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's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development awarded the City of New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene $44,857,248 through the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program on September 19, 2025.

This formula grant funds permanent supportive housing, transitional or short-term housing assistance, supportive services, and program planning and development costs for low-income individuals living with HIV/AIDS and their families in New York City. Housing assistance may be provided through tenant-based rental assistance at scattered sites or facility-based rental assistance on specific buildings, units, or projects. Performance runs through September 18, 2028, with place of performance in Astoria, New York.

The City of New York passes funding to sub-recipients to deliver housing and supportive services. Project Hospitality Inc., a nonprofit organization based in Staten Island, received a sub-award to conduct services for 36 units, providing permanent supportive housing to very low-income persons with HIV/AIDS who are homeless or at serious risk of homelessness. Project Hospitality's activities include reducing homelessness prevalence, enabling stable living environments, improving access to health care and HIV viral suppression rates, and promoting self-sufficiency.

HOPWA formula grantees must submit consolidated and annual action plans identifying eligible activities and annual performance reports documenting expenditures, 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.