Summary
PURPOSE: THE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS (HOPWA) PROGRAM WAS AUTHORIZED THROUGH THE AIDS HOUSING OPPORTUNITY ACT (42 USC CH. 131) AND CREATED TO ADDRESS THE HOUSING NEEDS OF LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS WITH HIV/AIDS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) MAKES GRANTS ANNUALLY TO CITIES THAT ARE THE MOST POPULOUS UNIT OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS WITH MORE THAN 500,000 PEOPLE AND AT LEAST 2,000 HIV/AIDS CASES AND STATES WITH MORE THAN 2,000 HIV/AIDS CASES OUTSIDE OF ELIGIBLE METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS. THE MAIN PURPOSE OF HOPWA FORMULA FUNDING IS TO PROVIDE HOUSING ASSISTANCE, SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, PROGRAM PLANNING, AND DEVELOPMENT COSTS. CURRENT HOPWA FORMULA ALLOCATIONS BY GRANTEE ARE AVAILABLE HERE: HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/BUDGET; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: HOPWA FORMULA AWARDS ARE CONTINGENT UPON THE SUBMISSION AND APPROVAL BY HUD OF A JURISDICTION'S CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND ANN