Nonprofit organization ConPRmetidos has opened the call for “IdeAcción 2020,” a program that aims to distribute some $400,000 in funds for economic development projects across the island. ConPRmetidos seeks to finance “viable, replicable and sustainable” proposals to solve the challenges that affect the most vulnerable communities every day. The call is for social entrepreneurs who […]
The Central Office of Recovery, Reconstruction and Resiliency, known as COR3, has issued a request for proposal to implement a Private Property Debris Removal and Demolition program, to be funded by Federal Emergency Management Agency. “The debris removal and demolition process of a private structure that may pose a risk to the environment entails a […]
The Central Office of Recovery, Reconstruction and Resiliency, known as COR3, announced the disbursement of more than $237 million to several municipalities and government agencies, representing the first transaction after assuming the duties from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. COR3 Executive Director Omar Marrero said the disbursements were achieved in compliance with federal policies and procedures […]
Gov. Ricardo Rosselló announced the signing of an agreement between the Puerto Rico Department of Housing and Foundation for Puerto Rico to start administering the Community Resilience Program, which has a budget of $37.5 million.The funding comes from the Community Development Block Grant Program, which has set aside disaster recovery funds. The program’s priority are […]
In its analysis of the “Balance of the Economy Post Hurricane María,” the firm stated that while the economy has rebounded, the expected real growth in Gross National Product will be temporary.
On the one-year anniversary of Hurricane María’s landfall in the Caribbean, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Pete Lopez will meet this week with commonwealth, territory, and local partners.
Recovery from disasters on the scale of hurricanes Irma and María requires resources that exceed government capabilities.
The funds cover expenses for emergency protective measures, debris removal and for the Sheltering and Temporary Essential Power Pilot Program.
Foundation for Puerto Rico officials traveled to Washington, D.C. to present an update on Puerto Rico’s rebuilding efforts and results, in collaboration with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation.
Destination Marketing Organization Discover Puerto Rico announced an initiative that invites visitors, as well as local and international media, to focus on the island’s recovery.
Upon completing more than 90 percent of the restoration of its network post-María, Liberty Puerto Rico has now undertaken the task of burying as much as it can of its 14,000 miles of fiber-optic cable through which it offers its islandwide service.
Wireless carrier AT&T has invested more than $275 million in our Puerto Rico wireless and wired networks during 2015-2017, in preparation to roll out next-generation 5G services after the devastation left by last year’s hurricanes.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo headed a delegation of New York government representatives, students and other volunteers to Puerto Rico, where the ‘NY Stands with Puerto Rico Recovery and Rebuilding’ initiative has cleaned, restored, and rebuilt 90 homes across the island.
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York vowed to continue to work closely with financial institutions to help take full advantage of the Community Reinvestment Act.
Liberty Puerto Rico has restored 80 percent of its infrastructure, ravaged by Hurricanes Irma and María last September, and expects to be fully back online by June, after investing $130 million in repairs.
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