State sub · ASOCIACIÓN CIVIL CÁRITAS DE VENEZUELA ← CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES - UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS — $3.2M
Key claim: The US Department of State channeled $3.2M through prime recipient Catholic Relief Services-USCCB as a sub-award to Asociación Civil Cáritas de Venezuela for shelter, food, WASH, and psychosocial support to earthquake-affected households in Venezuela.
Abstract
ASOCIACIÓN CIVIL CÁRITAS DE VENEZUELA received $3.2M as a sub-award (pass-through) from prime recipient CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES - UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS (prime award SFEXFA26GR0063), under Department of State funding. HIGHLY VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS AFFECTED BY VENEZUELA’S EARTHQUAKES REDUCES THEIR LIFE-THREATENING RISKS BY ACCESSING TO SHELTER, FOOD ASSISTANCE, WASH, AND PSS
Why this matters
The award shows the US State Department using a Catholic Relief Services–USCCB prime with a local Cáritas sub-recipient to deliver earthquake relief inside Venezuela, a politically sensitive operating environment where direct bilateral aid is constrained. It illustrates the faith-based intermediary model for reaching Venezuelan households with shelter, food, WASH, and psychosocial services alongside UN pooled-fund channels.