US Officials Unveil $280K Deal to Help Puerto Rico Face Water and Power Crises
The $280,000 effort will equip 10 community-run hubs with water storage, rain collection, kitchen infrastructure and some solar power with battery storage.
- On Friday, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a $280,000 partnership between the Hispanic Federation and The Federal Home Loan Bank to support Puerto Rico's emergency resiliency efforts.
- The initiative follows the Trump administration's cancellation of a $1 billion federal program that previously aimed to provide solar and battery storage systems to low-income families in Puerto Rico.
- Six residents, including Ileana, sued the Energy Department and Secretary Chris Wright last week, seeking to reinstate the grant program after losing electricity for critical medical needs.
- The partnership will equip 10 community-run resiliency hubs with increased water storage, kitchen infrastructure, and solar power with battery storage, according to the Hispanic Federation.
- These projects address chronic power outages and intermittent water shortages as Puerto Rico continues rebuilding from Hurricane Maria, with the grid weakened by decades of deferred maintenance.
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Washington TimesU.S. officials unveil $280K deal to help Puerto Rico face water and power crises
The nonprofit Hispanic Federation said the money would equip 10 community-run resiliency hubs across the island with increased water storage capacity; some also would receive rain-collection systems, kitchen infrastructure and solar power with battery storage.
US officials unveil $280K deal to help Puerto Rico face water and powe
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani met with nonprofits in Puerto Rico on Friday as officials announced a $280,000 partnership to help the U.S. territory confront emergencies. The partnership between Hispanic Federation and the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York comes as Puerto Rico struggles with chronic power outages and intermittent water shortages while it tries to rebuild from Hurricane Maria and other disasters.…
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