Biden admin awards Soros-backed nonprofit $2 million taxpayer-funded grant to address 'structural racism and toxic masculinities' in Puerto Rico

A George Soros-backed nonprofit based in Puerto Rico was awarded a $2 million taxpayer-funded grant by the Biden administration to address "structural racism and toxic masculinities."

Taller Salud, a "feminist, culturally specific nonprofit organization," received $2 million from Biden's Justice Department last year to address violent crime in Puerto Rico. The group has previously received funding from left-leaning causes, including Soros' Open Society Foundations and Planned Parenthood.

The nonprofit's CEO, Tania Rosario Méndez, describes herself as an "anti-racist activist for environmental justice and gender equality," according to her Instagram page.

Taller Salud is a "community based feminist organization dedicated to improving women's access to health care, to reducing violence within the community and to encourage economic growth."

The nonprofit promotes several strategies to "develop community leadership, prevent unjust displacement and guarantee a dignified life," including "community organizing," "dignified housing," and "just recovery."

The group also promotes the AMANI Project, which is described as teaching children ages 10 to 13 years old how to "develop emotional intelligence and recognize gender equity through music."

The taxpayer funds will be used to support the nonprofit's Peace Accords initiative, a "community violence intervention program" focused on combatting "structural racism and toxic masculinities." Specifically, Taller Salud plans to use the money to launch "public education campaigns" and work with at least 40 Puerto Rican males between the ages of 15 and 30.

Over the course of the three-year program, the group is estimated to teach 120 men at $17,000 per person, approximately $3,000 more than Puerto Rico's per capita annual income.

According to the Census Bureau, more than 40% of Puerto Ricans live in poverty.

The grant, aimed at reducing violent crime, came from the DOJ's Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative. According to United Nations data, Puerto Rico experiences significantly higher crime rates than the U.S.

"The three year, $2,000,0000 award will allow TS to continue providing a community violence intervention program that works at the individual level and at the community level seeking crime reduction, improving the criminal justice response to crimes and denormalizing crime in the community of Loíza and the northeastern region of Puerto Rico," Taller Salud stated.

The Department of Justice did not respond to a request for comment, the New York Post reported.

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