Puerto Rico has been assigned $277.8 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, pushing to $20.2 million the island has received in long-term disaster recovery support. The agency announced the allocation of more than $2.3 billion to support hard-hit areas in 15 states, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa and […]
The Puerto Rico Housing Department announced the start of the Municipal Revitalization Program that has allocated $39 million to create a plan that will lead to the development of more resilient communities in Puerto Rico’s 78 municipalities. Housing Secretary Fernando Gil-Enseñat said “through this program, direct funds will be allocated to all municipalities to develop […]
By Jeniffer Wiscovitch-PadillaCenter for Investigative Journalism The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of the Inspector General (HUD’s OIG) confirmed it is auditing the Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery (CDBG–DR) Program funds granted to Puerto Rico after Hurricanes Irma and María. HUD Spokesman Darryl Madden told the Center for Investigative Journalism (CPI, for […]