Municipio De Yabucoa

Municipio De Yabucoa (doing business as Municipality Of Yabucoa), a U.S. local government entity headquartered in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, receives federal grants as a prime recipient focused on community infrastructure, public safety, transit operations, and disaster recovery across rural and post-disaster Puerto Rico. The municipality does not hold federal contracts and does not compete under set-asides; it operates as a grant recipient under direct federal funding relationships and as a sub-recipient of federal funds passed through Puerto Rico state agencies and the Governor's office.

The municipality's federal footprint spans eleven distinct agencies concentrated in disaster assistance and rural development programs. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) dominates the portfolio by award count, accounting for eighteen awards, followed by the Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service (six awards), the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (five awards), the Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service (four awards), and the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (two awards) — together covering 61% of all awards. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $446.6 million, reflecting sustained federal investment in post-disaster recovery, infrastructure, and social services for the municipality.

Prime grant work reflects Yabucoa's role as direct recipient of federal assistance. Recent examples include a $2.261 million Community Facilities Loans and Grants Project award from the Rural Utilities Service (obligated May 19, 2026, completing May 19, 2028) supporting construction and improvement of essential community facilities; a $1.932 million Federal Transit Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (awarded May 10, 2023, completing March 30, 2029) for transit operating expenses including driver salaries, fuel, maintenance, and paratransit services; and a $2.248 million Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grant (CFDA 16.710) from the Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Program (awarded October 1, 2021, completing September 30, 2026) for police department organizational transformation and community engagement. The municipality also received a Rural Housing Preservation Grant from the Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service (awarded October 11, 2024, completing February 28, 2028) and a Head Start and Early Head Start award from the Office of Head Start (awarded July 1, 2024, completing February 28, 2030), alongside a Head Start disaster-recovery award for Ian and Fiona recovery (awarded July 1, 2024, completing June 30, 2027).

As a sub-recipient, Yabucoa receives federal funds through pass-through entities, predominantly the Puerto Rico Governor's Authorized Representative and the Puerto Rico Department of Health. Sub-awards reflect infrastructure reconstruction, maintenance, rental assistance, and disaster mitigation programs, with multiple sub-awards in 2024 and 2025 for public works projects (roads, culverts, facilities) and community center construction. The municipality also receives Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) sub-awards (February 2022, February 2024, December 2024) and tenant-based rental assistance through the Department of Health (June 2024, June 2025).

Award volume has accelerated in recent years, growing from three awards in 2022 to eleven in 2024, with nine awards in 2025 and two in 2026. Four awards face ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, creating modest recompete activity. Yabucoa's grant activity reflects its status as a disaster-recovery jurisdiction and low-income rural municipality eligible for federal assistance under FEMA, USDA Rural, FTA, and HHS programs targeting infrastructure resilience, transit continuity, and essential services for vulnerable populations.