Oficina Del Procurador De Las Personas De Edad Avanzada

Oficina Del Procurador De Las Personas De Edad Avanzada (Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Office of the Ombudsman for the Elderly) is a U.S. government entity and a child division of Puerto Rico Commonwealth, operating as a federal grant recipient that administers aging services, long-term care ombudsman programs, and Medicare counseling across Puerto Rico under formula grants and cooperative agreements from the Department of Health and Human Services and the Corporation for National and Community Service.

The entity operates exclusively as a prime grant recipient (99% of 213 recent awards) with no federal contract prime work and minimal sub-award activity (1%). The organization's federal footprint spans 211 prime grants across eleven distinct customer agencies, with obligated dollars totaling $662 million since 1992. Awards per year have averaged 11 to 15 over the past five years, with recent activity showing 14 awards in 2022, 10 in 2023, 15 in 2024, and 12 in 2025.

Customer concentration is extremely high and singular. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living (ACL) dominates the recipient's portfolio, accounting for 186 of 213 recent awards under the Older Americans Act (OAA) formula grant suite. Representative grants include $19.7 million for OAA Title III Supportive Services (award date October 1, 2025, CFDA 93.044, through September 30, 2027), $18.6 million for OAA Title III Congregate Meals (CFDA 93.045), $13.3 million for OAA Title III Home-Delivered Meals (CFDA 93.045), $6 million for National Family Caregiver Support services (CFDA 93.052), $3.6 million for the Nutrition Services Incentive Program (CFDA 93.053), and $710 thousand for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Services (CFDA 93.043). The recipient also administers $593 thousand in OAA Title VII Long-Term Care Ombudsman Services (CFDA 93.042), which funds complaint investigation and resident advocacy in nursing homes and long-term care facilities. Additional OAA programs include Elder Abuse Prevention (Title VII) and preventive health services, all awarded on formula-grant, non-competitive basis to the State Agency on Aging (the recipient's parent organization) for passthrough to sub-state Area Agencies on Aging, municipalities, and nonprofit service providers across Puerto Rico under 10 percent statutory matching requirements.

The Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management funds two AmeriCorps Seniors programs: the Foster Grandparent Program (FGP), most recently awarded July 1, 2026, for $614 thousand (CFDA 94.011) through June 30, 2029, which engages low-income seniors aged 55 and older to provide tutoring and mentoring to disadvantaged children across Puerto Rico, and the Senior Companion Program (SCP), awarded July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2027. The recipient also holds a five-year Puerto Rico State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) cooperative agreement (award date April 1, 2025, CFDA not specified, through March 31, 2030) funded by the HHS Center for Integrated Programs, which delivers free Medicare counseling to beneficiaries, their families, and caregivers through one-on-one counseling, group outreach, and digital platforms. Related Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) awards support SHIP operations and Area Agency on Aging Services (AAAS) and Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) initiatives.

The recipient holds minor sub-award activity as a pass-through grantee from the Puerto Rico Department of Justice on crime victim services grants, including $2024 awards for crime victim services and direct services for elderly crime victims. Fifteen awards (combined potential value not specified in source) reach completion within the next twenty-four months and face renewal or recompete under OAA formula cycles and AmeriCorps annual re-award processes. All work is performed statewide in Puerto Rico with administrative oversight from San Juan, subject to federal audit compliance under 2 CFR 200 and 45 CFR Parts 75 and 1321.