Housing as a Social Determinant of Health: The City of Atlanta’s Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Program
Abstract
The HOPWA Program was established under the AIDS Housing Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 12901) in 1990 and amended by the Housing Community Development Act of 1992. Managed at the federal level by the Housing and Urban Development Office of HIV/AIDS, the program provides states and localities with the resources and incentives to devise long-term comprehensive strategies for meeting the housing needs of low-income persons with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), or related diseases, and their families. In 2020, the City of Atlanta formed the Department of Grants and Community Development (DGCD), and DGCD is responsible for administration and compliance of the HOPWA program across a 29-county metro region known as the City of Atlanta Eligible Metropolitan Statistical Area (EMSA). The EMSA consists of the following counties: Barrow, Clayton, Douglas, Haralson, Meriwether, Pike, Bartow, Cobb, Fayette, Heard, Morgan, Rockdale, Butts, Coweta, Forsyth, Henry, Newton, Spalding, Carroll, Dawson, Fulton, Jasper, Paulding, Walton, Cherokee, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Lamar, and Pickens. Project Sponsors are selected through a Request for Proposal (RFP) process or Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) process to assist in the program's administration. The selected Project Sponsors are awarded funding through a signed, written executed contract/agreement with The City. Management and administration of HUD grant funds is a shared responsibility of DGCD and agencies by accepting the funds through the execution of a grant agreement. This discussion will introduce the City of Atlanta’s Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program, discuss eligibility, and identify resources for community partners.
Keywords
AIDS, HOUSING, HIV, Grant, Disease Managment
Housing as a Social Determinant of Health: The City of Atlanta’s Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Program
The HOPWA Program was established under the AIDS Housing Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 12901) in 1990 and amended by the Housing Community Development Act of 1992. Managed at the federal level by the Housing and Urban Development Office of HIV/AIDS, the program provides states and localities with the resources and incentives to devise long-term comprehensive strategies for meeting the housing needs of low-income persons with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), or related diseases, and their families. In 2020, the City of Atlanta formed the Department of Grants and Community Development (DGCD), and DGCD is responsible for administration and compliance of the HOPWA program across a 29-county metro region known as the City of Atlanta Eligible Metropolitan Statistical Area (EMSA). The EMSA consists of the following counties: Barrow, Clayton, Douglas, Haralson, Meriwether, Pike, Bartow, Cobb, Fayette, Heard, Morgan, Rockdale, Butts, Coweta, Forsyth, Henry, Newton, Spalding, Carroll, Dawson, Fulton, Jasper, Paulding, Walton, Cherokee, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Lamar, and Pickens. Project Sponsors are selected through a Request for Proposal (RFP) process or Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) process to assist in the program's administration. The selected Project Sponsors are awarded funding through a signed, written executed contract/agreement with The City. Management and administration of HUD grant funds is a shared responsibility of DGCD and agencies by accepting the funds through the execution of a grant agreement. This discussion will introduce the City of Atlanta’s Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program, discuss eligibility, and identify resources for community partners.
