Cooperative Agreement UR1TI080204

Federal Grant Award Summary The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment awarded $1.125M under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243) to The Village - Virgin Islands Partners In Recovery, Inc. on September 30, 2025. The Virgin Islands Turning Point project will expand integrated residential substance use disorder and co-occurring disorder (SUD/COD) treatment...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $149,653 Formula Grant to the Executive Office of the Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands Law Enforcement Planning Commission under the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners (RSAT) program (CFDA 16.593). The funding will support the implementation of residential, jail-based, and aftercare substance abuse treatment programs for inmates in Virgin Islands correctional and detention...

The U.S. Virgin Islands Bureau of Corrections is awarded a $168,980 Formula Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Program (CFDA 16.593). The grant will fund the provision of residential substance use disorder treatment services for up to 25 or more incarcerated individuals annually, including evidence-based screening, risk/needs assessments, cognitive-behavioral therapy, medication-assisted treatment, job training, and...

Federal Grant Award Summary Intercambios Puerto Rico, Inc. received a $1.125 million Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243). The award, effective September 30, 2025 through September 29, 2028, supports the Puerto Rico Targeted Capacity Expansion: Special Projects initiative, which...

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment awarded the Virgin Islands Department of Health Group $204,504 under the Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse program (CFDA 93.959) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. This block grant supports the development and implementation of comprehensive substance use prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation services throughout the U.S. Virgin Islands...

The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $495,000 Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program (CFDA 16.023) grant to Hogar Ruth Inc., a Puerto Rico-based domestic shelter and non-profit organization. Through this 4-year grant, Hogar Ruth Inc. will provide 24-hour hotline services, referrals, psychological support, support groups, outreach, and program evaluation for Spanish-speaking and Hispanic survivors of sexual assault in northern, coastal, and rural...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $128,048 Formula Grant under the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Program (CFDA 16.593) to the Law Enforcement Planning Commission (LEPC) in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The grant will fund the Virgin Islands Bureau of Corrections' plan to offer residential substance use disorder treatment services to at least 25 adult and juvenile inmates annually during detention or incarceration. The goal...

The University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus received a $229,571 Project Grant award from the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Rehabilitation Long-Term Training (RLTT) program (CFDA 84.129) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This award supports the university's academic training initiatives designed to address personnel shortages in vocational rehabilitation services. The institution will develop and deliver comprehensive training...

Legal Services of New Jersey, Inc. was awarded an $800,000 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime under the Services for Victims of Trafficking program (CFDA 16.320) to continue and expand its anti-trafficking initiative, Protect, from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. Protect coordinates a referral system throughout New Jersey to provide civil legal assistance and connect victims of sex and labor trafficking to social services. Services...

PCUPR Rehabilitation Long-Term Training Program Summary The Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (PCUPR) received a $238,921 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) for the Rehabilitation Long-Term Training (RLTT) program (CFDA 84.129), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. The program supports academic training initiatives designed to address critical personnel shortages in vocational...