HOPWA

Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS is federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that is distributed to Eligible Metropolitan Statistical Areas (EMSA’s) using a statutory formula that relies on AIDS statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  HOPWA funding provides housing assistance and related supportive services as part of HUD’s Consolidated Planning initiative that works in partnership with communities and neighborhoods in managing Federal funds appropriated to HIV/AIDS programs.

HOPWA funding is awarded to the City of Cincinnati as the Formula grantee for the Cincinnati area EMSA.  This area includes the following 5 counties in Ohio:  Brown, Butler, Clermont, Hamilton and Warren; 7 Kentucky counties:  Boone, Bracken Cambell, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton and Pendleton; and 3 Indiana counties:  Dearborn, Franklin and Ohio.

Please contact Jennifer McEvilley (jmcevilley@cincinnaticoc.org) at the Continuum of Care for questions regarding HOPWA.

Congratulations to the following programs that have been funded for 2011:

• Caracole, Inc.
• Center for Respite Care
• Northern Kentucky (NKIDHD)
• STOP AIDS

Review funding details here.