
{"id":36063,"date":"2023-01-26T08:55:15","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T12:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recuperacion.pr.gov\/?page_id=36063"},"modified":"2026-04-28T16:13:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T20:13:33","slug":"strategic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/recuperacion.pr.gov\/en\/strategic\/","title":{"rendered":"Infrastructure Mitigation Program \u2013 Strategic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; el_class=&#8221;bg-position-right carousel-main progBannerLgreen&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1677186001948{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_row_inner content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; el_class=&#8221;z100&#8243;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;z100&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;60px&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;46199&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; el_class=&#8221;c-slide-logo&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_images_carousel images=&#8221;51029&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_no&#8221; speed=&#8221;3000&#8243; autoplay=&#8221;yes&#8221; hide_pagination_control=&#8221;yes&#8221; hide_prev_next_buttons=&#8221;yes&#8221; wrap=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;fade-center carousel-slide&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;38892&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; el_class=&#8221;slide-divider-innerPages&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1687290030885{margin-bottom: 35px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_row_inner content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; el_class=&#8221;boxshadProgramas sec508Cajitas&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;42267&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1721844184491{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;landingLogo&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;<strong>Allocation:<\/strong> $2.6MM&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:p|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;programsOrangeH&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1695660385408{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]It will grant strategic projects, which will be identified by direct selection, that demonstrably serve the Most Impacted and Distressed Area (MID). 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This approximate $1 billion will thus be reserved for the direct selection of strategic projects that demonstrably serve the Most Impacted and Distressed (MID) area, which has been defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as the entirety of Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n<p>This strategic investment of critical mitigation funds adheres to HUD objectives in the Federal Register, 84 FR 45838, including but not limited to the following:<\/p>\n<div class=\"objectives-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>CDBG\u2013MIT funds represent a unique and significant opportunity for grantees to use this assistance in areas impacted by recent disasters to carry out strategic and high-impact activities to mitigate disaster risks and reduce future losses.<\/li>\n<li>Through this allocation for mitigation, HUD seeks to: Support data-informed investments in high-impact projects that will reduce risks attributable to natural disasters, with particular focus on repetitive loss of property and critical infrastructure;<\/li>\n<li>HUD recognizes that grantees may seek to use CDBG\u2013MIT grants to implement large, transformative infrastructure projects that will provide long-term benefits and strengthen a community\u2019s resilience to future hazards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Contact Us&#8221; 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