Puerto Rico already totals $1,000 million in federal hurricane funds

On December 9, 2017, El Nuevo Día (EFE) reported that Puerto Rico already totaled $1,000 million in federal aid funds to ease damages from Irma and María (September 2017).

The accessible kicker notes that more than one million residents had applied for FEMA assistance. The photo/caption indicates FEMA had provided funds for more than 360,000 families.

This desk invents neither the IHP vs PA breakdown nor amounts by program: the rest of the body sits behind a paywall.

Aid received/provided in this note is not the same as total obligation or permanent work completed.