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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 

$32.5 Billion Total Obligated (Project Worksheets obligated - 11,053)

  • $721 million funding for Debris Removal
  • $4.7 billion funding for Emergency Protective Measures
  • $27 billion Permanent Work and Management Costs

Weekly Obligations

 $66.4 million/35 projects obligated (March 1-7, 2024)

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 

$329 million total obligated (as of March 11, 2024)

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 Mar. 1, 2024/Updated monthly.

Water (in liters)

  • 2017: 800,000
  • Present: 8.9 million

Meals

  • 2017: 500,000
  • Present: 4.3 million

Generators

  • 2017: 90
  • Present: 220 (as of Mar. 1, 2024)

Blankets

  • 2017: 6,000
  • Present: 14,000

Tarps

  • 2017: 13,000
  • Present: 93,000

Plastic Sheeting

  • 2017: 15,000
  • Present: 29,000
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