HOPWA Program Page

This contents linked to this web page are provided for DCA HOPWA grantees as a central place to regularly review DCA and HUD regulations, required forms and guidance for HOPWA project implementation. GHFA HOPWA Grantees must review the information on this page often to make sure that programs conform to up to date requirements. HOPWA requirements include, but are not limited to, information contained on this page. Grantees must exercise due diligence to assure full compliance.

Pertinent DCA and HUD Regulations
(* Denotes Required DCA Forms)

HUD HOPWA Regulations

      • MS Word Format       • Acrobat PDF Format

HUD Guidance and Regulations for Faith-Based Organizations

• Regulations      • Questions and Answers

HUD HOPWA Notices (these documents take the form of regulation)

• Standards for Short Term Rent, Mortgage and Utility Assistance
        • MS Word Format       • Acrobat PDF Format
• Use of HOPWA for ADAP
• Other HUD Circulars

Previousely published "DCA Standards for HOPWA Housing Assistance" is withdrawn in favor of HUD regulations and guidance, except that all DCA HOPWA grantees must use prescribed DCA forms or guidance denoted by an asterisk* on this page. Grantees may use alternate forms if forms are specifically approved by DCA in writing.

Financial Management

• Critical Financial Reporting Requirements For Nonprofits Contracting with the State
        • Acrobat PDF Format
• Federal Financial Management Requirements for NPO's
        • MS Word Format       • Acrobat PDF Format
• Federal Cost Principles (PDF)

Determining Client Eligibility

Note that HOPWA clients must be (1) HIV positive, and (2) "low income" (as established for the HOME program.  The following documents or links guide sponsors in making the eligibility determination:

• *Documenting HIV/AIDS Status
• *Family Size and Income Statement and Certification (MS Word Document)
• HUD Income Limits - Once family size and household income is determined, income may not exceed the "low income" limit established at this link for the HOME program.

To be eligible for the S+C program, your client must be (1) homeless entering from a shelter or from an unsheltered location, (2) disabled, and (3) very low income. 

Additional Eligibility Requirements for Utilizing S+C Funds for Permanent Housing

• *DCA Verification of Homelessness (MS Word Document)
• *DCA Verification of Disability (MS Word Document)

Required HUD Guidelines and DCA Formats for HOPWA Housing Assistance

• HUD Requirements for Determining Tenant Rents (PDF)
• HUD Guidance for Determining Family/Household Income (PDF)
• Detailed HUD Requirements for Determining Tenant Rents
        • MS Word Format       • Acrobat PDF Format
• *Tenant Rent Calculation Worksheet (MS Excel Spreadsheet)
• *DCA Utility Allowances - Updated Annually  For tenant-based rental assistance only. Use most recent "DCA Utility Allowances." Print and use as worksheet for each file. (MS Excel Spreadsheet)
• DCA Map of Utility Regions (PDF)

Determining Housing Assistance Methods and Amounts of Assistance

• *Client Checklist (MS Word Document)
• *Long-Term (Transitional or Permanent) Rental Assistance Calculation (MS Excel Spreadsheet)
• *Short-Term Rent, Mortgage and/or Utility Assistance Calculation (MS Excel Spreadsheet)
• Schedule of Voucher, Resettlement and/or STRMUA (MS Excel Spreadsheet)

Contracting for Units

• HUD Fair Market Rents (a/k/a "Payment Standards") (Web Link)

Use most recent Schedule B "Final Data." The FMRs for unit sizes larger than four bedrooms are calculated by adding 15 percent to the four-bedroom FMR for each extra bedroom. For example, the FMR for a five-bedroom unit is 1.15 times the four-bedroom FMR, and the FMR for a six-bedroom unit is 1.30times the four-bedroom FMR.  FMRs for single-room-occupancy (SRO) units are 0.75 times the zero-bedroom FMR.

• DCA Payment Standards - Updated November 1 of Each Year

[Applicable only for DCA's 149 (of 159 counties) County Housing Choice Voucher (a/k/a "Section 8) Program]

• Payment Standards for (10 of 159 counties) Bibb, Chatham, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, Glynn, Muscogee, Richmond and Sumter Counties (contact appropriate housing authority and retain evidence if above 100%) of FMR
• Protecting Clients from Lead-Based Paint Hazards (PDF)
• HUD Housing Quality Standards for Contracted Units (Web Link)
  

Other Requirements

• DCA Requirements for Participation in Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS)
• DCA HOPWA Policy Guide 2013 (PDF)
• HUD/DCA Annual Reporting Requirements (MS Word Document)

Contact Information

Email Phillis Thomas, or call (404) 679-0651

Georgia Department of Community Affairs
60 Executive Park South, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30329-2231

 

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