Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS
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2012 HOPWA Application Process
Deadline 1 - March 2, 2012, 5:00 p.m., Notice of Intent to Apply - Closed
- Notice of Intent to Apply (Web Link)
- Multiple Program Site Form (PDF)
- HTFOnline Notice of Intent Demo
Deadline 2 - March 19, 2012, 5:00 p.m., Organizational Information - Closed
- HB2 and HB 87 Immigration Compliance
- New Sites for 2012 Only! Environmental Information Form (PDF)
Deadline 3 - April 16, 2012, 5:00 p.m., Program Applications
Program Application Process -- Unless you are also applying for ESG funds (see ESG application page), the following documents, as applicable, need to be downloaded, named, completed and uploaded in HTFOnline as one Compressed ZIP folder (i.e. AGENCY_NAME_HOPWA.zip).
If you are also applying to ESG funds, please add the following four (4) documents to your ESG zip folder. Local approvals and consolidated plan certifications (two of the 4 documents) may be included within ESG approvals and certifications.
You must use Adobe Reader to complete these documents! Before you begin, make sure to update your ADOBE READER software to the latest version (Adobe Reader X). Otherwise, the form fill, save and sign features will not work properly!
- SFY 2013 HOPWA Application DOWNLOAD (read only - instructions) (application forms) - Digital signatures required. Do not scan the application document. Name as follows: AgencyName_HOPWA.pdf
- SFY 2013 HOPWA Narrative (1 PDF Document) - This is not a form. There is no download. Save or scan narrative into one PDF document and name as follows: AgencyName_HOPWANarrative.pdf
- Local Approval Form(s) DOWNLOAD (1 or More PDF Documents, as needed) - Scan signed form(s) into one PDF document. Name as follows: AgencyName_HOPWAApproval.pdf
- Consolidated Plan Consistency Form(s) DOWNLOAD (1 or More PDF Documents, as needed) - Scan signed form(s) into one PDF document. Use your agency's HMIS Agency Key and name as follows: AgencyName_HOPWAConsistency.pdf
Naming Your PDF and ZIP files:
Unless you are also applying for ESG funds (see ESG application page), use your Organization Name and "HOPWA" to name your forms and zip file. For example (fictional, of course), "Cobb Family Violence, Inc." would use the following naming convention in applying for funds to assist with the operation of its program called "Marietta House:" Cobb_Family_Violence_Marietta_House_HOPWA.pdf.
Once all of your required Forms have been Saved, you need to create a Compressed Zip Folder that contains all of your Application Documents and Upload to HTFOnline using the same URL, Login and Password used for Organizational Documents.
Note that if your agency is also a ESG applicant, you must include the HOPWA Application, appropriate local approvals and consolidated plan certification(s), and the HOPWA narrative within this same zip folder.
General HOPWA Program Description for Georgia
HOPWA Programs in Georgia for persons with HIV/AIDS
The Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) program is a Federally funded HUD program that primarily provides housing assistance (emergency, shelter, transitional and/or permanent) for lower income persons with HIV/AIDS. Funds are typically sub-granted to non-profit agencies within the communities who usually make their own rules for programs and criteria for assistance, provided that such rules are within the scope of HOPWA regulations and guidance from HUD.
In Georgia, HUD provides formula funds to three (3) government entities.
The Atlanta HOPWA Program
Augusta-Richmond
County Program
Balance
of State HOPWA Program
The Atlanta HOPWA Program
The largest recipient in GA is the City of Atlanta. Atlanta receives a formula share for the Atlanta "Metropolitan Statistical Area" (MSA) and makes numerous sub-grants within twenty-eight (28) counties. Those counties include Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding and Walton.
In the Atlanta MSA, Living Room performs intake and assessment, and assists people living with HIV/AIDS and their families or partners to access housing and service programs. For more information, contact Living Room as follows:
Living Room
341 Ponce de Leon
Avenue,
Room 438
Atlanta, GA. 30308
Phone (404) 616-6332
Email livingroomatl@aol.com
Living Room provides emergency financial assistance, housing, and housing services to clients living in the 28 county Metro Atlanta region and 15 county Dalton and Rome region. Living Room provides services every weekday, Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. In Metro Atlanta, clients are seen by appointment and can call 404-939-8520 for an appointment; clients who are currently homeless may walk-in for an intake without an appointment.
In NW Georgia, clients are seen by appointment and can make an appointment through their healthcare provider at the Dalton or Rome health clinics (or by calling 678-536-8979).
Clients are asked to bring proof of HIV status, TB status, and income. Other helpful documents are birth certificate, picture ID, proof of income, and SS card. Grady IDP patients do not need to bring proof of HIV or TB status. Income is not required to receive housing referral but is required to receive financial assistance for housing. Clients needing emergency assistance for late rent, mortgage or utilities must bring copy of LATE notice or bill, copy of lease, and proof of income.
(Living Room info subject to change by Living Room without notice.)
For more information on the Atlanta MSA program, contact Mr. Richard Willis by email or by phone at (404) 330-6112 x5061.
Augusta-Richmond County Program
Augusta-Richmond County receives a formula share for four Augusta MSA counties, including Burke, Columbia, McDuffie and Richmond. For more information on Augusta's programs, contact LaSandra Corley at (706) 821-1797, or e-mail lcorley@augustaga.gov.
Balance of State HOPWA Program
The State of Georgia, through the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA), receives about $2 MD annually to provide HOPWA funding for the balance of state (127 counties). DCA currently funds six (6) regional programs. Sponsors and areas covered are as follows:
- Athens Area - AIDS Athens, (706) 549-3730
- Columbus Area - Homeless Resource Network, (706) 571-3399
- Jesup / Statesboro - Comprehensive AIDS Resource Encounter, (912) 530-8078
- Macon Area - Central City AIDS Network, (478) 750-8080
- Savannah/Coastal Area - Union Mission, (912) 231-0123
- Valdosta/Albany/Tifton/Waycross Area - South Health District, (229) 245-8711
For more information on the programs named above (types of programs, eligibility, etc.) call the program contact listed. For general information, call or email Phillis Thomas of DCA at (404) 679-0651.
Downloads & Related Links
Award Information - Balance of State HOPWA Program
2006
ESG and HOPWA Awards – By Grantee (PDF)
2006
ESG and HOPWA Awards – By DCA Region (PDF)
2007-2008 ESG and HOPWA Awards - By Grantee (PDF)
2007-2008 ESG and HOPWA Awards - By DCA Region (PDF)
2008-2009 ESG and HOPWA Awards - By Grantee (PDF)
2008-2009 ESG and HOPWA Awards - By DCA Region (PDF)
2010 - 2011 ESG and HOPWA Awards - By Grantee (PDF)
2011 HOPWA Awards - By Grantee (PDF)
Are you a Balance of State HOPWA Grantee?
Contact Information
Email Phillis Thomas, or call (404) 679-0651
Georgia Department of Community Affairs
60 Executive Park South, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30329-2231
