Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program: HUD's Office of HIV/AIDS Housing

manages the HOPWA program
in collaboration with 44 state and area CPD offices in providing guidance andprogram oversight. The Office
works with other HUD offices to ensure that all HUD programs and initiativesare responsive to the special
needs of people with HIV/AIDS. One of the primary functions of the Office is to administer the
Housing Opportunities for Persons with HIV/AIDS (HOPWA) program through providing guidance
and oversight of HOPWA Programs.

 

HOPWA funds are awarded as grants from one of three programs:

 

• HOPWA Competitive Program - HUD generally selects 20 to 22 HOPWA projects rated
  highest under the selection criteria. States, cities, and local governments and nonprofit
  organizations may
• apply for HOPWA Competitive funding.The HOPWA Formula Program uses a statutory
  method to allocate HOPWA funds to eligible States and cities on behalf of their metropolitan
  areas. HOPWA formula grants are part of the consolidated planning process.
• The HOPWA National Technical Assistance Funding awards are provided to strengthen
  the management, operation, and capacity of HOPWA grantees,project sponsors,
  and potential applicants of HOPWA funding.

may be used for health care and mental health services, chemical dependency treatment, nutritional services,
case management,assistance with daily living, and other supportive services.To read more AIDS.gov blogs
on housing, please click here.

HOPWA funding provides housing assistance and related supportive services and grantees are encouraged
to develop community-wide strategies and form partnerships with area nonprofit organizations. HOPWA funds
may be used for a wide range of hosing, social services,program planning, and development costs. These
include, but are not limited to, the acquisition, rehabilitation, or new construction of housing units; costs for
facility operations; rental assistance; and short-term payments to prevent homelessness.