Hurricane-affected households in eastern cuba meet their immediate basic needs with dignity

The Department of State Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration awarded $9 million to Catholic Relief Services - United States Conference Of Catholic Bishops on December 6, 2025, under the Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Africa program (CFDA 19.517) to meet immediate basic needs of hurricane-affected households in eastern Cuba with dignity.

The award extends the period of performance through December 5, 2026. Performance location is 1173 Delaware Street, Denver, Colorado. The Bureau's objective under this assistance type is to help ensure that refugees and victims of conflict have access to basic life-sustaining resources meeting internationally accepted standards of care in shelter, food supply, nutrition, water supply, sanitation, and public health. The recipient organization, headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, is a tax-exempt nonprofit that delivers international humanitarian assistance and disaster relief across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean as a prime recipient on State Department and USAID grants. CRS-USCCB routinely engages subgrantees across its portfolio to implement field activities, including Caritas organizations, World Vision, the United Nations World Food Programme, and local faith-based organizations in implementation regions.