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ODR: $23.7 billion recovery portfolio, new SuperPMO and push to speed spending before 2035 deadline
Summary
The Office of Disaster Recovery told the Legislature—s committee on Feb. 20 that obligations for recovery from Hurricanes Irma and Maria have grown to about $23.7 billion and that it has created a Super Project Management Office to coordinate large rebuild bundles.
The Office of Disaster Recovery briefed the Legislature's Committee on Disaster Recovery, Infrastructure and Planning on Feb. 20, 2025, saying the territory's recovery portfolio has grown to about $23.7 billion in obligations and that the Super Project Management Office (SuperPMO) has been launched to coordinate large rebuild packages.
"We get the funds, spend the funds, and spend them correctly," said Adrianne L. Williams Octalin, director of the Office of Disaster Recovery, as she opened the agency's update on operations and project status.
Why it matters: The territory must complete fixed-cost projects or face a higher local cost share. ODR told senators it must sharply accelerate spending to meet federal deadlines set for projects tied to FEMA programs.
Key figures and sources - ODR said anticipated overall obligations rose from roughly $8.0 billion to $23.7 billion as of January 2025. - ODR reported roughly $3.8 billion has been expended to date across recovery programs; the agency said FEMA public assistance is the
