{"id":10818,"date":"2021-05-18T19:27:16","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T19:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foundationforpuertorico.org\/?p=10818"},"modified":"2021-05-18T19:27:16","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T19:27:16","slug":"wcrp-faq-fpr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foundationforpuertorico.org\/en\/wcrp-faq-fpr\/","title":{"rendered":"WCRP FAQ (FPR)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The term \u201cAction Plan\u201d refers to the Puerto Rico Disaster Recovery Action Plan, as it may be amended, that outlines the use of CDBG-DR funds allocated in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The Action Plan can be found at the Puerto Rico Department of Housing\u2019s website: cdbg-dr.pr.gov<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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CDBG-DR refers to the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery funds, which are additional funds appropriated by the United States Congress to rebuild areas affected by the hurricanes and to provide crucial seed money to start the recovery process.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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From the first allocation of CDBG-DR funds assigned to the WCRP Program, approximately $33.7 million will be directed towards the development of Community Resilience Plans and related eligible activities. The Program, through the Puerto Rico Department of Housing (PRDOH), will publish a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) so that applicants who will become subrecipients work directly with communities in Puerto Rico develop the Community Resilience Plans. The remaining balance, approximately $3.8 million, are assigned to FPR through a Subrecipient Agreement and will be distributed based on reimbursements. \u00a0All subrecipients, including FPR, must incur in eligible costs and submit them to PRDOH for reimbursement consideration as evidenced by supporting documentation.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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In general terms, a subrecipient is usually an entity, but not limited to non-Federal entities, that receives a subaward from a pass-through entity to distribute part of the award; but does not include an individual that is a beneficiary of such award. A subrecipient may also be a recipient of other federal awards directly from a federal awarding agency. For purposes of the WCRP Program, a subrecipient is an entity with whom PRDOH has executed a Subrecipient Agreement, or SRA, and will receive CDBG-DR funds to undertake CDBG-DR eligible activities for the WCRP Program. The SRA is the agreement between PRDOH and a WCRP Program Subrecipient that governs the relationship between both parties as well as subrecipient funding and activities.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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FPR will work as a partner and in coordination with PRDOH for the design, development, and execution of the WCRP Program. FPR will lead in the development of resilience tools and will also implement community outreach and educational strategies for communities and subrecipients. FPR will also contribute in the design and development of Planning Framework, Planning Milestones and the Community Resilience Plan Template. PRDOH, in collaboration with FPR, will make this technical assistance available to communities and subrecipients in support of the implementation of these documents in their planning processes to complete the Community Resilience Plans. The technical assistance for subrecipients will focus in support of the development of Community Resilience Plans.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Whole Community Resilience Planning (WCRP) Program is an initiative of the Puerto Rico Department of Housing, financed with CDBG-DR funds allocated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This Program aims to foster recovery planning impulse from and with the community and to develop resilience tools that support these efforts. The Program seeks to provide the resources for the development of comprehensive community resilience plans, whose benefits will allow communities to develop policies, plans, and administrative and management capacities to see to their needs.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The WCRP Program exists to respond to current and future community needs in federally declared Disaster Impact Areas caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria \u2013 an area that encompasses all of Puerto Rico. The Program aims to foster a recovery process that protects life and property from future threats while building residents\u2019 capacity to steward the revitalization and well-being of their communities. This process and approach are of great importance in the recovery and rebuilding of vulnerable communities throughout the archipelago.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The WCRP Program pursues the active and direct participation of communities in the development of Community Resilience Plans (CRPs). The Program will also provide community resilience tools to support long-term recovery planning processes. The Program aims to foster the development of community-driven, recovery planning processes that result in CRPs for engaged communities. It also aims to develop resilience tools that further enhance resilience efforts. Through the planning and tool-building process, communities will collaboratively and effectively determine their unique needs, set long-term and short-term objectives, and identify high priority action items.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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A Community Resilience Plan or CRP refers to a comprehensive plan developed by the community and a subrecipient to guide the implementation of short, medium, and long term recovery strategies and actions to enhance their community\u2019s resilience. These strategies and actions may include, but are not limited to, policies, programs, and projects, and may include or require the participation of one or more entities that can facilitate implementation, such as a municipality or Puerto Rico Government agencies. In cases where they are requested, there will also be planning services providers.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The WCRP goals and outcomes can be summarized as follows:<\/p>