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.
Los centros federales de enfermedades obligaron $457.5 million en grants a Puerto Rico en el año fiscal 2021
Perfil FY2021 (1 oct 2020–30 sep 2021): $457.5 million obligated; PHSSEF COVID $313.7 million (68.6%) domina — obligated ≠ disbursed ≠ hurto. Distinto de HRSA FY2024 (cousin 1067) y de CDC FY2022/FY2023.
Salud federal reporta $265.0 million en grants a Puerto Rico pa’ el año fiscal 2021, con $78.5 million ARP a centros de salud en el pico de la pandemia
Peg 30 sep 2021. Fact sheet HRSA FY2021: Grants $265,043,522; Health Centers $97,359,556; ARP Health Centers $78,544,750; COVID supplemental $93,749,643; Ryan White $47,807,419. Award ≠ desembolso ≠ hurto. Cousin 1259 = FY2022.
CDC STACKS: profile FY2021 de grants a territories incluye Puerto Rico
view/cdc/129467; 10/01/20–09/30/21; population estimate 3,499,808; selected cooperative agreements.
OIG: FEMA mishandled $65 million in post-María case management
Sep 23, 2021. DHS OIG report on case management funds — audit finding, not a new appropriation.
FEMA: guía de Asistencia Individual, IHP y el camino a la recuperación
23 sep 2021 (peg). Primaria hub FEMA Individual Assistance: IHP (vivienda y otras necesidades), otros programas a sobrevivientes, fraude en desastres, reforms de mar 2024. Hub last updated 26 jun 2026. No inventa montos de PR.
Large recovery-funded projects crawl like molasses
CPI: FEMA had obligated 19 billion for permanent work; COR3 disbursed only 217 million (~1%); CDBG-DR 3% spent; MIT 0.
USDA FNS: Disaster Assistance coordina nutrición con territories, Puerto Rico en el mapa
Hub FNA; NAP/hot foods/TEFAP/WIC tras Fiona en ficha hermana; D-SNAP donde aplica SNAP; waivers ≠ theft.
HUD abre $2 billion CDBG-DR para el sistema eléctrico de Puerto Rico y USVI
25 jul 2021 (peg 21 jun 2021). HUD No. 21-104: Federal Register notice gobierna $2 billion CDBG-DR eléctrico PR+USVI; claim de 90 percent de fondos prometidos already obligated a Puerto Rico. Allocated/notice ≠ obligated ≠ disbursed.
Portal federal de gastos: el grant B-19-DP de Vivienda marca $277.9 million obligados y $64.6 million desembolsados
Award ASST_NON_B-19-DP-72-0001_086. Obligation $277,853,230; outlay ~$64.6 million. Gap de ledger ≠ hurto.
Commonwealth certified FY22 budget: 21.4 billion consolidated
Title III exhibit sets 10.1 billion general fund, 3.5 billion special revenues and 7.8 billion federal; PayGo, payroll and GF opex.
The FBI files no charges in the Ponce warehouse; it refers to Ethics
El Nuevo Día covers June 29, 2021; unused in-kind goods, not cash billions.
Registro Federal: vivienda federal pone reglas al pot eléctrico — 1.932 billion pa’ la red de Puerto Rico
2021-06-22. 86 FR 32681: PL 115-123 $2B grid; PR $1,932,347,000; USVI $67,653,000; Applicability 2021-06-28. Cousin 1335.
HUD publica reglas para $1.932 billion CDBG-DR destinados a mejorar el sistema eléctrico
Peg 22 jun 2021 (applicability 28 jun). FR-6261-N-01: PR $1,932,347,000 eléctrico bajo P.L. 115-123. Allocated ≠ obligated ≠ disbursed ≠ theft. Cousin 1003.
“Ghost” nonprofits identified with legislative funds
Zaragoza: among ~600 donation petitions are organizations that do not exist and received funds this fiscal year; they could be referred to authorities.
Inspectores federales: la agencia de emergencias obligó unos $40 million al centro de salud de Vieques; a inicios de 2021 aún no había desembolso del permanente
Peg 9 jun 2021. Informe OIG-21-41: $39.6 million de participación federal (21 ene 2020) para reemplazar el CDT Susana Centeno; $0 desembolsados a ene 2021; $4.1 million de $4.2 million temporales sí liquidados. Obligated ≠ disbursed ≠ theft.
GAO: FEMA obligó $23.8 billion PA a Puerto Rico; solo $158 million en rebuilding
7 jun 2021 (peg 19 may 2021). GAO-21-264: al 15 ene 2021, $23.8 billion obligated PA ($23.5B Irma/María; $243.8M terremotos; $59.7M COVID) vs $158 million spent long-term rebuilding; ~6,100 proyectos pending; recomienda risk assessment. Allocated≠obligated≠disbursed≠spent.
OE-2020-040 publica el plan del CRF: $2.24 billion y comité de desembolsos
Peg 2 jun 2021. Primaria OE-2020-040 (docs.pr.gov): Tesoro transfirió $2,240,625,863.80 el 20 abr 2020; plan de inversiones CRF; Comité AAFAF-Hacienda-OGP. Asignado ≠ desembolsado ≠ hurto.
HUD publica el hub mensual de reportes CDBG-DR y CDBG-MIT
1 jun 2021. Primaria hub HUD CDBG-DR Reports: Grant History, Grants Financial, MIT Financial, closeout 2008, Affordable Rental y DREF. Snapshot “As of June 1, 2021” listado en el hub (sin inventar cifras de balance por grantee).
Administración de Pequeños Negocios: cierran el 31 de mayo de 2021 los préstamos federales de nómina por pandemia
2021-05-31. Programa de préstamos de nómina termina; perdón vía portal directo (todas las tallas desde 13 mar 2024); interés 1%; 2 o 5 años según fecha. Cousin 1305.
Board certifies PREPA’s 2021 Fiscal Plan: debt, LUMA and FEMA
May 27, 2021. Legacy ~$9 billion debt / >$4.3 billion pension; LUMA T&D; Global Settlement $10.7 billion FEMA PA. Fiscal plan ≠ PoA.