The Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program provides assistance to low-income individuals diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and their family members who live with them.
Donor Name: City of Memphis
State: Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/31/2023
Details:
The program is part of the City’s strategy to provide housing and supportive services to low-income members of special needs populations.
The program is funded with Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) entitlement funds annually awarded to the City by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). As such, all activities must comply with applicable HOPWA regulations, which are found in 24 CFR 574. The program is designed to:
- provide a stable living environment in housing that is safe, decent and sanitary and reduces risks of homelessness for persons with HIV/AIDS and improves access to HIV treatment and other health care services for the program participants
- serve low and moderate-income persons diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and their family members living with them by providing HOPWA-eligible housing and services
- serve persons with HIV/AIDS living in Fayette, Shelby and Tipton counties in Tennessee, DeSoto, Marshall, Tate and Tunica counties in Mississippi, and Crittenden County in Arkansas
- award funding for housing and supportive service programs to nonprofit agencies to serve eligible client population
- develop and maintain a continuum of affordable housing assistance programs to prevent homelessness, serve the homeless, and provide other permanent housing opportunities and related supportive services for HOPWA-eligible clients
- work primarily with existing housing resources
- provide services to program participants based on need since this is not an entitlement
- provide one year of funding for approved programs.
The City seeks applications that will:
- help increase access to stable permanent housing opportunities that include low income, permanent housing, program-based, and tenant-based rental assistance, transitional housing and comprehensive, residential alcohol and drug treatment programs for persons with HIV/AIDS
- prevent homelessness
- provide housing accompanied by appropriate supportive services including case management and improved access and usage of HIV/AIDS treatment and other health care
- assess each program participant’s housing needs, prepare a housing plan, and work with the person to achieve the plan encourage the self-sufficiency and stability of participants by securing eligible mainstream resources and other services that bolster independence as well as employment for participants when feasible. (Mainstream programs may include Food Stamps, TennCare, SSI, and similar Federal and State programs.)
- address priorities identified in the City’s Consolidated Plan
- coordinate activities with other public and private agencies serving persons with HIV/AIDS
- provide confidentiality for program participants
- provide services free of charge except for rent.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofit Organizations Only
- With 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) tax exempt designation
- Demonstrate at least one year of experience in serving its community
- Clients must be documented with HIV/AIDS diagnosis and meet HUD income guidelines for the county of their residence within the service area
- Must increase the availability of decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS
- Must be in Fayette, Shelby, and Tipton Counties in Tennessee, DeSoto, Marshall, Tate, and Tunica Counties in Mississippi, and Crittenden County in Arkansas.
Eligible Activities
- Acquisition and/or rehabilitation
- Operations of a wide range of housing programs
- Rental Assistance
- Housing information and outreach, and supportive services.
For more information, visit City of Memphis.
