Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Monday the availability of nearly $10.5 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture grants to help agriculture producers enter into value-added activities designed to give them a competitive business edge.
The towns of Yabucoa, Guayama and Guayanilla will receive a combined $138,982 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development's Housing Preservation Grant program to make housing repairs and improve housing conditions for limited income rural residents, the agency announced Tuesday.
The Luis Muñoz Marín Foundation recently received financial support from FirstBank Puerto Rico to be able to offer its environmental awareness and leadership workshops to several underprivileged children and youth between the ages of seven and 14, who had the chance to gain knowledge and experience that will likely help them later in life.
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