The Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) is a grant-funded program that provides housing funding for non-profit agencies that specialize in assisting Hoosiers with AIDS/HIV and their families. The HOPWA program is available within 77 of Indiana's 92 counties and is based on the number of Hoosiers with AIDS/HIV and is only awarded to those agencies that show as a part of their mission a focus on servicing these Persons. The remaining counties receive their funds through Indianapolis, Cincinnati, and Louisville. There are specific requirements your non-profit must adhere to in order to receive the HOPWA funding.

2024-2025 HOPWA Program

The RFA response period for FY2024 funding is closed. Updates about FY2025 Request for Applications will be posted on this webpage. Inquiries can be sent to communityservices@ihcda.in.gov.

Reference Materials

• HOPWA Claims Narrative Form
• FMR Exception Tracker Sheet
• HOPWA Program Income and Admin Spending Report
• IHCDA Annual HOPWA Close Out Form
• HOPWA Financial Management 201: HOPWA Online Module (HUD Exchange)
• HUD Equal Access Rule Training

  All funded partners should review the HUD Equal Access Rule training:

  • HUD Equal Access Rule Training Session May 2024
    • Passcode: pB=p9rb=
  • Equal Access Rule Slide Presentation
• Certificate of Attendance - Regional Planning Council on the Homeless
• Certificate of Consistency - Indiana Consolidated Plan
• HOPWA Rental Assistance Guide Book
• HUD Fair Market Rents
• STRMU Guidebook
• Income Calculation Training
• Suggested HOPWA Forms of Income Verification and Documentation of Expenses

Client Documents and Forms

• Statement of HIV Verification
• HOPWA Rent and Income Calculation Form: TBRA and PBRA
• HOPWA Rent and Income Calculation Form: STRMU
• Zero Income Affidavit
• HOPWA Permission to Release Confidential Information to Secure Necessary Services

Webinar Materials

• 2024 HOPWA Claims Webinar Recording
• 2024 HOPWA Claims Training Slides
• 2024 HOPWA Webinar Slides
• 2024 HOPWA Webinar Recording
• HOPWA RFA Webinar Recording
• HOPWA RFA Webinar Slides
• 2023 HOPWA Kickoff Webinar Slides
• 2023 HOPWA Kickoff Webinar Recording

VAWA Documents

• HUD-5380: Rights for Survivors
• HUD-5381: Model Emergency Transfer Plan
• HUD-5382: Certification of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, or Stalking
• HUD-5383: Emergency Transfer Request for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, or Stalking
• VAWA Lease Addendum
• Additional VAWA Resources from HUD