HUD aloca US$ 1,932 bilhão para o sistema elétrico de Porto Rico

On September 15, 2026, the primary institutional source of the Puerto Rico electric CDBG-DR is the Federal Register of June 22, 2021, 86 FR 32681–32700, document 2021-12934 (Docket FR-6261-N-01), available on GovInfo as PDF and HTML. The HUD notice governs the use of the CDBG-DR allocation for enhanced or improved electrical power systems in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Applicability date: June 28, 2021. Allocated ≠ obligated ≠ disbursed.

The SUMMARY recalls that on April 10, 2018 HUD allocated almost $28 billion in CDBG-DR under the Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2018 (P.L. 115-123): $10.03 billion unmet needs 2017; $2 billion for electric systems in PR and USVI; $15.9 billion mitigation. This notice specifically governs that $2 billion electric block. The Appropriations Act ordered HUD to allocate no less than $2 billion to electrical power system enhancements and improvements.

The Table 1 of the primary is the numeric peg for the Island: Disaster No. 4339, Grantee Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, electrical power system allocation under P.L. 115-123: $1,932,347,000. USVI (4340) receives $67,653,000. For PR and USVI, HUD considers the entire jurisdiction most impacted and distressed for this allocation. The operational grant number associated in later ledgers is the electric block (e.g., B-18-DE-72-0001 in expenditure reports), but this note is limited to what the FR publishes.

The notice creates an alternative eligible activity —electrical power system improvements— and requires an action plan with unmet needs assessment, citizen participation (minimum 45 days and two public hearings), consultation with the Energy Technical Coordination Team (FEMA/DOE), projection of expenditures, and overall benefit: 70 percent of the funds for low- and moderate-income benefit under specific criteria of subsidized/lower rate or measurable reliability in residential LMI areas. Administrative cap: 5 percent of the grant (+ 5 percent of program income); planning capped at 15 percent. Drawdown only after environmental review / AUGF.

Damage context in the text itself: after Irma and María, it took about five months to restore power in the USVI and approximately eleven months in Puerto Rico. The CDBG-DR electric funds seek reliability, resiliency, efficiency, sustainability, and long-term financial viability, with attention to climate change and vulnerable populations. HUD warns of financial/operational capacity risks of public utilities and may impose grant conditions.

Reading for 2026: this FR is the legal unlock of the $1.932 billion electric; it is not a disbursement. Cross-referencing it with Expenditure Reports and QPRs prevents confusing allocated with drawn. Primary source: GovInfo FR-2021-06-22 / 2021-12934 (86 FR 32681). Cousin: none. Topic: economy.

The HTML/PDF GovInfo confirm FR Doc No. 2021-12934 (not 2021-13158). Table 1 and the SUMMARY match: $1,932,347,000 to Puerto Rico under P.L. 115-123 for electrical power system improvements. The notice exempts these funds from previous CDBG-DR/MIT notices for PR/USVI; the rules published here apply.

The grant process requires a citizen participation plan, TCT consultations, action plan within 120 days from applicability, web publication ≥45 days, two hearings, SF-424 and certifications, implementation/capacity assessment, and projections of expenditure/outcomes. HUD reviews the plan in 60 days. Without AUGF/environmental clearance, there is no drawdown —another boundary allocated vs disbursed.

Operational definition in V.A.8: electrical power system includes transmission, distribution, substations, generation, DERs, microgrids, IT/billing/cyber; improvements cover acquisition, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation or installation for cost-effectiveness, reliability, resilience, efficiency, sustainability, and financial viability, including climate resilience. Prior O&M and fuel contracts are excluded from eligibility.

The notice also requires that the action plan connect each electrical component with unmet needs and other federal sources, including FEMA PA/HMGP, EDA, USACE, DOT, and USDA. It must publish the budget, grant percentage per component, non-federal match, and timeline. HUD uses DRGR to reconcile budgets, obligations, draws, and expenditures. That document chain allows tracking the $1.932 billion without confusing it with FEMA allocations for PREPA.

For Puerto Rico, 'all of the jurisdiction' as most impacted and distressed does not mean that every project is automatically eligible. Each activity must meet the national objective and notice rules; the grantee retains financial responsibility, recordkeeping, monitoring, and corrective actions. The primary even requires HUD OIG anti-fraud training for a grantee/subrecipients.