Our Partners
Academia & Research
The Comprehensive Cancer Center of the University of Puerto Rico is a public corporation created under Law 230 of August 26, 2004, as amended. This Law is created to address an urgent need of our population regarding the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer – a disease that affects nearly 16,000 Puerto Ricans annually.
Focus Areas- Research
CARICOOS is the Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System. This effort, funded by the NOAA IOOS office, is one of eleven coastal observing systems and regional associations which along with federal agencies constitute the national coastal component of the US Integrated Ocean Observing System. This web page brings together coastal ocean data and forecasts from a variety of sources including satellites, ocean instruments and numerical models to give the user an integrated view of past, present and forecasted ocean conditions in the US Caribbean region.
Focus Areas- Academia and Research
The Sea Grant Program at the University of Puerto Rico is an educational program dedicated to the conservation and sustainable use of marine and coastal resources in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Caribbean region. Our mission is twofold: (1) to fund scientific research on the conservation and use of marine and coastal resources, and (2) to provide marine outreach services by applying knowledge generated from that research, and our expertise, towards confronting the problems that the communities of people who utilize marine and coastal resources face every day.
Focus Areas- Academia and Research
RCE Puerto Rico is known locally as REDeS (Red de Educación para el Desarrollo Sostenible). It is a multi-sector network of collaborators dedicated to promoting education and training for advancing sustainability in Puerto Rico, an island archipelago in the Eastern Caribbean. We support and engage in projects and activities that develop sustainability awareness and lead to concrete actions. Our partners represent diverse organizations, institutions and agencies working on sustainability issues throughout Puerto Rico including in municipalities around El Yunque National Forest, the San Juan Metropolitan Area, and other regional cities.
Focus Areas- Academia & Education
The Southeast Regional Climate Center, SERCC, one of six regional climate centers in the United States, was established in March 1989. The SERCC is housed at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and was created in response to an assessment that identified various user needs for regional climate services in the Southeast.
State Governmental Agency
Ensure a free and non-sectarian education that develops the capacities and talents of all students so that they can be productive, independent citizens, lifelong learners, respectful of the law and the environment, and capable of contributing to the common good.
Focus Areas- Education
To regulate and oversee the provision of health services in Puerto Rico and ensure that standards are met to guarantee the general welfare of the people.
Focus Areas- Health
Its purpose is to protect, conserve, and manage the natural and environmental resources of the country in a balanced manner to ensure enjoyment by future generations and promote a better quality of life.
Focus Areas- Natural & Environmental Resources
To coordinate all government resources of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as well as those from the private sector, to provide, in the quickest and most effective manner possible, services before, during, and after emergency situations to ensure the protection of the lives and property of the citizens.
Focus Areas- Emergency Management
Implement and oversee public policy regarding the economic development of Puerto Rico across various business sectors including industry, commerce, tourism, services, cooperatives, and others, to foster the development of a stable and self-sustaining private economy with a forward-looking vision, taking into account the globalization of the economy and the formation of regional economic blocs.
Focus Areas- State Goverment Agency
Federal Governmental Agency
Is an independent federal agency that provides support for science and engineering across all 50 states and U.S. territories. Established in 1950 by Congress, NSF’s mission is to promote the progress of science, advance national health, prosperity, and welfare, and secure national defense. It primarily achieves this mission through grant-making activities. NSF’s investments represent approximately 25% of federal funding to colleges and universities in the United States for basic research, which is driven by curiosity and discovery. Additionally, NSF supports research aimed at finding solutions to challenges, with the potential to bring about advancements for the American people.
Focus Areas- Research
Provide weather, water and climate data, forecasts, warnings, and impact-based decision support services for the protection of life and property and enhancement of the national economy.
Focus Areas- Monitoring and Forecasting
USDA’s Climate Hubs are a unique collaboration across the department’s agencies. They are led and hosted by the Agricultural Research Service and Forest Service located at ten regional locations, with contributions from many agencies including the Natural Resources Conservation Service, Farm Service Agency, and the Risk Management Agency. The Climate Hubs link USDA research and program agencies in their regional delivery of timely and authoritative tools and information to agricultural producers and professionals.
Focus Areas- Agricultural Research & Education
FEMA’s mission is to assist people before, during, and after disasters. Here’s what you can expect from FEMA in each stage; Before a disaster, FEMA works across the country every day to help people and communities understand and prepare for possible risks; During a disaster, FEMA coordinates the federal response to disasters that receive a Presidential disaster declaration. They work closely with officials in states, Tribal Nations, and territories as they respond to disasters and make requests for federal support. After a disaster; FEMA supports state, local, tribal, and territorial government officials who are primarily responsible for managing their communities’ disaster recovery. This support includes providing recovery resources such as recovery roadmaps, community management toolkits, and a recovery and resilience resource library to facilitate whole community recovery. The FEMA Region 2 office, located in New York, NY, partners with federal emergency management for eight Tribal Nations and four states/territories.
