GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico – FEMA awarded $20.5 million in Public Assistance funds to Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority. The grant funds contracted security services that provide 24-hour protection at generators supporting critical water service facilities around the island.
To date, FEMA Public Assistance has obligated more than $3.4 billion in total funding to the Government of Puerto Rico and municipalities.
FEMA’s Public Assistance program provides grants to eligible government and certain private nonprofit organizations. This assistance is granted for debris removal, life-saving emergency protective measures and the repair, replacement or restoration of disaster-damaged facilities. The program also encourages protection of these damaged facilities from future events by providing assistance for hazard mitigation measures during the recovery process.
The Public Assistance program is funded by FEMA and administered by the Government of Puerto Rico. FEMA obligates funding for these projects directly to Puerto Rico.
For more information on the Hurricane María recovery, visit fema.gov/disaster/4339.
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Disaster recovery assistance is available without regard to race, color, religion, nationality, sex, age, disability, English proficiency or economic status. If you or someone you know has been discriminated against, call FEMA toll-free at 800-621-FEMA (3362) 711/VRS - Video Relay Service). Multilingual operators are available. (Press 2 for Spanish). TTY call 800-462-7585.
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