CFDA 14.241: Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA)
Federal housing assistance for low-income people living with HIV/AIDS and their families. Funds permanent housing, short-term assistance, supportive services, and resource identification.
What this CFDA funds
Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA), short-term rent/mortgage/utility assistance (STRMU), permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, supportive services, and operational support for housing facilities. Programs explicitly serve HIV-positive individuals and their household members.
What winning applicants look like
HIV/AIDS service organizations (ASOs), Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program grantees expanding into housing, and city housing authorities with dedicated HIV/AIDS programs. Coalition applications integrating medical, behavioral-health, and housing services score well.
Common pitfalls + things to know
HUD HOPWA compliance is dense — fair-housing protections (HIV is a federally protected disability), Section 504 accessibility, environmental review for any structural work, and HMIS data-collection. Income-eligibility and HIV-positive documentation must be meticulous. Coordination with Ryan White and CoC is required.
Related CFDAs to also explore
- CFDA 14.218 — CDBG Entitlement Grants
- CFDA 14.235 — Continuum of Care
- CFDA 93.917 — HIV Care Formula Grants — Ryan White Part B
Reference guides
Evergreen explainers for nonprofit grant offices and federal grant seekers.
- Federal Grants for Nonprofits: A 2026 Guide for 501(c)(3) Organizations — CFDA prefixes, applicant-type code 12, forecasts, the deadline trap.
- The Grants.gov Search Guide: How to Actually Find Federal Grants in 2026 — practical filter walkthrough, native-vs-paid tool comparison.
- → All Grant Wire articles
Audiences who use this CFDA
If you fall into one of these audience groups, the audience guide gives you the broader picture of all federal funding streams you qualify for — not just CFDA 14.241.
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