CRS/caritas cuba crisis-response

The Department of State awarded Catholic Relief Services - United States Conference Of Catholic Bishops a $60 million cooperative agreement on July 9, 2026, under the International Disaster and Humanitarian Response program (CFDA 19.045) to deliver crisis-response assistance related to Cuba. The period of performance extends through December 31, 2027, with place of performance at 1173 Delaware Street, Denver, Colorado. The program's objective is to strengthen and coordinate the U.S. government's response to overseas humanitarian crises while advancing policy leadership in food security, nutrition, and long-term agricultural research and innovation. CRS-USCCB, a tax-exempt nonprofit headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, delivers international humanitarian assistance, disaster relief, food security, health, and development programming across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. The organization operates overwhelmingly as a grant prime and routinely engages subgrantees—including Caritas organizations, World Vision, the United Nations World Food Programme, and local faith-based organizations—to implement field activities in crisis-affected and conflict-prone regions.