FEMA AWARDS $15.2M TO THE PUERTO RICO AQUEDUCT AND SEWER AUTHORITY
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20221205/fema-awards-152m-puerto-rico-aqueduct-and-sewer-authority]


Release Date: 
December 1, 2022 

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO — FEMA has awarded $15.2M in public
assistance grant funding to the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer
Authority (PRASA) for emergency protective measures taken after
Hurricane Fiona. These funds will reimburse costs to install and run
generators that provided temporary power at all PRASA water supply and
sewage collection system facilities after the disaster.

“The $15.2 million approved by FEMA for the Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
Aqueduct and Sewer Authority  is further evidence that we are on the
right track. Just two months after hurricane Fiona hit the Island, we
stand together and committed to Puerto Rico’s reconstruction, in
particular for essential services like those provided by PRASA. I
again thank the Biden-Harris Administration for working with us for
the well-being of our people”, said Governor Pierluisi.

“In just over two months since Fiona made landfall, federal dollars
are already flowing to Puerto Rico to cover the critical work
undertaken after the storm to protect public safety,” said FEMA’s
Federal Coordinating Officer Nancy Casper. “This $15.2 million award
is just part of the nearly $600 million that FEMA has funded for the
recovery of the island for individual and public assistance, as we
continue to work closely with the Government of Puerto Rico,
municipality leaders and other eligible entities to streamline
additional obligations in the weeks and months ahead.”

FEMA’s Public Assistance Program provides funding to local
government jurisdictions and eligible private non-profits for the
repair, replacement, or restoration of disaster-damaged infrastructure
as well as costs incurred for emergency actions taken to protect lives
and property. To learn more, visit FEMA’s website at
www.fema.gov/public-assistance-local-state-tribal-and-non-profit
[http://www.fema.gov/public-assistance-local-state-tribal-and-non-profit].