Universidad Ana G. Mendez (Catano Tourism Strategic Plan) Grant
Phase: Mission Assignment
Strategic Initiative(s) Alignment: Access to Capital, Capacity Building
Program: EDA Awarded Grants
Type: Support/Coordination
Year(s): 2020
This EDA investment funds renovations to the Molecular Science Research Center (MSRC) in a designated Opportunity Zone in San Juan County, Puerto Rico, to establish the Advancing Science and Technology Research and Entrepreneurship (ASTRE) Center. The project will provide MSRC with economic resiliency and long-term recovery from natural disasters, and will promote job creations, retention, and manufacturing business expansion throughout the region.