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Speeding disaster recovery by streamlining funding disbursement

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By Zulma Rovira-Pérez, Esq., Rebecca Silva, and Mayté Bayolo-Alonso

Processing and disbursing disaster recovery funding is complex. To avoid unnecessary delays and speed Å·²©ÓéÀÖ delivery of aid to subrecipients, it’s important to have Å·²©ÓéÀÖ appropriate resources and processes in place well before a disaster hits. 

Since Hurricanes Maria and Irma struck Puerto Rico in 2017, Å·²©ÓéÀÖ Puerto Rico Central Office of Recovery, Reconstruction, and Resiliency (COR3) has disbursed $7.1 billion—the largest amount disbursed in FEMA history. COR3 was also recognized by FEMA and Å·²©ÓéÀÖ Government of Puerto Rico for providing compliant VAYGo (Verify As You Go) audited files.

Watch this webinar to learn:

  • How COR3 collaborates with Å·²©ÓéÀÖ state government and its contractors to process funding requests more effectively and efficiently.
  • How to develop and improve processes and controls for funding disbursement to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
  • Strategies to navigate potential roadblocks that can impact Å·²©ÓéÀÖ approval and disbursement of funding requests, including lessons learned from multiple disasters in Puerto Rico.
Meet Å·²©ÓéÀÖ authors
  1. Zulma Rovira-Pérez, Esq., Grants Director, Puerto Rico Central Office for Recovery, Reconstruction and Resiliency
  2. Rebecca Silva, Grants Management Advisory Senior Manager, Falcón Sánchez & Associates, PSC
  3. Mayté Bayolo-Alonso, Deputy Grants Director, Puerto Rico Central Office for Recovery, Reconstruction and Resiliency