Borinquen MadeDated notes on Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico news: economy and politics
This desk gathers dated notes on the economy and politics of Puerto Rico, taken from named outlets. It is not the magazine's historical archive. Each note cites its outlet. It is not original reporting.
A dated, sourced desk. Each note names its outlet. It is not original reporting. Figures are those the source published. If sources disagree, both layers are left in place.
CDC filed $14 million for the vector control unit in Puerto Rico
Statement of December 22, 2016: $14 million to the ST&R Trust for VCU within a national package of nearly $184 million against Zika.
Government speeds up reconstruction of Punta Santiago in Humacao with about $16.18 million in federal funds
Peg 3 Sep 2026 (COR3): DRNA–Humacao agreement; cost $16,178,287 with $14,560,458.35 obligated; ~$2.09M mitigation; dock $19.8M.
DOE maintains 202(c) orders to the AEE for generation and weeds
CESER Hub: orders May 16 2025 and renewals until Aug 10–Nov 7 2026. Emergency order ≠ FEMA/PR-ERF disbursement. Institutional peg; slot 2026-09-17.
EPA proposes to accept that Puerto Rico does not have regulated oil and gas facilities
Diary 2026-09-17; the PEG is the proposed rule of the Federal Register of August 27, 2026 (2026-17495). EPA proposes to approve the negative declaration of the Commonwealth (submitted March 26, 2025) under CAA §111(d)/OOOOc — air procedure, not grant or money to PREPA.
EPA sets FY2026 lead allotment: Puerto Rico remains at $27.456 million
Memorandum of May 20, 2026: 1% floor for PR, deadline September 30, 2027, and national pool of $2.875 billion after the cut of $125 million.
Bill asks the Corps of Engineers to evaluate water and sewage in Puerto Rico
Diary 2026-09-17; the peg is the introduction of H.R. 7397 (Puerto Rico Water Infrastructure Resilience Act) on February 5, 2026. The primary orders an assessment by the Corps of Engineers with PRASA within 180 days after enactment — study, not appropriation or award to the AAA.
HUD in January: seven Puerto Rico funds remain at a slow pace
September 17, 2026. Report January 1, 2026: B-18-DP-72-0001 with $8,220,783,000 awarded and 44.8% disbursed. Awarded is not disbursed.
Board certifies the consolidated budget for fiscal year 2027 at $33.6 billion
Reading Sep 17, 2026 of the statement of Jun 29. General Fund $13.2 billion; special $5.5 billion; federal $14.9 billion. Certified ≠ disbursed. Risks: Medicaid and Education.
Board revokes approval of the $5.9 billion AEE–Power Expectations contract
Reading September 17, 2026 of the statement of August 14. Vote: revoke, order rescission and refer. Enchanted Rock denied involvement. Approved ≠ disbursed ≠ theft. Section 204: no longer in force.
Portal de datos de FEMA: tras María hay cerca de 35.71 billion obligados en ayuda a gobiernos y organizaciones
Peg 2026-09-17 (paLoadDate). DR-4339 totalObligatedAmountPa $35,709,366,299.46; IHP ~$1.34B / 475,314; HMGP ~$645M; contraste Fiona 4671 PA ~$1.82B. Cousin 1301. Allocated ≠ obligated ≠ disbursed ≠ theft.
OpenFEMA records 1,722 applicants for public assistance in Puerto Rico
Sep 17, 2026. Dataset Applicants v1: María 666 rows; Fiona 246. Count of applicants, not total in billion.
Federal portal shows $35.3 billion obligated and $4.4 billion outlayed in public assistance by María
Peg Sep 17 2026 (USASpending award FAIN 4339DRPRP00000001): Obligated $35,344,198,915.43; Outlayed $4,401,633,743.37. Obligated ≠ outlayed ≠ disbursed COR3.
Public Housing the 5th Amendment of the CDBG-MIT plan approved by HUD
Effective APA5 2025-10-21; framework $8.285 billion MIT (2020). Annexes PR-10/Bauta/Patillas/ASEM/Pier 1/Aguadilla. Projection ≠ disbursement. Cousin 818.
HUD lists $10.01B recovery, $8.29B mitigation, and $166.3M for Fiona
Sep 16, 2026: active HUD registry lists the grant numbers and amounts for Puerto Rico; grant amount does not equal disbursement or expenditure.
PREPA asks to dismiss or send the Power Expectations suit to bankruptcy court
September 15–16, 2026. Arias-Marxuach: dismiss or transfer to Title III. 400 MW PPOA canceled. Lawsuit September 2; injunction with deadline September 16. Petition ≠ ruling. Opponent not opened ≠ case dead.
CMS seeks $769.2B for Medicaid nationally; Puerto Rico stays under a cap
Diary September 16, 2026; byline FY2026 CMS Congressional Justification. National request ≠ award to ASES; cross with cliff FY2028 of the territorial cap.
Report to Congress: $38.9B obligated and $11.0B disbursed in public assistance
Period Oct 2025–Mar 2026. HMGP $2.99B allocated; $632.6M federal share obligated; $169.6M disbursed. Obligated ≠ disbursed.
EPA: $248.2 million in drinking-water fund grants to Puerto Rico through 2022
The historic NIMS linked by EPA records $290.226 million of accumulated net investment, $207.866 million in outlays, and $47.708 million of state contribution at the close of reporting year 2022.
Only 6.1% of Puerto Rico's $8.28 billion mitigation fund has been spent
Sep 16, 2026. Mitigation is not the same as disaster recovery. Award $8,285,284,000; balance $7,776,135,781.27; 6.1% expended. Awarded is not drawn.
Junta: el cambio a contabilidad modified accrual busca presupuestos que no escondan facturas
Artículo del 16 de septiembre de 2026: PROMESA exige modified accrual; OMB y la Junta deben aplicar guías a los presupuestos FY2026 y FY2027.