Quote And we stand with Puerto Rico, and we are helping them to rebuild stronger and better than ever before.

HISTORIC RECOVERY EFFORT: The Federal Government has helped lead a historic recovery effort in Puerto Rico in the year since Hurricane Maria hit.

FEMA has joined with Federal partners and the Government of Puerto Rico to undertake one of the largest post-disaster reconstruction efforts in United States history.

Never before has FEMA coordinated federal resources to rebuild an entire island of this size.

The Federal response to Hurricane Maria marked the largest and longest Federal response to a disaster in the history of the United States. This response included: The longest sustained domestic air mission of food and water response in our history. The largest disaster commodity distribution mission in United States history. The largest disaster generator installation mission in United States history.

Billions in Federal funds have been dedicated for Puerto Rico, including: $20 billion allocated by the Department of Housing and Urban Development for disaster-related community development grants to Puerto Rico, the largest ever. $1.4 billion in federal grants approved for more than 462,000 homeowners and renters. $3.2 billion in FEMA Public Assistance funding obligated. $33 million in claims paid by the National Flood Insurance Program. $1.85 billion in low-interest disaster loans from the Small Business Administration. $8 million in disaster unemployment assistance for more than 9,000 survivors. $802 million approved for FEMA housing assistance.



ONE YEAR LATER: Significant progress has been made over the last year to help Puerto Rico recover following the devastation of Hurricane Maria.

Following Hurricane Maria, FEMA was presented with unprecedented challenges as it responded to a Category 4 storm that disabled an entire island.

Puerto Rico’s entire electrical grid failed following Hurricane Maria, but today power has been restored to 99.99 percent of customers able to receive an electrical connection.

Water systems were inoperable following Hurricane Maria, but today 99 percent of customers have had water restored.

Debris and 41,000 landslides shut down all but 400 miles of Puerto Rico’s 16,700 miles of roads, but today roads are clear and traffic is moving.

Hurricane Maria knocked out 95 percent of cellular sites, but today 99.8 percent are operating.

PREPARING FOR FUTURE STORMS: FEMA has worked to address lessons learned from Hurricane Maria and ensure the island is better prepared for future storms.