Governor's Authorized Representative

Governor's Authorized Representative is a U.S. state government entity based in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, serving as the designated recipient and administrator of federal disaster assistance and resilience funding for Puerto Rico. The organization operates exclusively as a prime recipient of federal grants—never as a contractor, subcontractor, or sub-recipient—with a 100% prime-award footprint across 55 federal grants totaling $247.91 billion in combined obligation. All work is grant-funded; the entity has no federal contract vehicles or contract prime or sub relationships.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is Governor's Authorized Representative's sole substantive customer, accounting for 54 of 55 awards (98% coverage). FEMA's Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards office has issued 38 grants, with an additional 16 awards from FEMA regional or programmatic streams. The Department of Energy issued one formula grant. Governor's Authorized Representative acts as the primary recipient and pass-through administrator, coordinating and distributing sub-awards to Puerto Rico municipalities, local governments, and eligible nonprofit organizations to implement localized projects.

The grant portfolio centers on disaster recovery, hazard mitigation, emergency preparedness, and infrastructure resilience across multiple FEMA programs. Named awards include $963,000 under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (CFDA 97.039) on April 20, 2026, for hazard mitigation planning, infrastructure upgrades, and emergency preparedness enhancements across Puerto Rico with completion September 30, 2026; $1.76 million under HMGP (CFDA 97.039) on September 29, 2025, for hazard mitigation and resilience initiatives; $2 million under the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program (CFDA 97.047) on November 22, 2023, for infrastructure hardening and community resilience projects over a three-year performance period through November 2026; and $58.4 million in prior FEMA disaster recovery grants since 2021. A single Department of Energy grant on July 31, 2023 (CFDA 81.122, Preventing Outages and Enhancing the Resilience of the Electric Grid), runs through April 30, 2032, to improve the resilience of Puerto Rico's electric grid against disruptive events. Governor's Authorized Representative also administered pass-through cooperative agreements and project grants supporting disaster families, pandemic emergency protective measures, and vaccine distribution during COVID-19 response.

Activity has averaged approximately three awards per year from 2023 through 2025, declining to two awards in 2026 year-to-date. Eleven awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, concentrated in September 2026 (multiple HMGP and Public Assistance awards) and January 2028.