Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS

Providing housing assistance and related supportive services for low-income persons living with HIV and their families.

The Office of HIV/AIDS Housing in HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) instituted The Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (or HOWPA) program and was established in 1990. Created in the AIDS Housing Opportunities Act, a part of the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act; the main purpose of this program is to provide housing assistance and related supportive services for low-income persons living with HIV and their families.

It also facilitates community efforts to develop comprehensive strategies to address HIV housing need and assists communities to create housing strategies to prevent these individuals from becoming homeless or unstably housed. With improvements in drug therapies and medical care reducing the number of deaths, people are living longer with HIV; therefore, there is an increasing demand for essential supportive services, including housing.

Northern Nevada

Please note that Nevada’s Office of HIV only provides HOPWA assistance in northern Nevada, specifically Washoe County.

For Nevada’s Office of HIV HOPWA program email NVHOPWA@health.nv.gov

Southern Nevada

HOPWA assistance for Las Vegas is handled by the City of Las Vegas.

Click the button below for program information and navigate to Community Programs then select Housing Opportunities For Persons with AIDS.

View the Project Sponsor/Provider List.

HOPWA Documents and Links

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Request for Funding Applications (RFA)

The State of Nevada, Division of Public and Behavioral Health, Community Health Services Branch, Office of HIV (OOH) is now accepting applications from community stakeholders and organizations interested in delivering services to eligible clients through funding received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Housing Opportunities for Persons with HIV/AIDS (HOPWA) program.

The HOPWA Program provides subgrants for activities delivering eligible housing and related supportive services to low-to-moderate income persons with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and their families. Community stakeholders and/or organizations interested in applying for participation as a project sponsor under the HOPWA program must document their conformity with certain eligibility requirements.

Applicants must be tax exempt under section 501 (c)(3) of the 1954 Internal Revenue Service Code and meet the statutory definition of a non-profit organization. Eligible organizations must have, among its purpose, significant activities related to providing services or housing to persons with AIDS or related diseases. HUD interprets the use of “related diseases” in this definition to include HIV infection. Applicants must be either a community group/organization; private non-profit; or a government agency with tax exempt status.

Services proposed under this RFA are limited to northern Nevada, specifically the following counites: Washoe, Carson City, Douglas, Lyon, Mineral, Churchill, Pershing, Humboldt, Lander, Eureka, White Pine and Elko.

Revision #1 RFA Document is located here.
RFA Questions from providers located here. Please check back frequently as these questions are updated in real time.
Original RFA Document is located here.
The budget template is located here.

Funding Opportunity Title:	Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA)
Release Date:	Friday, April 25, 2025
Due Date for Applications:	Friday, May 23, 2025, by 12 Noon PST
Review Period:	May 27, 2025 – May 29, 2025
Project Sponsor Notification:	Monday, June 2, 2025
Anticipated Total Annual Available Funding:	$400,000 – $550,000
Cost Sharing/Match Required:	None
Federal Project Period:	July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2030 or until all funds are exhausted