Local companies to provide solar/battery storage installations in low-income communities hit hardest by long and frequent outages. #NewsismyBusiness
The federal funds are intended to benefit water supply resilience in six towns. #NewsismyBusiness
Foundation for Puerto Rico (FPR) announced the development of the Destino 191: El Yunque del Caribe project, an initiative co-designed with community leaders which seek to develop and implement an innovative plan to revitalize and promote Route 191 in Cubuy, Naguabo as a “vibrant destination” that provides a second entrance to El Yunque National Forest. […]
The USDA Rural Development Puerto Rico has invested $357.6 million to support 3,025 families and individuals to buying their first home on the island during Fiscal Year 2021, the agency’s Acting State Director for Puerto Rico, Luis R. García, confirmed. The agency invested $349.2 million through its Loan Guarantee Program and $8.4 million in Direct […]
Josué Rivera, state director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development office in Puerto Rico, has been awarded the 2020 Theodore Roosevelt Leadership award from the Government Executive Media Group. The entity is a provider of news for federal government managers, which held its second annual Theodore Roosevelt Government Leadership Awards as a three-day virtual event. This […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development office in Puerto Rico has partnered with the Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority to help low-or moderate-income families become homeowners. In a news release, Josué E. Rivera, USDA Rural Development Director for Puerto Rico and José J. Hernández Caraballo, deputy director of the Puerto Rico Housing Financing Authority, […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development program has invested nearly $382 million during Fiscal Year 2020 to help 3,382 families in Puerto Rico buy their first home. The announcement comes as the agency celebrates “National Homeownership Month” during June, as established by a presidential order. The money invested locally is broken down into $377.7 […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it has approved a $2.2 million loan to the municipality of Cabo Rojo, to improve the town’s landfill operations. The assignment is part of a global $281 million that the federal agency is investing in 106 rural water and wastewater infrastructure improvement projects in 36 states and Puerto Rico, […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development announced that the agency has extended the deadline for ReConnect Pilot Program applications to April 15. “In light of the COVID-19 National Emergency, USDA is extending the application deadline for round two of ReConnect Pilot Program funding to give rural businesses, cooperatives, and communities extra time to apply […]
Four businesses in Puerto Rico will receive a combined $452,820 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Energy for America Program to develop renewable energy systems. In total, the USDA will invest $165.4 million to help farmers, ag producers and rural-based businesses lower energy cost. The agency is providing 621 awards to applicants in the […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing $68 million to build or improve community facilities and essential services for nearly 715,000 rural residents in 13 states and Puerto Rico. On the island, five proposals were selected for a total investment of $5.4 million, said USDA Rural Development State Director for Puerto Rico, Josué E. Rivera. […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development division announced Monday it is seeking applications for grants to make housing repairs for low and very-low-income rural residents through its Housing Preservation Grant Program.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture kicked off Monday “National Homeownership Month,” highlighting its role in helping people buy homes in rural areas across the U.S. mainland and Puerto Rico.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development is accepting applications for its Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Program, which provides increased access to education, training and health care resources in rural areas, Under Secretary Lisa Mensah said Monday.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development Home Repair Program is offering qualifying rural homeowners the opportunity to apply for loans and grants to repair their dwellings, agency officials announced.
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