HOUSING OPPORTUNITES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS (HOPWA)

 

The HOPWA program addresses the needs of low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS and their families by providing emergency and permanent housing assistance and related supportive services. The HOPWA entitlement amount for FY 2008-09 is $1,138,000 for the City of Columbia and the surrounding six counties of Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Richland, and Saluda.

 

 

Click here to view the HOPWA Budget FY2008/2009

 

All City of Columbia HOPWA grant awards are made through a competitive application process based on client needs, gaps in service, and ability of the agency to successfully implement the program. The City expects all funding requests to be of high quality, demonstrate financial reasonableness, and adequately fulfill a gap in services.

 

Please click here to see if any Requests for Proposals (RFPs)

for the HOPWA program are currently available.

 

The following organizations and agencies currently receive funding from the City's HOPWA program:

 

*         Columbia Housing Authority

*         Healing Properties

*         USC - Office of Supportive Housing                  

*         Palmetto AIDS Life Support Services

*         Upper Savannah Care Services

*         The Cooperative Ministry

 

HOPWA FUNDING IS NOW AVAILABLE
Please click here to download the application.


For general information on the HOPWA program, please visit

HUD's website by clicking on the logo below: