Cooperative Agreement AID263A1500022

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312), provides $1,028,353 to the Municipality of Vega Baja in Puerto Rico. The purpose is to assist communities in identifying, preventing, and eliminating blighted properties and associated health and environmental risks. Key activities include: Delivering education, training, and civic engagement programs on community mapping,...

The Department of the Treasury Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) awarded a $3.7 million Project Grant to Vegacoop under the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Equitable Recovery Program (CDFI ERP, CFDA #21.033). The grant will support Vegacoop's efforts to expand lending, grant making, and investment activity in low- and moderate-income communities disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Funding will also enable Vegacoop to build...

This $300,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Program (CFDA 21.020) supports Cooperativa De Ahorro Y Credito Vegabajena, a minority-owned, for-profit financial cooperative in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, in delivering financial services and technical assistance to underserved communities. As a certified CDFI, the cooperative focuses on expanding access to affordable financial products, credit-building opportunities,...

The Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the Community Development Financial Institutions Program to Cooperativa De Ahorro Y Credito Vegabajena. The grant will support the awardee in building its organizational capacity to serve eligible low-income communities and individuals in the United States who lack adequate access to affordable financial products and services through September 2023. Funds may be used for...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Veterans Employment and Training Service (VETS) awarded a $600,000 Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program (HVRP) Project Grant to Volunteers of America of Los Angeles (VOALA). The grant will fund comprehensive employment services for 160 homeless veterans in the high-need areas of downtown Los Angeles and the San Gabriel Valley over a 3-year period from July 2024 to June 2027. The funded activities include outreach and engagement, intake and assessment, job...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a $148,000 Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) grant to the Municipality of Vega Alta, Puerto Rico. The funds will support the municipality's efforts to provide housing and services for homeless individuals and families in the community. Eligible activities under this project grant include permanent housing, transitional housing, supportive services, and homelessness prevention initiatives. This federal grant award, which...

The Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management awarded Housing Partnership Inc., doing business as Community Partners, a $186,975 Project Grant under the AmeriCorps Volunteers In Service to America (VISTA) program (CFDA 94.013). The grant will support a Community Partners of South Florida AmeriCorps VISTA project through August 2023. Ten VISTA members and one lead will perform community outreach, service expansion in underserved neighborhoods, and leadership...

The federal Project Grant award of $250,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Value-Added Producer Grants (VAPG) program (CFDA 10.352). The grant was awarded to Ganaderos Borges Inc., a for-profit organization located in Naguabo, Puerto Rico, on September 25, 2024. The award supports the development and expansion of value-added agricultural activities, with a focus on processing and marketing bio-based, value-added products. The...

The U.S. Department of State Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration awarded a $2,728,003 Cooperative Agreement under the Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Western Hemisphere (CFDA 19.518) to World Vision Inc. The award provides funding from September 30, 2023 to September 29, 2024 to deliver legal protection, mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS), and livelihoods assistance to vulnerable Venezuelan migrants in Peru. World Vision is partnering with sub-grantee Centro De...

The Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CFDA 21.020) to Cooperativa De Ahorro Y Credito Vegabajena. The grant will support the awardee in building its organizational capacity to serve eligible low-income communities and individuals in the United States who lack access to affordable financial products and services through December 2024. Funds may be used...