Summary of federal assistance provided to help Puerto Rico respond to and recover from Hurricane Maria.
Puerto Rico Rebuilding
Public Assistance
$34.7 Billion Total Obligated (Project Worksheets obligated - 11,061)
- $706.4 million funding for Debris Removal
- $4.7 billion funding for Emergency Protective Measures
- $29.3 billion Permanent Work and Management Costs
FAASt Overview
- Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority {PREPA): $9.4 Billion (Sept. 20, 2020)
- Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA): $3.6 Billion (Jan. 8, 2021)
- Puerto Rico Department of Education (PRDE): $2 Billion (Sept. 23, 2020)
- Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration (PRPHA): $554 Million (Jan. 24, 2022)
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
$427 million total obligated (as of January 13, 2025)
HUD Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Program
$20 billion awarded
Power Reconstruction and Permanent works
$9.4 billion obligated
FEMA Individual Assistance
$1.5 billion approved
Commodity Stock Puerto Rico
FEMA’s inventory of commodities in Puerto Rico for the 2023 Hurricane Season - As of December 2, 2024/Updated monthly.
Water (in liters)
- 2017: 800,000
- Present: 8.9 million
Meals
- 2017: 500,000
- Present: 4.8 million
Generators
- 2017: 90
- Present: 192 (as of December 2, 2024)
Blankets
- 2017: 6,000
- Present: 14,000
Tarps
- 2017: 13,000
- Present: 93,000
Plastic Sheeting
- 2017: 15,000
- Present: 30,000