Oficina Para La Promocion Y El Desarrollo Humano, Inc.

Oficina Para La Promocion Y El Desarrollo Humano, Inc., operating under the Administration Division and doing business as Centro Sister Ruerta, is a non-profit community development corporation based in Arecibo, Puerto Rico that has been registered to receive federal awards since July 2004. The organization serves as a prime recipient of federal grant awards focused on rural business development and community services, demonstrating a commitment to economic development and human services delivery across Puerto Rico's northern and central regions. Centro Sister Ruerta leverages federal funding to support entrepreneurship, workforce development, and mental health and victim services to vulnerable populations in rural and underserved communities.

The organization's federal grant portfolio reflects a diverse range of social and economic development services. As a prime grantee, Centro Sister Ruerta has received three separate awards from the Rural Business Cooperative Services: a Rural Business Development Grants - Disaster grant awarded in September 2025 with completion through September 2027; a Rural Business Cooperative Opportunity Grant awarded in July 2023; and a Rural Business Cooperative Rural Enterprise Grant awarded in July 2021. In addition to prime awards, the organization has functioned as a sub-grantee under the Puerto Rico Commonwealth and Puerto Rico Department of Justice, delivering specialized services including mental health services and pre-apprenticeship training to adolescents and young adults across 16 municipalities, as well as direct victim services and crime victim assistance through the Department of Justice crime victims program. The sub-awards, dating from February 2021 through October 2023, indicate the organization's capacity to execute prevention, education, and direct service programs in partnership with territorial government agencies, positioning Centro Sister Ruerta as a critical service provider for rural economic development and social services in Puerto Rico.