The City of Atlanta is seeking applications for its 2022 Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program.
Donor Name: City of Atlanta
State: Georgia
City: Atlanta
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/30/2022
Size of the Grant: $12,997,884
Details:
The Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program is the only Federal program dedicated to the housing needs of persons living with HIV/AIDS. Under the HOPWA Program, HUD makes grants to local communities, states, and nonprofit organizations for projects that benefit low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS and their families. Low-income persons (at or below 80 percent of area median income) that are medically diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and their families are eligible to receive HOPWA-funded assistance. The program should be designed with the community needs in mind, operate within HUD’s rules and regulations, and produce clear and effective outcomes.
HOPWA funds may be used for a wide range of housing, 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. An essential component in providing housing assistance for this targeted special needs population is the coordination and delivery of support services. Consequently, HOPWA funds also may be used for services including (but not limited to) assessment and case management, substance abuse treatment, mental health treatment, nutritional services, job training and placement assistance, and assistance with daily living.
HOPWA Value Statements:
- Housing is Healthcare: People living with HIV (PLWH) who have access to stable, affordable housing, are more likely to engage in their health care and to maintain adherence to medical treatment and to have undetectable viral loads.
- Data is Vital: Coordinated, accessible, and available cohesive, statewide data is necessary to inform funder and service provider decision making and to demonstrate outcomes and impact.
- Housing Options are Valuable: PLWH should have an array of innovative housing and support service choices meeting the needs from youth to seniors so that they can live how they want and age in place.
- Collaboration is Critical: Public and private sector collaboration is necessary to provide for more flexibility in terms of regulations and funding to meet the individual housing and service needs of people living with HIV.
- Housing and Services need to be Flexible: A person-centered approach provides for supportive services and housing which are available when and where they are needed
HOPWA Priorities
- Group 1 – High Priority Activities
- Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA)
- Facility based housing rental assistance/master leasing
- Permanent Housing Placement (PHP)
- Group 2 – Medium Priority Activities
- Support Service Case Management/ Housing Case Management (with HOPWA housing)
- Housing Information and Referral Services
- Short Term Rental Assistance and Mortgage Utility
- Resource Identification
- Group 3-Lower Priority Activities
- Supportive Services and/or Case Management (without HOPWA housing)
Funding Information
Funds Available: $12,997,884.00
Eligibility Criteria
- There are wide range of housing needs for people living with HIV/AIDS. Housing needs fall into an overall, community-wide housing strategy. Funding for land or building acquisition, new construction, major rehabilitation of housing units that will benefit HOPWA eligible persons is a priority. Prioritization for low income people with HIV/AIDS is required.
- Agency must have had 501(c)(3) non-profit status for at least 2 full years, have 2 full years of operating experience under another registered non-profit entity which meets this criterion, or be a governmental entity proposing to serve eligible persons.
- Agencies that are new to the City of Atlanta’s federal funding cycle must have at least 12 months of experience that is similar or related to the activities for which funding is being requested from  the City.
- An Agency having expenditures of $750,000 or more in federal awards (from all federal sources) in a fiscal year must have a Single Audit completed within 9 months from the end of the fiscal year.
- Agencies must disclose in this application any debt owed to the City of Atlanta or the State of Georgia.
For more information, visit City of Atlanta.
