Puerto Rico must revise broadband plan to comply with new BEAD rules
June 12, 2025
Updated NTIA guidance eliminates prior approvals, shortens deadlines. #NewsismyBusiness
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Friends of Puerto Rico launches Respond project in Aguadilla
April 11, 2025
The project aims to strengthen existing businesses in Puerto Rico’s western region. #NewsismyBusiness
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Friends of Puerto Rico gets $600K grant to launch Respond PR program
December 19, 2024
The Respond PR program will focus on fostering resilience, innovation, and economic growth, primarily in Puerto Rico’s underserved northwest region. #NewsismyBusiness
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Puerto Rico Broadband Program gets $9.8M to promote digital literacy
November 18, 2024
Programs will focus on key industries like healthcare, education, agriculture, and government, Puerto Rico Broadband Program Director Michelle Cabiya said. #NewsismyBusiness
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Science Trust hosts biomanufacturing immersion program for STEM students
October 17, 2024
The program is free for participants and will be held next summer. #NewsismyBusiness
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$100M socio-educational initiative Proyecto Oasis breaks ground in San Juan
September 10, 2024
The community-based investment to benefit families in Villa Prades. #NewsismyBusiness
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Puerto Rico gets $5M NOAA grant for coral restoration efforts
July 19, 2024
The Sea Ventures initiative is one of 32 habitat restoration and coastal resilience projects that NOAA will fund this year. #NewsismyBusiness
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US Dept. of Commece grants $183K to promote Puerto Rico’s rural businesses
March 11, 2024
The program will offer services including access to capital, training, and identification of opportunities. #NewsismyBusiness
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Federal economic dev’t agencies convene summit in Ponce
February 27, 2024
The Biden-Harris Administration has made unprecedented levels of federal funding available to Puerto Rico for resilience, recovery, infrastructure, and economic growth. #NewsismyBusiness
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Puerto Rico Science Trust gets $648K U.S. Dept. of Commerce grant
November 10, 2023
BioLeap will use the Science Trust’s global accelerator, Parallel18, to provide a supportive environment to participants. #NewsismyBusiness
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Puerto Rico Science, Tech and Research Trust chosen for Tech Hub program
October 24, 2023
The entity will lead the PRBio Tech Hub. #NewsismyBusiness
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Sacred Heart University gets $1.8M grant to boost entrepreneurship
August 30, 2023
The approval of the “Scaling @Sagrado's Entrepreneurial City” proposal will strengthen the university’s entrepreneurship component. #NewsismyBusiness
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Puerto Rico to get $109M in federal funds for small business growth
February 9, 2023
The funding will go toward operating two programs: a collateral support program and a loan participation program for small businesses.
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UPR-Mayagüez gets $300K grant to help region recover from COVID-19 economic impact
July 10, 2020
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced it is awarding a $300,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the University of Puerto Rico’s Mayagüez campus to boost its capacity to support regional economic development strategies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “This investment comes at a crucial time to help Puerto Rico’s […]
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U.S. Dept. of Commerce invests $13M to build disaster resilient biz incubator
April 30, 2020
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration is awarding a $13 million grant to the University of Puerto Rico in Ponce to establish a disaster resilient research and business facility to support high-growth businesses focused on the health and medical tourism industries. The EDA grant, to be located in a Tax Cuts and Jobs […]
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