Instituto Pre-Vocacional E Industrial De P.r. Inc.

Instituto Pre-Vocacional E Industrial De P.r. Inc., a minority-owned, woman-owned nonprofit based in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, is a federal grant recipient delivering homeless assistance services and victim-support services as both a prime recipient and sub-recipient of HUD and DOJ grants. The organization operates as a tax-exempt corporate entity classified as a minority institution, Hispanic-servicing institution, and community development corporation–owned firm, with no federal contract prime footprint.

The organization's primary capability is operating homeless assistance programs under HUD's Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267). Instituto Pre-Vocacional has received at least ten prime CoC grants from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development since 2022, including a $461,984 award effective December 1, 2025, through November 30, 2026; a $215,677 award effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026; and a $428,638 award effective December 1, 2024, through November 30, 2025. CoC funds support transitional housing, permanent supportive housing for persons with disabilities, rapid rehousing, supportive services, homeless management information systems, and homelessness prevention activities. The organization also receives federal flow-through as a sub-recipient on victim-assistance programs administered by the Puerto Rico Department of Justice, including emergency and transitional shelter, crisis intervention, mental health evaluation and treatment, legal advocacy, and counseling services for crime victims through multiple sub-awards; recent sub-awards include facilities for women and children victims of crime (CAPROMUNI programs in Arecibo and Mayaguez) and shelters for male victims of crime. Additional sub-recipient work flows through the Puerto Rico Department of Health for structural repair and supportive services and through the Governor's Authorized Representative for emergency protective measures and disaster-mitigation assistance.

HUD's CoC Program accounts for 61% of recent awards (19 of 31 total). The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs (combined Victims of Crime and Bureau of Justice Assistance) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency each contribute a smaller share, with four and three awards respectively. Combined obligated funding across all prime and sub awards totals $11.4 million, reflecting the organization's role as a regional nonprofit administrator rather than a commercial contractor. Activity has accelerated from three to four awards annually in 2021–2023 to ten awards in 2024 and six in 2025, indicating expanded grant management capacity. Only two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, suggesting stable ongoing CoC funding streams and lower recompete pressure in the immediate pipeline.