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
Open the toggles below to view important links and documents.
Program Guidance
- State of Nevada Office of HIV Guidelines for HOPWA
- COVID Program Guidance
- HUD Exchange
- Virtual Inspections and Intake, Initial & Annual Certifications
- CPD Income Eligibility Calculator
- HOPWA Income Limits
- CPD-22-15: Carbon Monoxide Alarms or Detectors in HOPWA-Assisted Housing
Five-year Consolidated Plans
Annual Action Plans
- 2024 Notice of Public Hearing
- 2023 Notice of Public Hearing
- Annual Action Plan (DRAFT) – close date: April 30, 2023
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020
- 2019
- 2018
HOPWA Archives
Annual Action Plans (Drafts)
- 2022 Open for Public Comment
- Annual Action Plan (DRAFT) – close date: July 1, 2022
- 2021 Open for Public Comment
- Annual Action Plan (DRAFT) – close date: May 4, 2021
Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER)
- 2021 Public Notice – Open Comment through September 19, 2022
- 2020 Public Notice – Open Comment through September 20, 2021
- 2019 Public Notice – Open Comment through December 25, 2020
