News, Media & Events: Puerto Rico

Events



Jun 20, 2024 - Sep 30, 2024
Important Date
National Floodplain Administrator Training Needs Assessment Survey
FEMA manages the National Flood Insurance Program which includes more than 22,600 Participating Communities. This year, FEMA’s Floodplain Management Division is conducting a survey of the nation’s Floodplain Administrators who manage local floodplains for these jurisdictions. Survey findings will inform a five-year National Floodplain Administrators Training Strategy that will be coordinated by the Floodplain Management Division.


Sep 5, 2024 EST - Sep 26, 2024 6:00 p.m. EST
Virtual
FEMA Technological Hazards Division (THD) Lunch and Learns
Each week in September, the FEMA Technological Hazards Division (THD) Policy Section will host a lunch and learn session focused on a topic related to the Radiological Preparedness (REP) Program.

Sep 18, 2024 EST - Sep 18, 2024 7:00 p.m. EST
Virtual
Purchasing Under FEMA Awards Training: Exigency or Emergency (E&E) Training
FEMA’s Grant Programs Directorate (GPD) is offering a series of one-hour trainings on the federal procurement under grants rules applicable to recipients and subrecipients purchasing under a FEMA grant award. These virtual trainings will be facilitated by GPD’s Procurement Disaster Assistance Team (PDAT).

Preparedness Tips

A few inches of water in a 1,000-square foot home could cost more than $10,000 in repairs and replacement of personal possessions. Homeowner’s insurance doesn’t cover most floods. Learn more about flood insurance.

Press Releases and Fact Sheets

Community Libraries Repaired with FEMA Funds

Repairs to several libraries in the municipalities of Barceloneta, San Lorenzo and San Juan were recently completed with an allocation of over $652,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The projects are aimed at supporting the educational activities of these facilities, which serve over hundreds of visitors each month.
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Three Emergency Management Offices Are Being Repaired with FEMA Funds

Over 45,000 residents of Fajardo, Vieques and Maricao will benefit from the repairs that will take place at their municipal offices for emergency management (OMME, for its Spanish acronym), thanks to an obligation of over $1 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
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FEMA Issues Public Notice due to Severe Rains and Flooding

FEMA posted a public notice on its website describing its intent to reimburse eligible applicants, such as municipal and state governments, and certain non-profit organizations, for eligible costs to repair and/or replace facilities damaged by Severe Storms and Flooding event that occurred from April 29, through May 10, 2024.
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