Here are the facts:
- On January 5, 2021, Trump announced additional support for Puerto Rico Hurricane relief.
- Under President Trump, FEMA was awarded $3.7 billion to help rebuild Puerto Rico’s water and wastewater treatment plants, pumping stations, dams, and reservoirs.
- This was one of the largest Public Assistance grants in the history of FEMA.
- This announcement was in addition to FEMA grants of $9.6 billion for electrical infrastructure in Puerto Rico.
- President Trump announced an additional $2 billion for education facilities in September of 2020.
- These grants exceeded the total Public Assistance funding in any federally declared disaster other than Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy.
- This allowed the Puerto Rico Electrical Power Authority (PREPA) to repair and replace thousands of miles of transmission and distribution lines, electrical substations, power generation systems, office buildings, and other grid improvements.
- The $2 billion grant for the Puerto Rico Department of Education (PRDE) focused on restoring the island's school infrastructure.
