The Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program is the only Federal program dedicated to the housing needs of people living with HIV/AIDS. Under the HOPWA program, HUD makes grants to local communities, States, and nonprofit organizations for projects that benefit low-income persons medically diagnosed with HIV/AIDS.

National HIV Testing Day Webinar/ Conference Call

On June 22, 2010, from 3 – 4pm (EDT), AIDS.gov will host a National HIV Testing Day webinar/conference call, The Current and Future State of HIV Testing in the United States, for Federal staff and grantees who work with domestic HIV/AIDS programs.   You must register by June 18th.  The webinar/conference call will provide an update on HIV testing in the U.S. with some of the U.S. Government’s leading voices on HIV/AIDS.  View the registration page for the list of speakers.

New APR and CAPER Forms & Guidance

All HOPWA grantees, sponsors, and sub-recipients possessing DUNS numbers must now report the current status of registration in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. To accommodate this requirement, the Office of HIV/AIDS has added new fields to the APR and CAPER. The version of the APR and CAPER may be referenced by noting the form expiration at the bottom of the page: Effective 10/01/2009 to 12/31/2010. This change is effective October 1st, 2009 for all grantees. If grantees have questions about the reporting guidance they may contact the Office of HIV/AIDS Housing.