DR-4339 Hurricane Maria By The Numbers

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
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Last updated May 24, 2023