The ecoex resilience institute will serve as the hub for disaster preparedness, recovery education and training in the caribbean

The Economic Development Administration of the Department of Commerce awarded a $20 million Project Grant to Ecoexploratorio, Inc. to establish the Ecoex Resilience Institute in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program, this funding will support the development of the multi-use Institute as a hub for disaster preparedness, recovery education and training in the Caribbean region. The Institute aims to build resilience capacity and develop more effective emergency response mechanisms to allow business continuity and overall community recovery following disasters. As the epicenter of resiliency and recovery education, the Institute will help position the US Caribbean region in the growing $93.4 billion global resiliency industry through training and knowledge-sharing activities. The award was issued on September 16, 2021 to deliver these critical services supporting regional economic adjustment and recovery.

The multi-use site will build recovery, resilience capacity and develop more effective emergency response mechanism. This will allow continuity of operations of businesses and overall community recovery after disasters. This institute will be the epicenter of resiliency and recovery education. IT will help position the US caribbean at the nexus of the global $93.4 billion per year worldwide resiliency industry.