There are hundreds of these entities that could benefit in Puerto Rico.
The funding is being made available under the Community Facilities Technical Assistance and Training Grant program.
Electronic applications must be submitted by 5 p.m. on May 16, 2022.
Electronic applications will be accepted via Grants.gov and must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on April 19, 2022.
The US Department of Agriculture announced it will award Puerto Rico some $13.2 million for 17 projects to help companies hire more workers and reach new customers, among other benefits. The award is part of a $1.4 billion allocation to help businesses “keep resources and wealth right at home through job training, business expansion and […]
The town of Toa Baja recently received a low interest Community Facility Direct loan of nearly $3.4 million to finance the acquisition of emergency response vehicles and equipment, Luis R. García, acting state director for USDA Rural Development in Puerto Rico announced. The funding is part of a $1 billion investment that the federal agency […]
The USDA Rural Development allocated nearly $392 million to Puerto Rico in 2021 “to help ensure that rural residents and businesses have equitable access to housing, health care, economic development, and other essential services,” agency Under Secretary Xochitl Torres-Small announced. The funding came during the first year of the Biden-Harris administration. Luis R. García, acting […]
The US Department of Agriculture announced it is accepting applications for grants to assist in the preservation of affordable rural rental housing, for which it is making $3 million available. Grant recipients will provide services to multi-family housing borrowers and applicants. These services will help facilitate the transfer of properties financed with USDA direct loans […]
The US Department of Agriculture announced it is accepting grant applications that will advance equity in rural America by creating new opportunities in distressed communities. The Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) grant program encourages a regional, innovation-driven approach to economic development by funding job accelerator partnerships in low-income rural communities. This includes communities that have […]
The US Department of Agriculture announced that seven rural projects in Puerto Rico will split $500,000 in grant funding from the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), to reduce the impacts of climate change on those communities. The selected projects across the island were: San Pedro Farmacy of Lajas (Cortes-Lebron Family), which is receiving a […]
The US Department of Agriculture has allocated $189,661 through several of its programs to improve equitable access to jobs, business opportunities, education, housing, and health care for people who live and work in rural areas in Puerto Rico. Initiatives in the towns of Aguas Buenas, Barceloneta, Cidra and Vega Baja are benefiting from these investments, […]
The US Department of Agriculture has awarded the northern coastal town of Toa Baja nearly $3.4 million to build and improve critical community facilities through its Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program, the agency announced. The agency awarded a global amount of $222 million in 44 states, Guam, Northern Mariana Island and Puerto Rico. […]
The US Department of Agriculture is awarding $421,295 to the towns of Barceloneta and Naguabo, to provide placemaking and planning assistance to help improve social, cultural, and economic structures for people living in rural communities. The agency is making the awards under its Rural Placemaking Innovation Challenge (RPIC) and in Puerto Rico, it partnered with […]
The USDA Rural Development has awarded the Municipality of Juncos $23.7 million in grant funding to repair its landfill facilities that were damaged by Hurricane María in 2017, Luis R. García, acting state director for Puerto Rico, announced. The Juncos Municipal Solid Waste Landfill receives approximately 35,105 tons of non-hazardous solid waste every year. Hurricane […]
The US Department of Agriculture announced that it is accepting applications to support economic development and create jobs for people in rural areas. The agency is making this funding available under the Rural Business Development Grant program for eligible entities to support business opportunity and enterprise projects in rural communities. Eligible entities are rural towns, […]
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