Project Grant AO182501X443G038

The Puerto Rico State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) Cooperative Agreement, funded by the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living's Center for Integrated Programs under CFDA 93.324, provides $836,590 to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Office of the Ombudsman for the Elderly to deliver free, unbiased Medicare counseling and health insurance assistance to eligible beneficiaries, their families, and caregivers across Puerto Rico. The five-year award...

Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Inc.'s Aguadilla Campus received a $382,340 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program (CFDA 84.042), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026. The award funds comprehensive support services designed to enhance postsecondary educational outcomes for disadvantaged student populations, including low-income, first-generation, and students with...

Weatherization Assistance Program—Puerto Rico The Department of Energy awarded Departamento De Desarrollo Economico Y Comercio (DDEC), Puerto Rico's primary economic development agency, $2,012,590 under the Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons program (CFDA 81.042) for the period July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. This Formula Grant enables DDEC to administer comprehensive home energy efficiency improvements for low-income households across Puerto Rico. Services delivered include...

The Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources received a $779,000 Block Grant award from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) under the Occupational Safety and Health State Program (CFDA 17.503), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. Under this award, the department provides comprehensive occupational safety and health services to both public and private sector employers and employees across Puerto Rico, including consultation services to public...

Summary: UPRRP Student Support Service Program The University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus received a Project Grant award of $456,263 from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program (CFDA 84.042) for the period September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026. This award funds comprehensive support services designed to enhance postsecondary educational outcomes for disadvantaged college students, including low-income,...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Puerto Rico Department of the Family received a Social Services Block Grant (SSBG, CFDA 93.667) award of $5.54 million from the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Community Services, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. This formula grant supports Puerto Rico's delivery of flexible, population-tailored social services designed to reduce dependency, promote self-sufficiency, and protect vulnerable residents from neglect and...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The University of Puerto Rico Research and Development Center Division received a $822,158 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) effective June 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, under the Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP, CFDA 11.435). The award funds fisheries-independent data collection on reef fish and queen conch abundance and distribution across three regions of Puerto...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo received a $380,834 Project Grant award dated September 1, 2025, through the Office of Postsecondary Education to implement the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program (CFDA 84.042). This award supports a one-year initiative (through August 31, 2026) designed to deliver comprehensive support services to disadvantaged college students, including counseling, tutoring, and cultural enrichment activities. The program...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through its Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267), has awarded a $315,491 Project Grant to Albergue El Paraiso Corp, a non-profit community development corporation in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This grant, which runs from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024, supports Albergue El Paraiso Corp's efforts to provide comprehensive housing assistance and supportive services aimed at preventing and quickly rehousing individuals and...

This $735,873 Economic Adjustment Assistance award from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration will support the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez in delivering technical assistance services to overcome management and operational challenges facing local nonprofit organizations in Puerto Rico. Funded activities under the August 2022 award will help strengthen the capacity of nonprofits that work to promote regional economic development and serve underserved...