Release Date:
November 2, 2021
Summary of federal assistance provided to help Puerto Rico respond to and recover from Hurricane Maria.
Puerto Rico Rebuilding
Public Assistance
$30.4 Billion Total Obligated (Project Worksheets obligated - 10,908)
- $723 million funding for Debris Removal
- $4.7 billion funding for Emergency Protective Measures
- $25 billion Permanent Work and Management Costs
Public Assistance Obligations per week $92.5 million/24 projects obligated (as of May 12-18, 2023).
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
$204 million total obligated (as of May 22, 2023)
HUD Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Program
$20 billion awarded
Power Reconstruction and Permanent works
$9.5 billion obligated
FEMA Individual Assistance
$1.5 billion approved
Commodity Stock Puerto Rico
FEMA’s inventory of commodities in Puerto Rico for the 2022 Hurricane Season - As of April 13, 2023/Updated monthly.
Water (in liters)
- 2017: 800,000
- Present: 8.9 million
Meals
- 2017: 500,000
- Present: 6 million
Generators
- 2017: 90
- Present: 219 (as of Apr. 13, 2023)
Blankets
- 2017: 6,000
- Present: 14,000
Tarps
- 2017: 13,000
- Present: 99,000
Plastic Sheeting
- 2017: 15,000
- Present: 29,000