Public Sector Collaborations
FiPR Commits to Sustainable Recovery with HUD & PRDV
- September 08, 2021
On August 25, Filantropía Puerto Rico (FiPR) committed to collaborate with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Puerto Rico’s Departamento de la Vivienda (PRDV) on the shared focus on sustainable recovery.
Below please find meeting details, agenda, and comments:
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s upcoming Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Island Virtual Philanthropic Roundtable on Wednesday, August 25th from 10:00am – 12:00pm EST.
The purpose of this roundtable is to engage with philanthropy working in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands to gain insight and advice on foundations’ engagements and assessments of the recovery thus far, as well as to identify current challenges and future opportunities.
Agenda
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s
Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Virtual Philanthropic Roundtable
Date: Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Time: 10:00 – 12:00 PM EST
Opening
Ben Winter, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development, HUD
Welcome
Michele Perez, Assistant Deputy Secretary, Field Policy and Management, HUD
Efrain Maldonado, San Juan Field Office Director, HUD
HUD: Overview & Updates on Funding
Arthur Jemison, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, HUD
Kevin Bush, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Grant programs, HUD
Departamento de la Vivienda Updates
María del Carmen Figueroa, Esq., Assistant Deputy Secretary for Disaster Recovery
Virgin Island Housing Finance Authority Updates
Daryl Griffith, Executive Director
Foundation Updates
Hispanic Federation – Charlotte Gossett Navarro, Puerto Rico Chief Director
Hispanics in Philanthropy – Ana Marie Argilagos, President
Puerto Rico Community Foundation – Dr. Nelson Colon, President
St. Croix Foundation for Community Development – Deanna J. James, President
Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands – Dee Baecher-Brown, President
St. John Community Foundation – Ian Samuel, Board Member
Open Discussion of Challenges/Opportunities/Next Steps
Facilitated by Kevin Bush, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Grant programs, HUD and Cindy Campbell, Director of International & Philanthropic Affairs, HUD
Concluding Remarks
Adrianne Todman, Deputy Secretary, HUD
Meeting notes
- Brief open discussion after the presentations
- Comments
- Hispanic Federation shared additional recommendations they did not have time to address during this meeting:
- CDBG-DR Action Plan
- CDBG-MIT Action Plan
- R3 Transparency
- Citizen Advisory Committee
If you are a grantmaker seeking to improve the lives of the marginalized, become a member to connect with other philanthropic entities and amplify your impact.
