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LaCámara deComerciodePuertoRicoysu Comités deEducación yAmbiente,Infraestructura yPermisos presentan:
Philip SaputoECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
HEALTHYBUILDINGSTASKFORCEMEETINGONDEVELOPINGWORKFORCEPROJECTIONSFOR
ENVIRONMENTALSKILLEDTRADES:MOLD-LEAD-ASBESTOS
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• Drives PuertoRicoandUSVItosucceedin“blue”industries
• OnOct.31,thefirstPR-USVIOceanEconomyWorkgroupmeetingwasheld
• Participantsincludedfederalpartners(EDA,FEMA,DOI,NOAA,EPA),localstakeholdersfrombothPRandtheUSVI(nonprofits,universities,andlocalgovernmentrepresentatives)
BLUEtide PuertoRico, Inc.
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• 100%renewableenergysystemtosupport businessesinCulebra,PuertoRico.
• Willbeyearsbeforeunderseacabletotheisland(frompublicutility,PREPA)isrepaired
FundingProvided: $4,128,000
FundaciónComunitaria Puerto Rico
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• CollaborationbetweenEPAandEDAinPR
• TraininginSolarInstallation
• Microgridtraining sites• OtherpartnersincludeTheSolarFoundationandUPRM
Investment Leveraged:$700,000
ProjectedJobsCreated: 200
FundingProvided: $3,893,321
Pathstone Corporation
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InpartnershipwithFederalandGPRpartners,ledaseriesofgrantwritingworkshopstobuildcapacityinadvanceofFederal funding.
FundingProvided: $500,000
Investment Leveraged:$611,110
HurricaneMariaCapacityBuilding Program
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7Awards
14900P
Submitted
7 900PDraft
28Abstract
49 ActeduponTA*
70Referredcases
ONE-ON-ONETechnicalAssistanceMETRICS
(Rev.December2019)
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• HistoricMOUbetweenUniversityofPuertoRicoandUniversityoftheVirgin Islands
• Ocean Economy• Bio-Technology• Resilience Training• Research Exchange
Advancing a Collaborative Recovery
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TheHUDfundedCDBG-DRprogramhassetasideseveralmilliondollarswhichwillgotowardshomeownerrehabilitationandreconstruction,rentalrehabilitation&reconstruction
AllhousingunitsassistedusingCDBG-DRfundsmustcomplywiththeregulationsregardinglead-basedpaint- LeadPoisoningPreventioninCertainResidentialStructures.
Needforcertifiedlead-paintinspector(certifiedunderaCertificationPrograms)
Requirementtodeterminehowmanycertifiedinspectorswouldbeneeded
WorkforceProjections- LeadInspection
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PRandtheUSVIarelocatedinatropicalclimate,thatmakebuildingsmorevulnerabletomoldexposure
• Sincethe2017Hurricanes,severalschoolsandhospitalshavehadmajorportionsofthefacilitiesclosedoffduetomoldinfestationandhavenotyetbeenremediatedforreconstruction.
• Consistentmoldexposurecanaffecttheimmunesystemandtriggerchronicheadaches.
Therefore,itiscriticaltodeterminethehowmanycertifiedmoldremediationexpertsinPRandtheUSVIareneeded.
WorkforceProjections- MoldRemediation
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WorkingTogetheronWorkforce