Municipio De Jayuya (Tourist Facilities) Grant

This EDA investment funds construction of infrastructure facilities needed to support operations growth in a tourist park in in the municipality of Jayuya, Puerto Rico, an area hit hard by Hurricane Maria in 2018. By constructing a water distribution system, a multipurpose building, visitor accommodations, and a photovoltaic cell and battery grid, the project, in a designated Opportunity Zone, ensures business resiliency and continuity during future power outages and natural disasters. Once complete, the project will promote tourism development in an emerging cluster and diversify the regional economy.