USDA Approves Drought Disaster Declaration for Three More Puerto Rico Municipalities

Governor Jenniffer González Colón announced USDA approval of a drought disaster declaration covering Barranquitas, Caguas, Guayama and 16 adjacent Puerto Rico municipalities.

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Governor Jenniffer González Colón announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture approved an additional drought disaster declaration for Puerto Rico, designating Barranquitas, Caguas, and Guayama as primary disaster areas and 16 other municipalities as contiguous areas. ^[1] According to the announcement, the new designation raises the total number of Puerto Rico municipalities covered by federal drought disaster declarations to 38. ^[2] The drought disaster declaration makes eligible farmers and producers in primary and contiguous municipalities eligible for emergency loans through the USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) Emergency Loan Program, subject to federal eligibility criteria. ^[3] The drought disaster declaration also makes US Small Business Administration (SBA) Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) available to eligible small businesses and non-profit organizations located in the designated municipalities, subject to SBA eligibility criteria. ^[4] The 16 municipalities designated as contiguous areas in the new declaration are Aguas Buenas, Aibonito, Arroyo, Cayey, Cidra, Coamo, Comerío, Corozal, Gurabo, Naranjito, Orocovis, Patillas, Salinas, San Juan, San Lorenzo, and Trujillo Alto. ^[5]

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According to the announcement, the new designation raises the total number of Puerto Rico municipalities covered by federal drought disaster declarations to 38. ·

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The drought disaster declaration makes eligible farmers and producers in primary and contiguous municipalities eligible for emergency loans through the USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) Emergency Loan Program, subject to federal eligibility criteria. ·

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The drought disaster declaration also makes US Small Business Administration (SBA) Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) available to eligible small businesses and non-profit organizations located in the designated municipalities, subject to SBA eligibility criteria. · WIPRPuerto Rico

The 16 municipalities designated as contiguous areas in the new declaration are Aguas Buenas, Aibonito, Arroyo, Cayey, Cidra, Coamo, Comerío, Corozal, Gurabo, Naranjito, Orocovis, Patillas, Salinas, San Juan, San Lorenzo, and Trujillo Alto. ·

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