Public housing facilities, police operations centers, childcare centers and libraries are some of the municipal buildings that will be repaired with a multimillion-dollar allocation from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). According to the federal agency, of the $640 million, $309 million is for 488 permanent construction projects that include other structures damaged by the earthquakes.
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Fifty-five City Halls to Be Rebuilt with over $28.5 Million from FEMA. The federal funds will cover repairs to damage caused by Hurricane María and the 2020 earthquakes.
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FEMA announced that additional disaster assistance is available to the commonwealth of Puerto Rico for the earthquake disaster declared on Jan. 16, 2020.
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The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the U.S. Department of Education released a toolkit outlining federal resources available to help Puerto Rico recover and rebuild safe, healthy, and modernized school facilities. The Departments of Energy and Labor, as well as the Environmental Protection Agency, also collaborated on the toolkit.
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Two years from the series of earthquakes that hit Puerto Rico at the end of 2019, the recovery continues with the help of over $523 million allocated by FEMA.
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Programmatic EA for Public Facilities Infrastructure Recovery and Resiliency, July 2022
Public Notice for Programmatic EA Public Facilities, August 2022
Mayagüez City Hall
Bayamón City Hall
Interagency Technical Assistance Toolkit for School Infrastructure in Puerto Rico
FEMA and the U.S. Department of Education have released a toolkit with resources available to hep Puerto Rico recover and rebuild school facilities. This toolkit is broken into sections based on phases of school recovery and rebuilding work, from planning and design to project review. It also includes key points of contact and additional funding opportunities.
Jaima L. Drew School, Ponce
Jaime L. Drew School Building
Esperanza neighborhood, Guanica
Eugenio Le Compte Benitez School, Ponce
Grey, white and blue two story school building
Eugenio Maria de Hostos High School, Mayaguez
Yellow school building with green columns
