the town of Vega Baja will receive grants of up to $50,000 each for a total of $659,112, town Mayor Marcos Cruz-Molina announced. The funding comes following an alliance between the municipality, the Puerto Rico Economic Development Bank, and the Community Socio-Economic Institute (INSEC, in Spanish). The first entrepreneurs who each […]
The US Department of Agriculture announced it is accepting grant applications that will advance equity in rural America by creating new opportunities in distressed communities. The Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) grant program encourages a regional, innovation-driven approach to economic development by funding job accelerator partnerships in low-income rural communities. This includes communities that have […]
The US Department of Agriculture has allocated $189,661 through several of its programs to improve equitable access to jobs, business opportunities, education, housing, and health care for people who live and work in rural areas in Puerto Rico. Initiatives in the towns of Aguas Buenas, Barceloneta, Cidra and Vega Baja are benefiting from these investments, […]
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