WGPITTS is currently executing the R3 program in the southern part of the Island of Puerto Rico. The focus of the R3 Program is to provide relief for those who were impacted by Hurricanes Irma and Maria while addressing recognized impediments to affirmatively furthering fair housing as required under the Fair Housing Act. Assistance under this Program will be provided under three primary avenues: repair, reconstruction, and relocation (R3). Within the reconstruction or relocation venues, demolition of substantially damaged dwellings is an eligible activity.

Under the R3 Program all repair, reconstruction and new construction activities will be designed to incorporate principles of sustainability, including water conservation, energy efficiency, resilience, and mitigation against impacts from future disasters. The Selected Proposers will implement design and construction methods that emphasized quality, durability, energy efficiency, sustainability, and mold resistance.

The R3 program provides funding to repair damaged homes or rebuild substantially damaged homes in-place or at a new lot, in non-hazard areas and in compliance with applicable construction codes and standards. The repair and reconstruction venues return otherwise displaced families to their homes at their same community. Homes become eligible for reconstruction or relocation when (a) the property estimated cost of repair exceeds the lesser of $60,000 or 50% of the home's current value - as confirmed through program inspection, (b) the property is determined to be substantially damaged by an authority having jurisdiction, or (c) if a feasibility inspection determines that reconstruction is required. Homes meeting these criteria will be reconstructed and will include resilient measures in structural materials. Homes that may not be rebuilt in place due to legal, engineering, or environmental constraints (permitting, extraordinary site conditions, etc.) may be built in a new vacant lot or the homeowner may purchase an existing home at fair market price under the relocation venue. Construction of replacement homes will meet the construction standards in the latest approved Puerto Rico Building Code and must incorporate Green Building features. Homes with existing damage equal to or less than $60,000 of 50% of the current home's value, whichever is lesser, will be repaired in compliance with the applicable building codes and standards, including the International Existing Building Code and HUD CPD Green Building Retrofit checklist.