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…

The Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development awarded $2.237 million to the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority on September 18, 2025, under the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA, CFDA 14.241) program. The funding supports housing assistance, supportive services, program planning, and development costs for low-income individuals with HIV/AIDS and their families across Indiana through September 17, 2028. Place of performance is Indianapolis, Indiana.

IHCDA functions as a state pass-through entity, distributing HOPWA formula funds to sub-recipients. The source identifies six sub-awards, four of which specify HOPWA-eligible expense categories without detailing individual activity scope: Matthew 25 Aids Services Inc. (Henderson, Kentucky, awarded February 25, 2025), The Aliveness Project of NWI Inc. (awarded October 24, 2025), Health Plus Indiana / Aids Ministries of North Indiana (South Bend, awarded October 24, 2025), Hoosier Hills Aids Coalition Inc. (awarded October 24, 2025), Indiana University Hospital / Indiana University Health Inc. (Academic Affairs Division, Indianapolis, awarded December 23, 2025), and one sub-award identified only by award number (October 24, 2025). Based on their organizational profiles, sub-recipients deliver tenant-based and facility-based rental assistance, case management, counseling, and supportive services to individuals and families experiencing homelessness or housing instability related to HIV/AIDS across rural and urban service areas in Indiana and adjacent counties in Kentucky.

HOPWA formula grantees must submit consolidated and annual action plans identifying eligible activities and are required to report annually on grant expenditures, activities undertaken, program accomplishments, and household outcomes related to housing stability, homelessness prevention, and access to care and support.

Activities

Hopwa formula awards are contingent upon the submission and approval by HUD of a jurisdiction's consolidated plan and annual action plan. Grantees must identify the eligible hopwa activities at 24 code of federal regulations (CFR) 574.300 that will be implemented with grant funding in the jurisdiction's consolidated plan and annual action plan. Housing assistance can be provided in the form of permanent housing which includes tenant-based (scattered site) and facility-based (subsidized payment on a specific building, unit, or project) rental assistance, or through transitional or short-term housing assistance.

Expected outcomes

Hopwa program activities focus on establishing stable housing, reducing risk of homelessness, and improving access to healthcare and supportive services. Hopwa formula grantees are required to submit annual performance reports on grant expenditures, activities undertaken, program accomplishments, and household outcomes related to housing stability; homelessness prevention, and access to care and support. Hopwa formula program grantees must annually submit reporting form HUD-4155: consolidated annual progress report and consolidated annual performance and evaluation report to HUD 90 days after the end of each program or operating year. Hopwa performance profiles are generated quarterly for all agencies receiving hopwa grants, and are accessible here: https://WWW.hudexchange.info/programs/hopwa/hopwa-performance-profiles/

Intended beneficiaries

Eligibility for hopwa is limited to individuals and families who have: (1) at least one person with an HIV diagnosis. This includes families where the only eligible person is a minor. Medical verification of status is required; and 2) a total household income that does not exceed 80% of the area median income (AMI), as defined by HUD. A person with HIV or a family member regardless of income is eligible to receive hopwa housing information services. Any person living in proximity to a community residence is eligible to participate in that residence's community outreach and educational activities regarding HIV/aids.

Subrecipient activities

The subrecipient activities are unknown at the time of award.