U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.1 Million to Support Disaster Recovery and Resiliency Efforts in Puerto Rico Opportunity Zones
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WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department`s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.1 million grant to the University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico, to hire three Disaster Recovery Coordinators to execute disaster recovery efforts throughout the entire Commonwealth. The project, to be located in a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act designated Opportunity Zone, will be matched with $266,400 in local investment. `The Trump Administration is fulfilling its promise to help Puerto Rico recover after the devastation of Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017,` said Secretary of Commerce...