Aids Foundation Houston, Inc.

Aids Foundation Houston, Inc., doing business as Allies In Hope, is a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Houston, Texas, that receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient to deliver permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, and case management services to individuals and families experiencing homelessness, with particular focus on persons living with HIV/AIDS.

The organization operates almost exclusively within the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267), which accounts for 79 of its 93 total awards and dominates its federal footprint. HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development awarded Allies In Hope three CoC project grants in the most recent funding cycle — $852 thousand obligated March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2027; $803 thousand obligated March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2027; and $1.038 million obligated February 1, 2026 through January 31, 2027 — supporting the operation of four residential facilities (A Friendly Haven, Help House, Burress Street Apartments, and Chupik House) and delivery of comprehensive supportive services including case management, life skills training, job training, nutritional services, substance abuse counseling, and rental assistance. The organization also holds a Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) formula grant from HUD awarded March 1, 2022, running through February 28, 2026. Beyond CoC, Allies In Hope has received minor grants from the CDC (3 awards) and NIH National Library of Medicine (2 awards, $99 thousand combined potential value).

Allies In Hope acts as a prime recipient in 90% of its awards and as a sub-recipient in 10%. The organization receives significant pass-through funding from the City of Houston under CoC subawards, documented in multiple awards spanning 2022 through 2026 and covering facility-based operating costs, supportive services, project sponsor administration, tenant-based rental assistance (TBRA), and short-term rent and mortgage assistance (STRMU). Recent sub-awards from Houston include $1.664 million (March 24, 2026) for facility operations, supportive services, administration, and TBRA across the 2025–2028 cycle, and $809 thousand (August 12, 2025) for administration, TBRA, and facility operations under the 2024–2027 cycle. The organization also received a $1.918 million ESG-CV rapid rehousing sub-award from an unnamed prime grantee (January 28, 2022) and separate "Home Now" sub-awards for tenant-based rental assistance and supportive services. HUD represents 94% of award count and substantial portion of obligated dollars; the organization's combined potential value across all 93 awards is $202 thousand, but obligated dollars total $62.9 million, reflecting the reality that annual CoC grants renew on a rolling calendar and carry substantial multi-year value.

Activity has remained steady at four to seven awards annually over the past five years. Three awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and therefore enter recompete cycle in that window.