Guara Bi Inc.

Guara Bi Inc., doing business as Programa Guara Bi, is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Caguas, Puerto Rico that delivers homelessness intervention, substance use disorder treatment, mental health services, and reentry support to vulnerable populations across Puerto Rico as a federal grant recipient (74% of recent awards are prime grants). The organization operates as a prime recipient on direct federal grants and as a sub-recipient on pass-through awards from Puerto Rico state agencies and the Puerto Rico Department of Corrections.

Guara Bi's capability portfolio centers on five core service areas: permanent supportive housing and rapid rehousing for homeless individuals and families, transitional housing, homeless management information systems (HMIS), substance use disorder and co-occurring disorder treatment and recovery support, and reentry services for justice-involved youth and adults. Representative prime grant work includes a $1.5 million, three-year Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment award under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243) obligated September 30, 2025 to expand SUD/COD treatment capacity in Barceloneta and Arecibo in partnership with Corporacion Sanos, Inc., serving 130 adults diagnosed with moderate to severe substance use disorder; a $750,000, three-year Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) award obligated October 1, 2024 to provide pre- and post-release reentry services to 75 youth ages 16–20 releasing from juvenile correctional facilities; and multiple Department of Housing and Urban Development Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) project grants ranging from $201,809 to $808,845, including a $808,845 award obligated July 1, 2026 with completion June 30, 2027. Additional capacity includes a $1.49 million five-year SAMHSA grant awarded September 30, 2023 to provide residential substance use treatment and recovery support services to 65 postpartum women, and a $1.26 million five-year SAMHSA grant awarded June 30, 2023 to deliver early intervention and evidence-based SUD/COD outpatient treatment to 450 minority youth ages 12–25 across Puerto Rico. Guara Bi also received a five-year SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Prevention award September 30, 2024 to strengthen youth substance use prevention capacity targeting underage drinking, marijuana use, and vaping in Vega Baja and across Puerto Rico, and an American Rescue Plan (ARP) economic development grant from the Rural Utilities Service awarded August 24, 2022 for rural health care facility support.

Customer concentration is heavily skewed toward HUD homelessness programming. The Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development accounts for 44 awards (61% of total awards); SAMHSA (combining substance abuse treatment and prevention programs) accounts for 8 awards; the Federal Emergency Management Agency accounts for 4 awards; and the Department of Justice accounts for 1 award. The top three agencies by award count cover 79% of recent awards. The organization maintains significant sub-award exposure from Puerto Rico state agencies including the Administration for Mental Health and Substance Use Services and the Governor's Authorized Representative, channeling federal pass-through funding for homeless shelter operations, medication-assisted treatment, and supportive services.

Activity has grown year over year, from 6 awards in 2022 to 14 in 2024, with 2025 showing 9 awards and 3 awards recorded through early July 2026. Five awards reach completion within the next twenty-four months, representing recompete exposure. The organization holds combined potential value of $35.3 million across 72 tracked awards. Guara Bi operates exclusively as a grant-funded nonprofit focused on Puerto Rico-based service delivery; the organization does not hold federal contracts, GWACs, or IDIQs, and does not compete for procurements through set-aside vehicles. Teaming relationships center on local Puerto Rico partners including Corporacion Sanos, Inc. and the Puerto Rico Department of Corrections. Sub-recipient awards reflect Guara Bi's role as a downstream service provider receiving allocations from Puerto Rico's mental health and substance abuse administration and FEMA emergency shelter funding channels.