On episode 6 of Building Blocks, Enterprise experts Erika Ruiz and Laurie Schoeman give us a glimpse at efforts to build back Puerto Rico and negotiate the delicate process of reconstruction with a new emphasis on resilience.

The House Committee on Financial Services approved the Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2018 (H.R. 4557), which would permanently authorize the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Program.

In her testimony before the House Financial Services Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee last week, Enterprise vice president for Public Policy Marion McFadden called for permanently authorizing the Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Program. Read more about Enterprise’s recommendations for strengthening the CDBG-DR Program.