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 $2,811,782 to City of Austin Housing on December 22, 2025, under the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program (CFDA 14.241) to provide housing assistance and supportive services to low-income individuals and families living with HIV/AIDS in Austin, Texas.

The recipient delivers housing assistance through tenant-based rental assistance (scattered-site) and facility-based rental assistance, along with short-term rental, mortgage, and utility assistance (STRMU), permanent housing placement, and case management and support services. The award funds housing stability, homelessness prevention, and access to healthcare and supportive services for eligible clients in the Austin metropolitan area. The period of performance runs through December 21, 2028, with place of performance at Austin, TX 78702.

City of Austin Housing, operating as Neighborhood Housing & Community Development, is a division of the City of Austin. The award is obligated in full at $2,811,782.

City of Austin Housing passes funding to four sub-grantees. Project Transitions Inc. provides operating costs and support services; Austin Travis County Integral Care (Austin-Travis County Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center) provides short-term leasing, permanent housing placement, and STRMU services; Vivent Health (AIDS Services Austin) provides permanent housing placement, STRMU, tenant-based rental assistance, and support services; and The Wright House Wellness Center (Ashwell) provides STRMU services. All sub-grantees administer project sponsor administrative funds.

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.