Focus Areas- Emergency Management
Non-Profit Organization
The Private Education Association of Puerto Rico is a nonprofit organization established to promote excellence in education within a pluralistic and free environment, respecting the individuality and philosophy of its members. It supports all causes that lead to the strengthening of educational quality and the coexistence of the Puerto Rican people. It fosters a cooperative spirit among its members as an educational force in the country and anticipates changes and courses of action that allow it to exercise leadership as a genuine representative of private education in Puerto Rico and in international forums.
Focus Areas- Education
The Local2030 Islands Network is the world’s first island-led global network dedicated to advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through locally driven and culturally informed solutions. The Network brings together a diverse group of island economies – nations, states, and communities – from all regions of the world, and promotes island solutions and leadership based on shared experiences and island culture.
Focus Areas- UN Coalition
Evaluate the state of Puerto Rico’s climate using the best available science and knowledge, understand Puerto Rico’s socio-ecological vulnerabilities, and develop adaptation strategies to build a resilient society.
Focus Areas- Cambio Climático
UNA-USA PR coordinates programs and activities in education and volunteerism while collaborating on initiatives to promote, integrate, advance, measure, and fund the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through programs such as the Model United Nations and United Nations Student Organizations, students (from 6th grade to university level) are exposed to topics of interest to the international community and develop skills such as critical thinking, oral and written communication, interpersonal skills, negotiation, conflict resolution, tolerance, dialogue, teamwork, and consensus-building. This empowers them with the knowledge and skills to become successful entrepreneurs and responsible global citizens.
Focus Areas- Education and Volunteerism
It is an independent initiative for scientific and technological education in Puerto Rico. It arises from members of the community, including scientists, researchers, teachers, children, university students, and ordinary people like you and me, with the aim of advancing scientific literacy among our people and strengthening Puerto Rico’s workforce. The EcoExploratorio will serve as the focal point for science, technology, mathematics, and engineering in Puerto Rico.
Focus Areas- STEM Education
Since 1984, donors have contributed to the development of Puerto Rican communities through FCPR. Individuals, families, corporations, or foundations have found in FCPR the ideal philanthropic partner, an entity that has helped them turn their desire to support causes they are passionate about into reality by establishing, safeguarding, and administering funds that provide scholarships to university students or donations to nonprofit organizations. Furthermore, the Foundation facilitates transformative processes in communities, promoting access to renewable energy, clean water, housing, community economic development, and education. We believe that through access to, ownership of, and management of these resources, we promote equity, social justice, and community prosperity.
Focus Areas- Philanthropy
Taller Salud is a grassroots feminist organization dedicated to improving women’s access to health, reducing violence in community settings, and promoting economic development through education and activism. Founded in 1979, Taller Salud is an independent, non-governmental, nonprofit organization, recognized as a 501(c)(3).
Focus Areas- Education & Activism
Foundation for Puerto Rico (FPR) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that aims to unlock Puerto Rico’s potential in the global economy, enabling more individuals to live, visit, work, and invest in our beautiful island. Our focused economic development and resilience programs work closely with community partners, offering resources, training, funding, and networks that enhance the local economy from within. We transition from knowledge to action, blending innovative, data-driven approaches with robust field-based initiatives. To date, we have assisted over 2,000 small businesses and collaborated with more than 1,000 local and national non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Our operations are centered at El Colaboratorio in the heart of Santurce, a collaborative space intended to facilitate cooperation, exchange new ideas, and foster synergies among NGOs—all united in the mission of transforming Puerto Rico. Our motto, “there is no future in rebuilding the past,” encapsulates our transformative vision and aspiration for the future of our island: a thriving Puerto Rico that unleashes the talents, creativity, and passion of its people.
Focus Areas- Economic Development & Resiliency
Community Based Organization
The “Corporación de Servicios de Salud Primaria y Desarrollo Socieconómico El Otoao” is a nonprofit corporation, established in 2013, with a community-based approach that provides services to seven geographically isolated communities between the towns of Jayuya, Ciales, and Utuado. Our Board of Directors is composed of a resident from each of the neighborhoods we serve. Our mission is a community initiative that works to support the community in its development and transformation, in addition to providing a more equitable and sustainable community by building and offering services to people living in less favored areas. Our purpose is to create self-sustaining communities for the future.
Focus Areas- Socioeconomic Development and Primary Health Care Services
We are a Mutual Support Center that offers to the community: a Bazaar, a space for relaxation and well-being, an art therapy room, and a community kitchen that prepares lunches for our most vulnerable participants.
Focus Areas- Community Work and Well-being
