Since Nov 4, FEMA has obligated $27.3 million to 4 new recovery projects in Puerto Rico.
The largest new approvals
Titles are FEMA’s own, without its internal codes; hover over or tap an underlined one for the full title.
| Project (FEMA's project title, without its internal codes) | Committed (Money FEMA has obligated to the project) | Where (The town FEMA filed it under, or the agency for a project FEMA filed island-wide) | Kind of work (FEMA's damage category) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ciales Streetlighting (FEMA's title: FAASt [Ciales Streetlighting] / Former project 724669 (Distribution) (HM Cost Alignment Version)) | $10,102,933 | PREPA (Filed island-wide by the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA)) | Utilities (Category F: Utilities) |
| Quebradillas Streetlighting (FEMA's title: FAASt [Quebradillas Streetlighting] / Former project 724716 (Distribution) (HM Cost Alignment Version)) | $9,676,274 | PREPA (Filed island-wide by the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA)) | Utilities (Category F: Utilities) |
| Penuelas Streetlighting (FEMA's title: FAASt [Penuelas Streetlighting] / Former project 724781 (Distribution) (HM Cost Alignment Version)) | $7,311,011 | PREPA (Filed island-wide by the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA)) | Utilities (Category F: Utilities) |
| 38kV Line 6500 – Entire Line (FEMA's title: FAASt [38kV Line 6500 – Entire Line] (Vegetation) (HM Cost Alignment)) | $220,044 | PREPA (Filed island-wide by the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA)) | Utilities (Category F: Utilities) |
Paid out so far
Puerto Rico’s Central Office for Recovery, Reconstruction and Resiliency (COR3) has paid out $13.7 billion of the $38.9 billion FEMA has committed in all, emergency work and rebuilding included, 35.3 percent. Since Oct 28, it paid out $81.8 million more, and the share paid out rose 0.2 points.
Source: COR3’s transparency portal, as of Nov 4, 2026. Paid out is what COR3 has paid to the towns, agencies and non-profits doing the work; committed beside it is FEMA’s federal share for the disasters COR3 runs. Every disaster, agency and town is on the Recovery Money Tracker.
The long view
In all, FEMA has obligated $39.1 billion to Puerto Rico’s Public Assistance projects since 2001. Hurricane María alone accounts for 91 percent of all the Public Assistance money FEMA has obligated in Puerto Rico since 2001.
About this list
This is the 2nd Recovery Watch (the previous one is here). Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Public Assistance Funded Project Details (https://www.fema.gov/openfema-data-page/public-assistance-funded-projects-details-v2), as of Nov 11, 2026. Every town’s figures are on the Recovery Money Tracker.
“Obligated” means FEMA has committed the money to an approved project; the applicant draws it down as the work is done and paid for, often years later, so committed money is not money already spent.
A project is on this list when FEMA first obligates money to it. Money added to an older project counts in the totals, not here.