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HUD housing grant awarded for Gulf Coast Jewish Family Services AIDS/HIV Housing activities (December 12, 2005)  
     

TAMPA, FLORIDA. Persons who are homeless, including those experiencing chronic homelessness, and those at risk are among the hundreds who will receive housing and services supported by $18.7 million in awards to 16 programs announced yesterday by United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary and United States Interagency Council on Homelessness Chair Alphonso Jackson. Joining Secretary Jackson in Tampa, Florida, for the announcement was Senator Mel Martinez, former HUD Secretary and the first Chair of the Interagency Council when it was revitalized in 2002. They are pictured here.

The funding is part of HUD's Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program. Housing assistance and related services funded by HOPWA are a vital part of the comprehensive system of care for those living with HIV/AIDS. A stable home environment is critical for low-income persons managing complex drug therapies and potential side effects from their treatments. In August, HUD awarded an additional $18.8 million to help 19 local projects find permanent housing solutions for those living with HIV/AIDS.

"In keeping with the theme of this year's World AIDS Day, HUD is "Keeping the Promise' to work with exceptional local programs that serve the most vulnerable among us," said Secretary Jackson. "These local projects provide real housing solutions for those who might otherwise be calling the streets their home." The local programs awarded funding will help 545 households to find transitional supportive housing for the next three years and will seek to move these families into more permanent arrangements with greater self sufficiency. In addition to the HUD funding awarded today, these programs will stimulate another $23.5 million from other public and private sources so they can further assist their clients.

Ninety percent of HOPWA funds are distributed by formula to cities and states based on the number of AIDS cases reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HUD's formula grants are managed by 121 local and state jurisdictions, which coordinate AIDS housing efforts with other HUD and community resources. This year, HUD is making available a total of $282 million in HOPWA funds to help communities provide housing for this special needs population.

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