WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded nearly $9 million to projects in seven cities and states that will offer permanent and transitional housing and support services to more than 200 households with families and individuals living with HIV/AIDS. Provided through HUD’s Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program, these projects will also develop new cross program approaches in HIV care by creating an integrated HIV/AIDS housing plan in their communities.
HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan said, “These resources will allow public agencies, nonprofits and housing authorities to forge new partnerships so that together, we can deliver comprehensive housing solutions and services for low-income families dealing with HIV. These communities will be innovating to more effectively and efficiently assist vulnerable households with HIV and serve as models for others to improve health outcomes and reduce risks of homelessness.”
The seven projects were selected through a national HOPWA competition to identify special projects of national significance that will help advance understanding and improve the delivery of housing and care for persons with HIV. HUD received 46 proposals under this competition.
The winner in California was the Los Angeles County Commission on HIV who were awarded a grant in the amount of $1,375,000 to provide housing assistance and service coordination for persons with HIV never in care and for newly-diagnosed persons with HIV and their families.
