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Project Grant 017914900
Award Date
9/27/19
Completion Date
Not listed
Dollars Obligated
$1.5M
Overview
Activity
3
Transactions
3
Subawards
Federal Agency
Economic Development Administration
Awardee
Puerto Rico Industries For The Blind, Corp. (JATNJ3E3VUG3)
Federal Grant Program
11.307
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Description
Update #1
ROBOTIC MANUFACTURING
Posted 9/27/19, 12:00 AM
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Description
Reason For Modification
Federal Obligation
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EDA FUNDS WILL SUPPORT RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE IN PUERTO RICO BY CREATING 100 NEW JOBS AND RETAINING 160. NONPROFIT MANUFACTURING APPLICANT EMPLOYS 160 EMPLOYEES, 70 (44%) OF WHOM ARE SEVERELY DISABLED. FUNDS WILL BE USED TO PURCHASE NEW HIGHLY AUTOMATED SEWING MACHINES. INVESTMENT WILL RESULT IN 100 NEW EMPLOYEES TRAINED AND HIRED FROM THE WESTERN PUERTO RICO REGION. THE NEW EQUIPMENT WILL EXPAND RESILIENCY AS IT REQUIRES LESS TRAINING AND CAN BE USED BY PEOPLE WITH LESS MANUAL DEXTERITY, THEREFORE EXPANDING THE NUMBER OF DISABLED EMPLOYEES.THIS IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT IS IN CENSUS TRACT 72097080300 AT 2010 JAIME RODRIGUEZ ST., MAYAGUEZ, PR 00682. FOR GIS BASED MAPPING PURPOSES THIS FACILITY IS LOCATED AT THE FOLLOWING COORDINATES: LATITUDE: 18.211673129807632 LONGITUDE: -67.15455618998413.
($4k)
7/25/22
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ROBOTIC MANUFACTURING
$640.7k
9/27/19
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THIS EDA INVESTMENT FUNDS THE PURCHASE OF NEW HIGH-TECH EQUIPMENT TO SUPPORT MANUFACTURING IN MAYAGUEZ, PUERTO PICO, A DESIGNATED OPPORTUNITY ZONE. BY INSTALLING ROBOTIC SEWING MACHINES THAT REQUIRE LESS MANUAL DEXTERITY, AND BY TRAINING DISABLED WORKERS TO OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT, THE PROJECT HELPS EXPAND WORKFORCE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. ONCE COMPLETED, THE PROJECT WILL PROMOTE RESILIENCY AND DIVERSIFY THE LOCAL ECONOMY.
$637.0k
9/27/19