By The Star Staff
Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González Colón announced on Tuesday the allocation of over $41 million in federal funds to support programs in Puerto Rico that include assistance to victims of domestic and sexual violence, university research and health services.
In the area of justice and anti-drug efforts, $7.5 million will be allocated to the island Department of Justice to assist victims of domestic violence. The funds come from the Victims of Crime Act and the Violence Against Women Act.
The LOMAS Community Coalition of San Germán will receive $125,000 under the Drug-Free Communities Support program to prevent substance use among young people.
In the realm of education, González Colón highlighted the allocation of nearly $3 million to five university institutions in Puerto Rico under the Development of Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program. Among the institutions benefiting are the Polytechnic University, EDP University, and several campuses of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) and Ana G. Méndez University.
Additionally, the National Science Foundation provided funding for research projects at universities. The UPR Mayagüez Campus will receive more than $1 million in various grants to support research in artificial intelligence and technical writing, while the UPR Carolina Campus will receive $199,140 to strengthen education in advanced technology.
In the health area, the Puerto Rico Department of Health will receive $2.7 million under the Block Grant Program for Health and Preventive Health Services. In addition, several organizations, such as the Quintana Baptist Church, and municipalities such as Bayamón and San Juan, will receive funds for Head Start and Early Head Start programs, with a total allocation of $29.1 million.
The first sentence of the SJS article, "Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González Colón announced" (the only name in the article), is somehow ambiguous, are we saying she has something to do securing these funds or that she is just announcing this year's national recipients of prestigious and rich US institutions grants and awards. Perhaps if we look at the grants and awards funding source, we might be able to select the iteration that provides accurate information about the origins of the "federal injection" funds.
As in previous instances, what looks personal and original is not. These bursaries are sponsored by federal agencies that run on an annual and competitive basis a gamut of programs. The Dept. of Justice applied to the…