Housing opportunities for persons with aids

The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development awarded Aids Alabama Inc. $885,108 on February 10, 2026, under the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program (CFDA 14.241) to provide comprehensive housing and supportive services for low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS in Birmingham, Alabama.

The award funds housing assistance, supportive services, program planning, and development costs through February 9, 2029. Aids Alabama, a Birmingham-based nonprofit community development corporation, operates permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, rental assistance, case management, and wraparound supportive services for individuals experiencing homelessness and persons living with HIV/AIDS. The organization also delivers substance use treatment programs, mental health services, HIV/STI testing and counseling, and healthcare navigation for vulnerable and underserved populations including low-income individuals, LGBTQ+ communities, minorities, and rural Alabamians.

This is a Project Grant with a three-year period of performance. Aids Alabama's federal portfolio spans 98 awards across the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, with HUD accounting for 76 awards. The organization receives sub-award pass-through funding from the Alabama Department of Health for HIV prevention and viral suppression initiatives and from the Alabama Department of Mental Health and Retardation for substance use treatment.