Relatório ao Congresso: US$ 38,9 bi obrigados e US$ 11,0 bi desembolsados

On September 16, 2026, the primary report to Congress is the Fifteenth Progress Report of COR3 under section 21210 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-123). The reporting period is October 1, 2025–March 31, 2026; the PDF on recovery.pr.gov bears a file stamp of 2026-07-02. As of March 31, 2026, FEMA PA for Hurricane Maria (DR-4339-PR) shows approximately $38.9 billion in total approved obligations, with a federal share of about $35.6 billion, of which $11.0 billion had already been disbursed. Obligated ≠ disbursed.

Within that portfolio, permanent work (Categories C–G) focuses on long-term reconstruction: more than 5,200 permanent work projects completed; nearly $27.9 billion obligated in C–G; nearly $5.1 billion disbursed in permanent work activities. The executive summary warns that the figures in this section are reported at the DI level and should not be read as project-level totals without additional context from the report.

In HMGP María, the primary reports a programmatic allocation of approximately $2.99 billion; about $2.14 billion authorized; approximately $632.6 million in federal share obligated; total disbursements around $169.6 million (about $169.0 million to mitigation projects and $632,441 to administrative costs). The portfolio supported 214 mitigation projects and 205 management/admin projects; eight projects had reached completion by the end of the period.

The report describes bottlenecks that slow down the conversion of obligations into completed and reimbursed projects: federal regulatory requirements, eligibility and cost estimates, EHP, permits, labor and materials, and coordination among implementers. It also records progress in energy, water, education, and mitigation, including grid modernization initiatives. CDBG-DR and CDBG-MIT appear as cost share tools, not as a substitute for the PA ledger.

How to use the 15th report at the table: (1) set the as_of March 31, 2026; (2) cite $38.9B obligated / $35.6B federal share / $11.0B disbursed for PA María; (3) separate permanent work $27.9B obl / $5.1B disb and 5,200+ completed; (4) HMGP $2.99B allocated / $632.6M federal share obligated / $169.6M disbursed; (5) do not mentally update those figures with the September 2026 Financial Summary without labeling the cut-off. This PDF is the official progress report for the October–March semester.

Regarding the 14th report (as of September 30, 2025: PA ~$34.8B federal share obligated / >$10.6B disbursed), the 15th documents the jump in obligation and disbursement towards March 2026. This note does not mix both dates in a single sentence without dates. Source: COR3 15th Congressional Report PDF. Cousin: none. Topic: economy.

The 15th report is presented pursuant to BBA 2018 §21210, with updates every 180 days since the August 2018 Recovery Plan. Its primary focus is PA and HMGP of María, although it mentions other awards. For energy, it records progress on FAASt projects and vegetation/feeder work with specific obligations cited in the body; this note prioritizes the verified executive totals PA/HMGP shown in the summary.

Disbursements of permanent work per year in the report's narrative show prior acceleration and partial figures for 2025–2026; the executive summary already consolidates $5.1 billion disbursed in permanent work as of March 31, 2026. Using that consolidated figure avoids summing annual series twice.

Closing of batch 770–776: USAspending (broad federal flow), OIG fraud, COR3 H1 cash, OIG HBA, FR Fiona, FR electric, and this 15th PA/HMGP report. Each primary has a unique URL and explicit cutoff date. Obligated ≠ disbursed ≠ allocated ≠ aggregated.

The report distinguishes HMGP allocation, FEMA authorization, federal share obligated, and disbursement. The sequence helps explain why $2.99 billion available does not equal $2.99 billion in cash: at the cutoff, $2.14 billion were authorized, $632.6 million obligated, and $169.6 million disbursed. These categories do not add up; they describe stages of the same portfolio.

In PA, the $38.9 billion total obligations versus $11.0 billion disbursed gap alone also does not prove delay, fraud, or saving. The primary attributes the pace to reviews, permits, EHP, estimates, workforce, materials, and coordination. To assign municipal or utility responsibility, project-level evidence that this summary does not provide would be needed.