Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS
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2011 HOPWA Awards
$2.3 million dollars is awarded to 7 HOPWA programs for State Fiscal Year 2012 (July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012). For complete information, select the link below.
State FY 2012 Balance of State HOPWA Applications Due May 2, 2011 - Application Process Closed
DCA expects to receive about $2 million dollars in Federal FY 2011 HOPWA funds from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). These funds are to be used in a Congressionally-designed 127 county "balance of state" HOPWA entitlement area. For more information on HOPWA entitlements in Georgia, "Program Description" below.
Local governments and non-profit organizations are eligible to apply. Regional programs are preferred and cannot overlap other programs. To learn more about this funding opportunity, please review the links below:
State FY 2012 HOPWA Application Guidelines (WORD Form Fill Docs)
State FY 2012 HOPWA Funding Targets by Eligible County (PDF)
State FY 2012 HOPWA Application Workshop PowerPoint (PDF)
For further information contact Phillis Thomas by email, or call (404) 679-0651.
Program Description
HOPWA Programs in Georgia for persons with HIV/AIDS
The Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) program is a Federally funded HUD program that primarily provides housing assistance (emergency, shelter, transitional and/or permanent) for lower income persons with HIV/AIDS. Funds are typically sub-granted to non-profit agencies within the communities who usually make their own rules for programs and criteria for assistance, provided that such rules are within the scope of HOPWA regulations and guidance from HUD.
In Georgia, HUD provides formula funds to three (3) government entities.
The Atlanta HOPWA Program
Augusta-Richmond
County Program
Balance
of State HOPWA Program
The Atlanta HOPWA Program
The largest recipient in GA is the City of Atlanta. Atlanta receives a formula share for the Atlanta "Metropolitan Statistical Area" (MSA) and makes numerous sub-grants within twenty-eight (28) counties. Those counties include Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding and Walton.
In the Atlanta MSA, Living Room performs intake and assessment, and assists people living with HIV/AIDS and their families or partners to access housing and service programs. For more information, contact Living Room as follows:
Living Room
341 Ponce de Leon
Avenue,
Room 438
Atlanta, GA. 30308
Phone (404) 616-6332
Email livingroomatl@aol.com
Living Room works with clients every morning except Wednesday. Office hours are 8 am to 4:30 pm. Clients are seen on a first come, first served basis. Due to the high demand for assistance, clients should plan to arrive early. Clients who come from great distances, working during the day or who have debilitating medical conditions can call and set up special appointments.
Clients are asked to bring proof of HIV, TB status, and income. Other helpful documents are birth certificate, picture ID, and SS card. Grady IDP patients do not need to bring proof of HIV or TB status. Income is not required to receive housing referral but is required to receive financial assistance for housing. Clients needing emergency assistance for late rent, mortgage or utilities must bring copy of LATE notice or bill, copy of lease, and proof of income.
(Living Room info subject to change by Living Room without notice.)
For more information on the Atlanta MSA program, contact Mr. Richard Willis by email or by phone at (404) 330-6112 x5061.
Augusta-Richmond County Program
Augusta-Richmond County receives a formula share for four Augusta MSA counties, including Burke, Columbia, McDuffie and Richmond. For more information on Augusta's programs, contact LaSandra Corley at (706) 821-1797, or e-mail lcorley@augustaga.gov.
Balance of State HOPWA Program
The State of Georgia, through the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA), receives about $2 MD annually to provide HOPWA funding for the balance of state (127 counties). DCA currently funds six (6) regional programs. Sponsors and areas covered are as follows:
- Athens Area - AIDS Athens, (706) 549-3730
- Columbus Area - Homeless Resource Network, (706) 571-3399
- Jesup / Statesboro - Comprehensive AIDS Resource Encounter, (912) 530-8078
- Macon Area - Central City AIDS Network, (478) 750-8080
- Savannah/Coastal Area - Union Mission, (912) 231-0123
- Valdosta/Albany/Tifton/Waycross Area - South Health District, (229) 245-8711
For more information on the programs named above (types of programs, eligibility, etc.) call the program contact listed. For general information, call or email Phillis Thomas of DCA at (404) 679-0651.
Downloads & Related Links
Application and Related Documents - Balance of State HOPWA Program
2010-2011 HOPWA Application (DOC)
ESG/HOPWA/Balance of State CoC Workshops, February 15-24, 2009 (PDF)
Application Workshop Power Point (PDF)
Award Information - Balance of State HOPWA Program
2006
ESG and HOPWA Awards – By Grantee (PDF)
2006
ESG and HOPWA Awards – By DCA Region (PDF)
2007-2008 ESG and HOPWA Awards - By Grantee (PDF)
2007-2008 ESG and HOPWA Awards - By DCA Region (PDF)
2008-2009 ESG and HOPWA Awards - By Grantee (PDF)
2008-2009 ESG and HOPWA Awards - By DCA Region (PDF)
2010 - 2011 ESG and HOPWA Awards - By Grantee (PDF)
GHFA/DCA HOPWA Grantees Only
Contact Information
Georgia Department of Community Affairs
60 Executive Park South, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30329-2231
