HUD Archives: News Releases


HUD No. 06-139
Brian Sullivan
(202) 708-0685

For Release
Thursday
October 19, 2006

HUD ANNOUNCES $27.5 MILLION TO SUPPORT HOUSING AND SERVICE PROGRAMS FOR PERSONS AND FAMILIES WITH HIV/AIDS
More than 1,000 families at risk for homelessness to receive housing and services

DALLAS - Over a thousand persons who are living with HIV/AIDS and who might otherwise be living on the streets will find a stable home and receive the services they need because of $27.5 million in funding awarded today by Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson. HUD grants will support 26 programs in 15 states to provide their clients with three years of permanent supportive housing.

Jackson made the announcement during a news conference with Rep. Pete Sessions at a local housing development operated by AIDS Services of Dallas.

The funding announced today is part of HUD's Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program. Housing assistance and related services funded by HOPWA are a vital part of the comprehensive system of care for those living with HIV/AIDS. A stable home environment is critical for low-income persons managing complex drug therapies and potential side effects from their treatments.

"These grants offer a stable home and critically needed services to persons living with this disease so they can devote themselves to staying healthy," said Jackson. "HUD is not only helping to provide homes and help, but we're offering hope to thousands of families at risk of living on our streets."

In 2007, President Bush is seeking a record $300 million for HUD's HOPWA program, an increase of $14 million over current funding levels. These resources are expected to assist an estimated 75,000 households annually.

As part of today's awards, HUD is providing nearly $16.5 million to 16 existing projects and nearly $11 million to support 10 new HIV/AIDS housing programs. These projects indicate they will assist 1,088 households. Combined, these HUD-supported programs will stimulate another $51.6 million from other public and private sources to continue assisting their clients, representing $1.87 for every HOPWA dollar awarded.

Ninety percent of HOPWA funds are distributed by formula to cities and states based on the number of AIDS cases reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HUD's formula grants are managed by 120 local and state jurisdictions, which coordinate AIDS housing efforts with other HUD and community resources. This year, HUD is making available a total of $286 million in HOPWA funds to help communities provide housing for this special needs population.

HUD is the nation's housing agency committed to increasing homeownership, particularly among minorities; creating affordable housing opportunities for low-income Americans; and supporting the homeless, elderly, people with disabilities and people living with AIDS. The Department also promotes economic and community development, and enforces the nation's fair housing laws. More information about HUD and its programs is available on the Internet and espanol.hud.gov.

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The following local projects are being funded through HUD's HOPWA Program (For a complete project summary of the funding announced today, visit HUD's website):

HOPWA 2006 renewal grants for permanent supportive housing projects

State Area Grantee
Grant Amount

Alaska

Anchorage and western Alaska

Alaska Housing Finance Corporation

$716,210

California

Los Angeles

The Salvation Army - Alegria Project

$960,999

 

San Francisco

Tenderloin AIDS Resource Center

$1,236,000

Florida

Jacksonville

I.M. Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless

$1,186,841

Hawaii

Honolulu

Gregory House Programs

$1,187,034

Illinois

Chicago

AIDS Foundation of Chicago

$1,191,188

 

Chicago

City of Chicago

$1,378,384

 

Southern Illinois

Interfaith Residence, dba Doorways

$672,805

Maryland

Baltimore

City of Baltimore

$1,339,000

Maine

Portland

Frannie Peabody Center

$1,273,947

Missouri

Rural Missouri

Interfaith Residence, dba Doorways

$909,240

New Hampshire

Greater Manchester area

State of New Hampshire, Office of Homeless, Housing and Transportation Services

$682,533

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

Asociacion De Puertorriquenos en Marcha, Inc.

$1,339,000

Vermont

Chittenden County

Burlington Housing Authority

$392,009

Washington

Seattle

Downtown Emergency Service Center

$787,112

Wisconsin

statewide Wisconsin

AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin

$1,236,000

 

 

Total

$16,488,302

HOPWA 2006 new competitive awards

State Area Grantee
Grant Amount

Delaware

statewide Delaware

Ministry of Caring Inc.

$766,320

Illinois

Chicago

Chicago House & Social Service Agency, Inc.

$1,213,651

 

Peoria

Pioneer Civic Services, Inc.,

$930,596

Massachusetts

Worchester

Community Healthlink, Inc.

$846,720

 

Cambridge and metro Boston

Cambridge Cares About AIDS, Inc.,

$1,370,282

Maine

statewide Maine

City of Portland

$1,402,577

Oregon

statewide Oregon

State of Oregon, Department of Human Services

$1,373,293

Tennessee

Kingsport

Kingsport Housing & Redevelopment Authority

$1,067,145

Texas

Dallas

City of Dallas

$721,000

Washington

Seattle

Housing Resources Group, Inc

$1,304,303

 

 

Total

$10,995,887

 

 
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