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 awarded the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services $2.536 million on September 24, 2025, under the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) formula grant program to provide housing assistance, supportive services, and program planning for low-income individuals with HIV/AIDS and their families in Michigan.

The period of performance runs from September 24, 2025, through September 23, 2028, with place of performance at Lansing, Michigan. HOPWA formula funding supports permanent housing through tenant-based and facility-based rental assistance, as well as transitional or short-term housing assistance. The program's expected outcomes include establishing stable housing, reducing homelessness risk, and improving access to healthcare and supportive services. Recipients must submit annual performance reports documenting grant expenditures, activities undertaken, program accomplishments, and household outcomes related to housing stability, homelessness prevention, and access to care and support.

Michigan DHHS sub-awarded portions of this funding to eight organizations effective October 1, 2025: Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Center, Inc. (addiction treatment and supportive housing in Saginaw); Marquette County (regional services); Hackley Hospital/Mercy Health Partners (HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment services); Lansing Area Aids Network (HIV/AIDS prevention, medical support, and housing assistance); Community Rebuilders (homeless services and permanent supportive housing); Community AIDS Resource & Education Services/CARES (HIV/AIDS prevention, testing, case management, and housing assistance); and Wellness Networks, Inc./Vivent Health Michigan (HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, housing assistance, and harm reduction services). MDHHS administers the formula allocation and distributes sub-awards to county and local service providers enabling statewide service delivery to eligible populations.

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.