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...
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 federal Cooperative Agreement award of $836,590 was issued by the Center for Integrated Programs, a civilian agency within the U.S. government, to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Office of the Ombudsman for the Elderly. The award is part of the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (CFDA 93.324), which provides information, counseling, and assistance to Medicare beneficiaries in Puerto Rico to help them obtain adequate and appropriate health insurance coverage. The award will fund the...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded a $7,317,711 Formula Grant to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Office of the Ombudsman for the Elderly. The grant is funded under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title III, Part C, Nutrition Services program (CFDA 93.045) and will support comprehensive nutrition services for older adults in Puerto Rico over a two-year period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026. The grant funding will enable the...
The Office of the Ombudsman for the Elderly of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has been awarded a $10,771,302 Formula Grant under the Administration for Community Living's Special Programs for the Aging, Title III, Part C, Nutrition Services program (CFDA 93.045). This grant will support comprehensive nutrition services for older adults in Puerto Rico over a two-year period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026. The grant funding will enable the agency to provide nutritious meals, nutrition...
The federal Formula Grant award, with ID 2501PROASS, was provided by the Administration for Community Living (ACL) under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title III, Part B, Grants for Supportive Services and Senior Centers program (CFDA 93.044). The $7,855,393.00 grant was awarded on October 1, 2024 to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Office of the Ombudsman for the Elderly to develop and implement comprehensive, community-based systems of service for older adults in Puerto Rico. The grant...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Office of the Ombudsman for the Elderly, operating as the Oficina Del Procurador De Las Personas De Edad Avanzada, to fund the 2024-2025 Foster Grandparent Program (CFDA 94.011). This program engages low-income seniors aged 55 and older as volunteers to provide tutoring, mentoring, and supportive services for children with special needs or...
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) awarded a $511,370 Formula Grant under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title III, Part D, Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Services program (CFDA 93.043) to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Office of the Ombudsman for the Elderly. This 2-year grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, supports the development and implementation of evidence-based disease prevention and health promotion services for older adults in Puerto...
The Oficina Del Procurador De Las Personas De Edad Avanzada (Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Office of the Ombudsman for the Elderly) was awarded a $118,288 Formula Grant by the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living under the Medicare Enrollment Assistance Program (CFDA 93.071). The grant funding will support outreach, education, and application assistance to help Medicare beneficiaries in Puerto Rico, particularly low-income and vulnerable older adults,...
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...