The Puerto Rico Department of the Family received a $170,187 two-year block grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the Elder Justice Act - Adult Protective Services (CFDA 93.698) program. This federal grant funding will enhance and improve the coordinated system of adult protective services provided by the Department for older adults and adults with disabilities in Puerto Rico. The grant supports activities such as...
The Oficina Del Procurador De Las Personas De Edad Avanzada received a $411,312 Formula Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the Elder Abuse Prevention Interventions Program (CFDA 93.747). The grant period is from August 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. Through this funding, the Oficina Del Procurador De Las Personas De Edad Avanzada will develop, implement and evaluate interventions, practices and programs to prevent elder...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $46,673,375.00 block grant to the Administracion De Desarrollo Socioeconomico De La Familia in Puerto Rico under the Payments to Territories - Adults (CFDA 93.560) program. This grant provides cash benefits to support essential needs such as food, clothing, and shelter for aged, blind, and permanently disabled residents in U.S. territories. The agency sub-awards portions of the grant to local...
This $4,331,441.00 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living under the National Family Caregiver Support, Title III, Part E (CFDA 93.052) program supports the Oficina Del Procurador De Las Personas De Edad Avanzada (Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Office of the Ombudsman for the Elderly) in providing a comprehensive system of services for family caregivers and older relative caregivers in Puerto Rico. The grant funds a range of...
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $311,040 Block Grant to the Puerto Rico Department Of The Family under the Children's Justice Grants to States program (CFDA 93.643) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The funding will support efforts to improve the assessment and investigation of suspected child abuse and neglect cases in Puerto Rico, including cases of suspected child sexual abuse and exploitation....
The Department of Human Services Hawaii has been awarded a $111,375 federal block grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the Elder Justice Act - Adult Protective Services (CFDA 93.698) program. This two-year grant, with a performance period from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2026, is intended to enhance and improve the state's coordinated system of adult protective services for older adults and adults with disabilities. The grant...
This $102,420.00 Block Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the Elder Justice Act - Adult Protective Services (CFDA 93.698) program will support the NM Aging & Long Term Service Department's Consumer & Elder Rights Division in providing adult protective services to older adults and adults with disabilities in New Mexico. Key services funded through this block grant include investigating reports of abuse and...
The Department of Human Services Hawaii received a $102,420 block grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the Elder Justice Act - Adult Protective Services (CFDA 93.698) program. The purpose of this two-year grant, awarded on April 1, 2025, is to enhance and improve coordinated systems of adult protective services for older adults and adults with disabilities across Hawaii. Key services funded through this grant include investigating...
The Puerto Rico Department of the Family received a $11,806,831 Social Services Block Grant (SSBG, CFDA 93.667) award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. This two-year Formula Grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, enables the Department to deliver a range of critical social services to vulnerable individuals and families across Puerto Rico. Key service areas include child welfare, nutrition...
The Puerto Rico Department of the Family received a $45,628,290 Block Grant award under the Foster Care Title IV-E program (CFDA 93.658) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families. The award period is from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The funding supports the Department's provision of safe and stable out-of-home care for children under the jurisdiction of Puerto Rico's child welfare agency, including foster care maintenance payments,...