The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $149,994 Project Grant under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766) to Foundation For Puerto Rico Inc., a non-profit organization in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The 2-year grant, effective September 26, 2023, will fund the delivery of essential community facility technical assistance and training services to rural residents in Puerto Rico. This grant program supports the construction, expansion, and...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $125,000 Community Facility Persistent Poverty Grant under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766) to the non-profit organization Friends of Puerto Rico. The grant funding will be used to construct, enlarge, extend, or otherwise improve community facilities providing essential services to rural residents in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Through this 2-year project grant awarded on September 25, 2023, Friends...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $432,402 Rural Business Development Grant (CFDA 10.351) to the Foundation For Puerto Rico Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, to promote sustainable economic development and facilitate the growth of small and emerging private businesses in rural communities in Puerto Rico. The two-year grant, which began on September 28, 2023, will fund a range of technical assistance, business counseling, market research,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $250,000 Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI) Project Grant to Foundation For Puerto Rico Inc. on September 18, 2024. The grant will support the organization's efforts to develop the capacity of local entities in rural Puerto Rico to undertake housing, community facilities, and economic development projects over a 2-year period ending September 18, 2026. As an RCDI program intermediary, Foundation For Puerto Rico...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service Community Facilities awarded Fondos Unidos De Puerto Rico Inc. a $250,000 Project Grant under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766). The grant funding will support construction, enlargement, extension, or improvement of community facilities providing essential services to rural residents of Puerto Rico. Specifically, the grant will allow Fondos Unidos De Puerto Rico Inc. to deliver projects constructing or upgrading...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service awarded a $128,600 Community Facilities Loans and Grants (CFDA 10.766) project grant to Plenitud Iniciativas Ecoeducativas, Inc., a non-profit, minority-owned community development corporation located in Las Marias, Puerto Rico. The grant funding will support the construction and improvement of critical community facilities and infrastructure for rural residents in the region. Plenitud Iniciativas Ecoeducativas has also received...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $250,000 Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI) Project Grant to Protectores De Cuencas Inc. (PDC), a minority-owned, non-profit organization based in Puerto Rico. The grant, awarded on September 18, 2024, with a completion date of September 18, 2026, will support PDC's efforts to develop the capacity of local entities in rural Puerto Rico to undertake housing, community facilities, and economic development projects....
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $136,000 Project Grant under the Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.760) to Comunidad Rivera, Inc., a non-profit organization in Puerto Rico. The grant, awarded on December 12, 2023, will support water infrastructure improvements in Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico through December 2025. Previously, in April 2020, Comunidad Rivera, Inc. received a $252,300 Project Grant from the USDA Rural...
The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $298,910 Project Grant to Borincana Foundation Inc. doing business as Fundacion Borincana. The grant period runs from September 22, 2022 to September 24, 2024 under the Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) program (CFDA #10.351). Fundacion Borincana will use the funding to support rural economic development and small business growth in Puerto Rico consistent with the RBDG program goals. Specifically, the organization is expected to...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $250,000 Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI) Project Grant to Centro Para La Reconstruccion Del Habitat Inc., a non-profit organization based in Caguas, Puerto Rico. The grant, awarded on September 18, 2024, will fund the organization's provision of technical assistance and capacity building services to support housing, community facilities, and economic development projects in rural Puerto Rican communities over...