The federal government has made $28 billion available to states that have suffered hurricanes and other natural disasters over the past three years, including a first-ever pool of $16 billion for mitigation efforts to prevent future losses from disasters.
The Housing and Urban Development Dept.’s Community Development Block Grant- Disaster Recovery program (CDBG-DR) awarded the bulk of the money to Puerto Rico, including $10.15 billion for unmet needs and $8.29 billion for mitigation.