News and Media: Disaster 4339

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.

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).

Over $1.3 million in funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) were allocated to repair three senior living homes in the municipalities of Dorado, Ponce and Culebra. These projects, like similar ones, are focused on providing adequate and safe places for Puerto Rico's elderly population.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) allocated nearly $22.6 million to the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA) for two projects that will restore the island’s water infrastructure from damage following Hurricane María.

Four projects in the island municipalities of Vieques and Culebra are in design or construction thanks to an allocation of over $6.4 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). In Vieques, the funds will be used to repair the Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport and the Luis González Camareno Municipal Coliseum, while in Culebra they will be used for the Government Center and the Multi-Use Center.