The funding announced today 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.

"Having a stable home can make all the difference in staying healthy and living with this disease," said Jackson. "These grants will help provide more than just homes to thousands of families with HIV/AIDS who might otherwise be facing homelessness."

In 2008, President Bush is seeking a record $300 million for HUD's HOPWA program, an increase of $14 million over current funding levels. These resources are expected to assist an estimated 70,500 households annually.

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 120 local and state jurisdictions, which coordinate AIDS housing efforts with other HUD and community resources. This year, HUD is making available a total of $286.1 million in HOPWA funds to help communities provide housing for this special needs population.

HUD is providing $27.3 million to 27 existing projects and more than $4.8 million to support four new HIV/AIDS housing programs. These projects indicate they will assist approximately 2,200 households. Combined, these HUD-supported programs will leverage an additional $41.8 million from other public and private sources to provide related services in assisting their clients, representing $1.28 for every HOPWA dollar awarded.

The following local projects are being funded through HUD's HOPWA Program.

State	Recipient	City	Amount
Alabama	AIDS Alabama	Birmingham	$879,963
	Health Services Center, Inc. *	Anniston	$861,224
Arizona	Pima County	Tucson	$1,268,844
California	City of San Jose	San Jose	$1,226,500
	San Francisco Redevelopment Agency	San Francisco	$1,419,000
	Housing Services Affiliate- Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center	San Francisco	$508,420
Colorado	Del Norte Neighborhood Development Corp.	Denver	$612,379
Delaware	Delaware HIV Consortium	Wilmington	$749,291
Florida	City of Key West	Key West	$1,424,500
	Broward House, Inc. *	Fort Lauderdale	$1,339,000
Georgia	City of Savannah (Daniel-Flagg Villas Project)	Savannah	$269,278
	City of Savannah (Project House Call)	Savannah	$685,696
Illinois	Cornerstone Services, Inc.	Joliet	$926,251
	AIDS Foundation of Chicago *	Chicago	$1,419,762
Kentucky	Kentucky Housing Corporation	Frankfort	$434,160
Louisiana	Unity for the Homeless	New Orleans	$804,912
Massachusetts	Action, Inc.	Gloucester	$1,292,869
	Justice Resource Institute	Boston	$1,338,283
Maryland	Health Care for Homeless, Inc.	Baltimore	$1,260,460
Minnesota	Clare Housing	Minneapolis	$421,029
Nebraska	Nebraska Health and Human Services	Lincoln	$1,414,728
New Jersey	New Jersey Dept of Health & Senior Services	Trenton	$1,235,300
New Mexico	Santa Fe Community Housing Trust	Santa Fe	$1,314,280
New York	The Fortune Society	New York	$1,136,465
	Church Avenue Merchants Block Association, Inc.	Brooklyn	$1,339,000
Oregon	Our House of Portland	Portland	$1,037,013
	Oregon State Department of Human Services *	Portland	$1,223,181
Rhode Island	Rhode Island Housing Mortgage Finance Corporation (Sunrise Project)	Providence	$1,240,606
	Rhode Island Housing Mortgage Finance Corporation (New Transitions)	Providence	$741,355
Wisconsin	AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin	Milwaukee	$1,339,000
West Virginia	West Virginia Office of Economic Opportunity	Charleston	$960,499
TOTAL			$32,123,248

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