Hogar Nueva Mujer Santa Maria De La Merced Inc.

Hogar Nueva Mujer Santa Maria De La Merced Inc., a nonprofit domestic shelter organization based in Cayey, Puerto Rico, is a prime recipient of federal grants under the Continuum of Care Program and the Department of Justice's Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program. The organization does not hold federal contracts; its entire federal footprint consists of grants for housing and supportive services to homeless individuals and families, and victim services for domestic violence survivors in the south-central region of Puerto Rico.

The vendor's customer concentration is heavily skewed toward HUD. Of 23 total federal awards across the organization's history, 17 are Continuum of Care Program grants (CFDA 14.267) from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, accounting for the bulk of the combined $8 million in obligated dollars. The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women has provided five awards, most recently a three-year $400,000 Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program grant (CFDA 16.016) awarded in October 2024 with performance through September 2027. The Federal Emergency Management Agency accounts for one award. HUD's CoC Program awards have been recurring and predictable: the vendor received project grants in federal fiscal years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026, with recent awards including $590,197 (October 2024 through September 2025), $620,866 (October 2025 through September 2026), and $247,203 (September 2026 through August 2027). CoC funding supports permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, rapid rehousing, case management, mental health and substance abuse treatment, job training, and homelessness prevention in Puerto Rico.

The vendor operates almost exclusively as a prime recipient (96% of awards), with minimal subgrant activity (one sub-award from the Governor's Authorized Representative on a Community Development Block Grant program work, awarded June 2025). Activity has remained flat, ranging from one to three awards annually over the past five years. Only one award reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, limiting immediate recompete exposure. The organization has served as a sub-recipient for domestic and family violence services under the Puerto Rico Department of Justice on federally funded programs but does not appear in the source as a contractor to other prime organizations.