A $32 million U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant will be invested in affordable housing for more than 1,300 extremely low-income persons and families living with HIV/AIDS.
Combined with local resources these funds will provide
The funding is offered to 30 local programs in 20 states through HUD’s Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Program. Funds will also provide access to supportive services that offer self-sufficiency education, job readiness services and employment training.
The goal, said HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan is to avoid homelessness through specialized outreach and service delivery models that target help to persons who have been homeless or are at extreme risk of becoming homeless.
Many of the projects and local entities that received renewed funding help coordinate local, state and federal efforts to assist people in need.
Up to 90% of HOPWA funds are distributed to cities and states based on the number of AIDS cases reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Seventeen entities based Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Baltimore, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Wisconsin received HOPWA 2013 Permanent Supportive Housing Renewal grants of over $1 million.
