Notice of Funding Availability for Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS

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This Notice announces the availability of up to $17,100,000 in funds to be allocated by competition for housing assistance and supportive services under the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program. The funds available under this NOFA will be used to fund projects for low-income persons with HIV/AIDS and their families under three categories of assistance: (1) Grants for special projects of national significance which, due to their innovative nature or their potential for replication, are likely to serve as effective models in addressing the needs of eligible persons; (2) grants for special projects of national significance--HIV Multiple-Diagnoses Initiative; and (3) grants for projects which are part of long-term comprehensive strategies for providing housing and related services for eligible persons in areas that are not eligible for HOPWA formula allocations. One new feature of this notice is an initiative to assist homeless persons who are living with HIV/AIDS who have chronic alcohol and/or other drug abuse problems and/or serious mental illness. The initiative responds to recommendations expressed during the 1995 White House Conference on HIV and AIDS, to r