Womens Advocate Office

Womens Advocate Office (Oficina de la Procuradora de las Mujeres) is a U.S. government entity located in San Juan, Puerto Rico, that serves as a governmental agency established with the core mission of promoting and enforcing public policies that guarantee women's human rights, promote equity, and eliminate all manifestations of discrimination and violence against women. The organization acts as a fiscalizing entity overseeing implementation of laws designed to protect women in Puerto Rico while conducting advocacy, education, and direct services. Through federal grant awards, Womens Advocate Office provides comprehensive victim support services addressing sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking across Puerto Rico.

Womens Advocate Office has received multiple prime federal grant awards from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women, securing consistent funding through two primary formula grant programs: the Sexual Assault Services Formula Program (SASP, CFDA 16.017) and the Violence Against Women Formula Grants program (STOP Formula, CFDA 16.588). The organization's most recent awards include an $861,048 SASP grant (awarded August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2027) and a $1,905,928 STOP grant (awarded July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027), supplemented by prior-year awards such as an $854,654 SASP grant (2024-2026) and approximately $1.742 million STOP grant (2022-2023). Through these awards, Womens Advocate Office delivers crisis intervention, advocacy, counseling, medical and legal accompaniment, and direct support services to adult, youth, and child victims of sexual assault and domestic violence. The organization also functions as a sub-grantee under the Puerto Rico Department of Justice, providing direct services to women victims of crime through programs such as the Centro de Respuesta Integrada de Apoyo y Servicio para la Mujer (CRIAS). Additionally, Womens Advocate Office sub-awards portions of its federal grants to multiple women's services organizations throughout Puerto Rico, including nonprofit organizations and rape crisis centers, to expand the reach and effectiveness of victim support services across the territory while maintaining culturally sensitive, victim-centered assistance aligned with Violence Against Women Act objectives.