FEMA allocated $136.5 million under Section 406 Hazard Mitigation to some 157 schools affected by the 2020 earthquakes to mitigate seismic hazards caused by the structural condition known as short column.
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FEMA announced the approval of nearly $90 million in low-interest Community Disaster Loans, known as CDLs, to assist the municipalities affected by the 2020 earthquakes in their long-term recovery.
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GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico — There are 168 projects underway to rehabilitate the areas and structures that were affected by the 2020 earthquakes. Projects include allocations for the municipalities of Mayagüez and Ponce. Around $185,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are earmarked to repair the Castilo Serralés, the Salazar Museum and a senior citizen center in Ponce, as well as the Casa de Pilar Defilló Museum and a community center in Mayagüez.
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RINCÓN, Puerto Rico — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that a Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) is available for survivors in Rincón whose homes or businesses were affected by the 2020 earthquakes. The DRC will open on Tuesday, April. 20, 2021 at 8 a.m. and is located in the Ventana al Mar- Salón Glamour, at Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos Avenue. Survivors can now apply in person for assistance and submit documents for their FEMA assistance applications.
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GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that employees or self-employed individuals who live in Rincón and became unemployed as a direct consequence of the Earthquakes that began in December 28, 2019 may be eligible to receive Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA).
Survivors that live in Rincón can file a claim until May 12, 2021. To be eligible for Disaster Unemployment Assistance, the applicant must:
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Casa Pilar Defilló Museum, Mayagüez PR
History Museum in Ponce.
Puerto Rico; FEMA-4473-DR
Report on Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) information for FEMA-4473-DR; Puerto Rico as a result of earthquakes beginning on December 28, 2019, and continuing.
